Since we are introducing ourselves and our motivations, I might as well share mine. I'm 27 years old and I recently started this journey to a better life. I've been obese since high school and I've had social anxiety all of my life. I never did anything to change any of that. I was too afraid of change. It wasn't until a recent episode of extreme self-loathing that I decided that enough was enough and that it was time to change. I picked up a workbook to help me with my anxiety and the first two things it recommends are exercise and better nutrition. So I thought, might as well add in the weight loss component to this, but not have it be the driving force.
After my first workout I felt better. After a week of exercising my mood was stable and I had a lot of energy. My goal is to do cardio every day for at least 15 minutes. I'm so glad that I found Leslie Sansone's DVDs. They're easy to do, they make me sweat and I'm not too tired the next day to use as an excuse against working out. I have other workout DVDs that I'll do every once in a while to break the routine.
I've also started to make better eating choices, mostly due to eliminating things that weren't good for me (cookies...) and including things that are (fruits and vegetables). I'm keeping track of what I eat on Fitday along with other things to make sure I don't eat too much or too little. So, I'm going on this journey to find a better me.
I was really glad to find this challenge because it is a way to keep me accountable. I've also signed up for the 90 Day Exercise challenge which goes parallel to this one as they both serve my needs.
Good luck everyone! Let's do our best!