Health and fitness is on my mind

With everything that's been happening it might not surprise you to know that health has been on my mind lately. Since I spend a lot of my time sitting, I've gained some weight - and with all the things I'm trying to juggle I eat far more fast food than I'd like. Well with the New Year fast approaching I'm beginning to think about fitness - specifically fitness women, and any advice they might be able to give. So I was glad to run into this blog from a woman's point of view discussing fitness, diet and exercise. Marcela is a certified personal trainer with a Master's degree in physical education , so she really speaks from experience when it comes to helping people get (and stay) fit.

One post I found really helpful was 10 Tips to Starting a Fitness Program in 2007. I always seem to self destruct when it comes to getting started (guess I'm only a self starter when it comes to technology!) so the advice she gives in this post really hits home. The most useful tip I took from her site is not to set my standards based on others. In other words, my family tends to be heavy, so trying to look like a supermodel isn't very realistic! Instead I should set a realistic goal, and then work slowly and steadily towards it. I think that's pretty good advice! With a bit of planning and some determination, I bet this year I can hit my new, more realistic goal of losing 40 pounds :)