Eating Healthier!

Here are a few of my struggles:

1: I HATE WATER. I hate drinking water so much that I, to be completely honest, on some days, don't drink any! NADA! Now I know how unhealthy this is, and I am going to make an honest effort to drink water regularly, but i'm not making any promises, this is going to be a BIG challenge for me.

Luckily, I found that drinking a 0 calorie 0 carb 0 sugar flavored, carbonated water is a sufficient substitute for plain 'ol water. I will be drinking a lot of those during this journey. 1 bottle is 33.8 oz and I am going to try to drink one of those and then refill the bottle with water and finish that before bedtime. Again, huge challenge.

2: I hate breakfast. I do not under any circumstances feel the need to eat breakfast in the morning. It's a bad habit, I know, but it just isn't my thing. Right now my girls sleep in enough that by the time they get up and I get them and myself ready for the day, it's lunch time. I will start babysitting my niece, S'more in July, and will be forced to get out of bed at a much earlier hour, so I will neeeeeed to eat breakfast, or I will pig-out at lunch!

3: INSOMNIA! I can NEVER sleep, ever. I get into bed at 10:00 and if I am asleep by 2:00 it is a successful night! It is sad, and I don't know why I can't sleep, but I can't and I am trying to live with it. This is an especially bad thing because eventually, I have to get up and eat, and at 12:00 when everyone in the sugar shack (my house) is asleep, there is only one thing calling my name...JUNK! Cookies, cake, candy, ice cream...you name it. Horrible right? Don't have to tell me.

4: I don't exercise. I hate exercising, it is painful and frustrating and makes me want to puke. I used to be QUITE athletic, never thin, but always athletic and muscular. I need to get back into the routine, but Hubby and kids don't make that easy for me. I never seem to have the time. I am sitting here, typing this excuse while a treadmill is sitting next to me, collecting dust. I know, get up and work out.

5: Cooking healthy. It is not an easy to feet to cook a meal for myself, hubby, cupcake (5) and cookie (3) that is healthy and delicious, so you're joining me on a journey of creating, copying and re-creating healthy recipes, and anytime I find a good one, you'll be the first to know!

Happy Wenesday!

Welcome to my world...

I AM FLUFFY!

That being said, here is a little more about me!

I am first and foremost, a mother. I love my children. I am happily married to the man that I have loved since I was 14. I am very blessed, I kow that. I have a special needs child, she has changed me in ways that I never imagined! I also have a "healthy" child who amazes me and challenges me daily. Cupcake (oldest) and Cookie (baby) are the lights of my life, and the reason that I have any motivation to do this, at all. Hubby is an amazingly supportive man who doesn't ever seem to "notice" when I gain weight, even 100 lbs. This is a flaw that I have come to love, and despise all at the same time. He recently told me that unless I weighed more than him, I was perfect...well, Hubby, sorry to break it to you, I have weighed more than you since I got pregnant with Cookie! I didn't say this, but I felt like I wanted to scream it out to him just so he would realize how dire my situation is! I look forward to revealing myself on this blog when I am down 175-200 lbs and he can see just how far I have come.

Come join me on this journey, and help me stay on track! I am always looking for a good blog to read! :)