So to fall in the fashion of the noobie blogger, this is my first post. I don't know why we feel a need to announce that but I think that is normally how first posts start out. I'm not going to sugar coat anything, nor will I lead you on with some false information on who I really am. I'm not wearing a mask. I tend to be very opinionated behind my keyboard but what is refreshing about me is that I'll normally tell you the same thing in person if I'm in the sharing mood. In other words, if you ask me, I'll tell you straight up how I feel. In this blog, you aren't required to ask me. Now that we have pleasantries over with, I'll continue on my thoughts of the day.

Today I joined the fitness center for the third time and did my first work out of the year. I kept it simple because lets face it, I'm overweight and badly out of shape. I did 8 laps around the walking track (it takes 12 for a mile) and then worked on my arms and upper body strength with the weight machines. I felt really good leaving the fitness center, however when I sat my big butt down on the couch and tried to get up 30 minutes later I realized how poorly my body fitness was. I'm not in severe pain but I can already feel the soreness creep in and face it, I didn't do much. Looking forward to tomorrow. Maybe I'll actually walk that full mile? then on to working out my legs and back. I'm afraid of that crunch machine but I'll brave that soon enough.

Another thing I wanted to keep track of is my eating habits with this blog. I may get followers, I may not but for the first time I want a public view of how I eat. No holds bar, I'm not going to lie about it. I'll tell you when I eat like a pig and when I don't. So far today (and its 5:15pm)

• I've had a half liter of water
• 2 gingerbread poptarts. Two as in, their are two in one pack. I had one pack. 
• For dinner I'll be having a heaping glob of Taco Salad. I had promised myself that I wasn't going to eat red meat any longer. I failed my challenge last night and decided that cutting back on the red meat would be ok. So Taco Salad: hamburger meat, nacho chips, sharp chedder cheese, sweet onion, tomato, salsa and sour cream. Of course taco seasoning. 

I typically don't eat snacks but if I do, I'll update you. I'll be having  a nice Pepsi with dinner also.

I found an interesting article today that was posted by Lane Bryant's Facebook peeps. Here is the link for that: plus-model-mag.com/2012/01/plus-size-bodies-what-is-wrong-with-them-anyway/

Hopefully I did that correctly.

If I didn't I'll fix it later. I'm not easily won over by the article. I would like more information on their statistics but what I found extremely outrageous was the judgmental, cray cray comments. People who comment that they are skinny or average weight and are shocked at how lazy America is and how big people like to blame disease or disorders on their weight gain and how specifically they know this isn't true, we are just lazy. Oh the horror. My opinion?? These individuals have a huge (pun intended) fear of becoming overweight, so they hate. I hate you because I don't want to be you, you aren't socially acceptable. Before you get your panties in a wad, I'm not saying all skinny/average weight people are like this, just those who rant on and on about how our disease is laziness and not caring, that we can't get our fingers out of the chip bag. Really?!?