Poisons In Our Food, Poisions in Our Bodies.

So, I do all this walking and bike riding around town. I love it and feel like I get plenty of exercise as well as all the exercise I get while I am at work. So why am I still a pudge? To tell you the truth, I have always been a pudgy girl. Even as a babe. And I've always been fairly active. But my entire adult life I have hovered between 175-185 lbs, except for a brief time when I was down to 120, from a bad illness that caused my body to starve no matter what I ate. What a naughty pancreas I had! Bad pancreas, Bad! Of course, once everything was back working correctly, digesting food instead of internal organs, the weight popped right back where it wanted to be. Being 180 wouldn't be so bad if I were taller perhaps, but for a 5'1" gal, it is NOT OK. So since I have decided to document my walking, hiking, biking, etc on a public blog, why not attempt to change my life publicly as well? Who knows, maybe some adoring fan would be willing to share their success stories and tips.

For now, I think, I will start with a few simple things--And I don't mean counting calories. That's WAY too time consuming for me right now. I will however try to change what I eat. So gone will be the sodas--I love em, I drink diet, but it's still junk loaded with crap that just can't be good for a body. Gone will be anything that has anything on the ingredient list I can't pronounce. Gone will be vending machine crap. No more candy---well, perhaps I will indulge only when I am backpacking---No more chips, no more deep fried foods.

Add that I will strive to replace all this with more water and fat free milk, more fruit and veggies, more home cooking, more beans and grains.....

I am not a smoker. I see people smoking all the time and can only wonder why they keep smoking despite all the evidence that its bad for them, despite all the cancer, COPD, lung disease, and heart disease risks that are associated with such a nasty habit. I figure I better put my money where my mouth is. Being overweight has plenty of risks too. Is it worth risking my life on staying this way? Is it worth a smokers life (and that of those around them who must also breath in the smoke) to keep smoking? Is it that easy to change a habit as deeply ingrained as smoking...or what and how we eat? I guess I am going to find out!