I must be crazy.

I truly must be. Crazy, that is. I've decided to diet. No, not diet... change. I'm a momma of 5 little ones. My oldest is 10, and the youngest member of our broad is 16 months. I'm tired. But I can't help but think that has something to do with my weight. I can't keep going at this pace, so change, I must. I've decided to start tomorrow, July 14th. 

I will begin with the Purge. No, not the terrifying Ethan Hawk movie. I will *gulp* clean out all the good stuff. I'm not excited. I love my secret stash of M&M's. I truly relish every moment I indulge in ice cream after the littles go to sleep. This will not be pretty. I'm almost positive there will be tears, but I will do it.

I quickly become overwhelmed by all the advice on "healthy" eating. SOOO many different ideas, diets, lifestyles. I believe I mentioned I'm a momma of 5. That means I'm feeding 7, if I'm doing my math correctly. Most days, I'm sure we are feeding at least 10. It certainly seems that way, when, on Friday we're out of groceries, after I just went shopping Monday. Perhaps, I should count the oldest boy (9 years old) as two. The point is, there's no money in our food budget for "Slim Fast" shakes or "Nutrisystem" meals. Organic? Does that come in a can for $0.89? 

This is going to be hard.

The most helpful thing I saw was a nifty chart in Pinterest. (Oh, God. Is she one of THOSE moms? Yes. Yes, I am.)

 

So, to start, I'm going to add my fruits and veggies. I went to the grocery store tonight and purchased a ton of fresh fruits and veggies. I got a few faithfuls, like bananas and carrots, and a few new faces like asparagus and blueberries. We'll see who sticks around.

Now, for the fun stuff: 

I will weigh myself in the morning and then every Monday morning after that. I plan to write when the mood strikes or when I'm having a tough day. Check back often to see new posts!

And, lastly, I have no idea what I'm doing. I'm not a nutritionist, I'm not a blogger, and I'm just a little crazy. So, God only knows how this will go...

WISH ME LUCK!