Baby steps to better health

marginally

adverb slightly, a little, somewhat, on a small scale, to some extent or degree 

In my previous life, I was a dancer. From elementary school through my first year of college, I took ballet, jazz, tap and even a year or two of modern. I was in tremendous shape (aside from a pooch I could never get rid of), and dance consumed my life.

Then I quit, and I had no clue what to do with myself. And, unfortunately, I lost the killer metabolism that allowed me to eat whatever I wanted. The weight crept on slowly, and I didn't do anything to stop it, so it kept coming. I have gained 90 pounds in the 15 years since high school. It makes me want to cry seeing that in writing. I've gained at least 30 of those pounds since I met my husband almost 9 years ago. I'm glad he still loves me, but over the last few months, I've been doubting my love for myself, so I'm taking baby steps to get back to better health. If you call following up a healthy salad for dinner with 2 Kit Kat bars, I'm really ready.

So here I am, working towards a better me. This blog will be my companion on my journey. I've got a long way to go, but for the first time in a long time, I'm ready to start.