Bike season approaching.

I think I'm returning my scale soon. I'm tired of it being a teenager to me.

I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate myself on not gaining weight over the holidays! I believe that is the first, and I know if I lasted through this one, I'm sure to last through more. I did indulge a bit in some wine on New Year's and drunkenly ate chips and queso like I had never eaten before, but I'm not beating myself up. It was really difficult to resist the rainbow chip cupcakes my brother made for my nephew's birthday. They were impressed, though.

That's why I'm doing this. I'm doing this so my family can see that change can happen, even in the small things. I want to show my mother that she doesn't have to end up like her mother, bless her heart. She's not doing so great and it is tearing me up. Some people just never get it. But I get it. I want to show my mom that she can play with my children one day when she's 85 and not sit alone in her assisted living apartment unable to move much. That broke my heart, but I can't dwell on it.

I'm learning so much just by observing things and the strength to refuse things politely. People understand more than I had ever imagined. I'm taking mental notes of how much change I've made, and it is so nice to have friends who encourage and support me. Some of them keep me in line, so that's nice, too.

Exercise wise, I've done about
30 minutes of car dancing and
30 minutes of walking.

Chuck is moving to a house down the street (or so he thinks), and I walked to see him yesterday. It was a nice, little stroll over there and back. It's about 6 blocks, so it isn't bad at all. I hope he moves there because it will be a nice motivation to be active and see my new best friend.

I've thrown myself into cooking more lately. It feels good. It tastes REALLY good! I hope I don't get lazy, though. Laziness is the root of all evil, or at least, for me it is.

Oh, and I should be getting a bike soon! I'm excited about that.

Angry Sugar: a blog designed to help S. and A. overcome health problems!

Challenge: S. and A. will begin exercising and eating healthy
Start date: November 30, 2008
End date: May 30, 2008
Wager: Loser will take a trip to visit winner

This lovely blog is going to be filled with thoughts, challenges, and inspiration for our motivation to lead healthy lifestyles in our respective locations of Boston and Austin. (That has a nice little ring to it.)

Here we will also post our weight loss along with what days we worked out and for how long. Any amount of exercise is fair game, aside from working (since Starbucks causes me to walk around a lot for the hours I'm working and that wouldn't be fair to count).

Basically, we want to motivate each other to take ourselves seriously and treat our bodies with respect. We aim to improve the quality of our lives and prevent genetic predispositions to cancer and other serious health problems.

We're in this together. Wish us luck!