This is me

Basics:
I am a 32 year old single mom of 3 boys. I work full time and keep my boys active in the sports they love.

New start:
Eating: This site is really helping me keep track of what I eat. It’s easy since I have access to the internet almost everywhere I go and the data base is vast, making it easy to enter the food I eat
Exercise: there is equipment at work, I can work out at lunch. My sons love to ride bikes so I am trying to get in a few bike rides a week. We have a wii and I am enjoying competing with my sons and doing the fitness trainer.
Attitude: just because I didn’t succeed in the past doesn’t mean I cant now. One day at a time. And just because I don’t do well one day is no reason to stop.

Like a budget its all looks great on paper but in reality its never that easy, but I refuse to toss in the towel. My goal is to try my best day by day and not get discouraged.

History:
I learned the hard way that you can gain weight when eating only once a day. For the last few years I have eaten more regular meals but to eat enough can be a challenge. Part of my issue is mental, I feel like a pig when trying to reach my daily calorie count. For years I have tried to lose weight and exercise but after a good start life intervenes. Its so easy to go from committed to half effort to no attempt at all. I thought once I got my degree I would have more time, its been a year and still none. I know its not a matter of finding time but making it however there is only 24 hours a day. They say your body is the one thing you have control over and its frustrating when I cant seem to get control of mine. I can work really hard for a few months with almost no results making it easy to get out of the habit. I am the heaviest I have ever been and it’s a hard pill to swallow cause like many I NEVER thought I would weigh this much.