It's Been Awhile...

Started this blog, and nothing changed until last week. We cancelled our health insurance. It was costing us over $10,000 a year and we were never using it (other than B's well baby appointments). We decided to use a MediShare program rather than traditional insurance. It's a Christian company and is going to save us tons of money. Once we got signed up, we realized there was a small up charge for being overweight which we both expected, and weren't super worried about. Upon further research, we both have to lose a significant amount of weight in the next twelve months or they will drop us, which means back to the 10k a year crap. We literally cannot afford to be fat. So we have one year. I need to lose at least 40lbs and the hubby has to lose 70. 

Fitness Updates:

I've found someone to watch B a few days during the week so I can go to the local gym (starting next week).

Hubby has agreed to let me buy an eliptical with tax return money.

The inlaws have offered us a treadmill, we just need to get it here. 

Also, it is finally fall here in Texas! Which means B and I can go for walks! 

Diet:

I've decided to go paleo... For at least 21 days. At the end of 21 days I'll decide if I want to stictly stick with it or modify it. I'm really thinking most of those paleo recipes sound great if I could add some black beans, garbanzos, and quinoa. I knew I would struggle saying sayonara to bread/pasta/delicious white potatoes in all forms would be difficult for me but who knew I had such strong feelings for legumes!

As I cleaned the aftermath of B's bday party, I actually sniffed the peanut butter cookies in the trash. Like deeply inhaled them. I'm convinced this is why I lay in bed last night fighting the urge to run downstairs to eat a spoonful of peanut butter. Darn you legumes. 

This morning I realized other butters ARE paleo, so while I plan to eat them sparingly I'm really looking forward to an apple with some almond butter this afternoon.