Thinspiration Thursday!

Okay, okay, I know some folks take "thinspiration" in a negative form, but.....in our clever minds, THINSPIRATION THURSDAY was a fabulous idea. (And by we, I of course mean my twin cousin Emily and I!)

I'm not into dieting. I don't really see the point - and I think some of the diets I see people do are just as harmful to their body as eating junk would be. While I know there are some fabulous real diets out there - they aren't for me.  (So spare telling me how awesome your carb-less diet is. I will die without bread, true story.)

However, I AM all for attempting to be healthier - which is what I am doing! I don't eat as horrendous as some folks, but I'm pretty sure I could live on Coca Cola - trust me, attempting to cut back on Coca Cola is ridiculous.  I've really slowly been working on eating a little better, and eating at home a little more. Domestic Goddess, I am not - so making dinner is quite a triumph for me - and I mean that. I was 25 when I had to call my Mom and ask her how I was supposed to make hamburger meat. (Thank goodness I've mastered my favorite, chicken! I totally need more chicken recipes though, send them to me!)

I started everything with adding the ever dreaded exercise to my life. Totally lazy, I'll admit it. When I'm home, my butt is planted at the computer usually, to work on websites, edit photos - insert "no time" mentality here. I invested in the Wii & Wii Fit at the beginning of the year in hopes that it would at least motivate me. It really IS a great little kick starter - I call it the lazy man's exercise. It's great for burning some calories (and maybe for rainy days - I'd still recommend it to people!!!), but not enough to really make that much of a difference. What it did do is warm me up and make me active - EXACTLY what I needed! Jogging and Running are two of my new friends - and most importantly, I'm becoming very consistent about it, which is totally the key!  (Shhh, but I actually really like going jogging!)

Setting a goal weight isn't in the cards - because quite frankly, I don't want this to become a diet, I want it to be a lifestyle change. But I'm not going to lie - I'm going to look as kick ass as Michelle Pfeiffer in this dress when the bestie and I hit Kentucky for the Derby next year! (PS: Does she ever freaking age!?)