Getting Ready to Bring it!

Well, here goes everyone! I suppose I'll start from the beginning. I'm Jen, I'm 25 years old as of Friday, and I've always been a bit chubby. I have lost a little weight here, gained a little back there, and lost a little again later; but  generally I've always been about 25-30 pounds heavier than I would really like to be. Just after Christmas, I had to go to the doctor for a sinus infection, and when the nurse weighed me in, I tipped the scale at 160.3 pounds. Pooo! I tried not to let myself get too down and out about it, I mean, there was a time I weighed even more than that... then again, there was a time I weighed less than that too! I'm not old, but I'm not getting any younger, and I know how important it is to eat healthy, stay active, and maintain a healthy weight throughout your life, and the longer I wait to do that, the harder it will be to do so later! I've got a family history of obesity, and all the not-so-awesome things that can come with it like diabetes, heart disease, and plenty of other crap that I really don't want to deal with later in life. I know I don't have to! I can't change genetics, but there is plenty I can control to overcome what may be in my genes! I just have to be willing to make those changes.... that can be easier said than done sometimes! That's why I'm trying P90x... again. My husband and I bought this program two years ago, and well, we didn't make it very far at all. I think I hit a week, and just let it slide from there :P I have done other things to get exercise, I like to run and have even done a few 5K races, I go to a zumba class at our rec center twice a week (however, I even let those classes slide sometimes), and I even play Wii Fit occasionally! I'm hoping P90X will help me get in the habit of getting a good workout in every day (if it doesn't kill me first)! I hope that by the end of this, I can have better self discipline about what I eat after following the diet plan (sob)! I want to be able to buy jeans that are a single digit size, maybe get rid of the relief society arms (I'm only 25 for crying out loud)!! I want to feel (and look) good in a bathing suit, have visible abs, as opposed to a spare tire, have better endurance, maybe work towards running a half-or even a full- marathon someday! So there you have it, my little story & some of the things that motivate me. Hopefully writing my experiences will give me some accountability, and even help someone else out. Early tomorrow morning is time to Bring It!