the one about getting fit

Yesterday, my best friend Kelli and I had a work out date at the University's Wellness Center.  Living a healthy lifestyle is something that is really important to me, but it seems that I let so much get in the way of it.  From making less than stellar eating choices at Commons to spending my spare time watching Mad Men instead of logging some much needed miles to wasting time and money on the ultimate empty calories, alcohol, I have found my goals for healthy living indefinitely stalled.  However, I don't want my inability to act on my goals to be a defining quality of mine.  So I am going to try to take things into my own hands.  The thing about healthy living is that the only way it will ever work is if YOU yourself decide to make changes.  No other person can make you do it, not if you want it to be a lasting decision anyways.  Something that Kelli said yesterday really put things into perspective for me.  Her new fitness mantra was "Eat for the body you want, not for the one you have."  What a true and inspiring statement.  If you imagine the body you want whenever you make a food decision, I am sure that it will be easier to make healthy decisions.  I think that the most important step when deciding to live a healthy lifestyle is to have a set plan and some basic goals.  This is really the only way you can evaluate what needs to be done, within both your diet and physical activity.  I would highly suggest reading The Eat Clean Diet by Tosca Reno.  Tosca is one of my greatest fitness inspirations.  She has completely turned her life around by embracing a healthy lifestyle.  Her books are easy and enjoyable reads.  She lays down the basics of "Clean Eating," as well as the importance of physical activity.  She also has oodles of delicious and healthy recipes, which makes Eating Clean a pleasant experience.  I would also suggest subscribing to Oxygen Magazine.  I can't help but get excited and a fresh wave of motivation every time I get my monthly issue.  Oxygen magazine provides fresh and current information, work outs, and recipes for people who are serious about healthy eating and intense work outs.  I also subscribe to Fitness Rx and Muscle and Fitness Hers.  I am excited to establish my goals and create a plan to achieve my best body yet!
here's to living,
T.

Working on my beach body in my parent's gym at home :)