And so it beginnings

So, my goal is to be exercising like three times a week. This was inspired after helping Andrea move into her apartment the other day and being completely exhausted.  Realizing that I am out of shape from this (thank you Andrea for this realization) I feel that I really need to get back in shape.

Though it is not part of my primary goal I want to do some form of portion control with my eating habits as well.  This will definitely help get me back in shape and cut some weight. I would like to lose about 10 to 15 pounds of fat, but okay if the scale doesn't reflect that if I've gained back some muscle. This is a very hard task for me as I love all foods and love to eat a lot, but will help drop the weight and establish a better eating diet in the long run I think.

I think this blog will actually help me succeed in getting this routine down since its a mandatory reminder of working out. I did my first work out day yesterday which was great! (though technically I ran on Friday, but I gave up after 2 pitiful miles and so I'm counting Saturday as my first day) It was extremely hard to build the motivation, but once I got going it was great and gave me a nice burst of energy! I did mostly free weights and core training. I am a bit sore today, but according to my scale I dropped four and a half pounds since Friday morning. I know this is just a fluctuation, probably of water weight or something but its definitely still encouraging! I just need to keep up the effort.