What have you got to lose?

Well, the get-fit bug has bitten me again. I am totally pumped up about getting in shape for summer. You do realize that there are only about 2-3 more months until we're back in shorts, don't you? And only about 4-5 months (depending on where you live) till it's time to slip into your swim suit! Just think of what you can do in that amount of time! It's so motivating to me to imagine where I could be physically in 4 months! Summer is going to be here before we know it regardless of what we do in the meantime...so why not give it all you've got for the next 4 months and feel super sexy this summer?
This is what I am thinking...I am going to start watching (not counting every single one) my calories. I am making 1200 my target, give or take a hundred. I am doing aerobics and weight training on Tuesday's, Thursday's & Friday's at the gym and Dancercize on Monday & Thursday nights. On the off days, I am going to make it my goal to walk on the treadmill for a minimum of 20 minutes and do some floor exercises at home. For the first time ever, I am not going to focus on 'losing weight' but rather on getting in shape/being healthy. That is a new concept to me seeing as how in the past...all I really cared about was how skinny I was. I didn't care if I ate all 1200 calories from junk food...just as long as I didn't eat more than 1200. Now I am changing the way I think about this stuff. For it to really last..and change your life..you have to have proper nutrition which will give you the energy you need to follow through with your work outs. Sure you may lose weight JUST watching your calories...but you'll still feel draggy and tired all the time because your body will be lacking. Kind of like filling your gas tank in your car with water versus gas. Your car just wouldn't run properly (if at all). Food is fuel for your body...nothing more. It is not entertainment. It is not your friend. It cannot be your source of happiness.
Don't get me wrong...I am preachin' to myself just as well. I can get all worked up and excited just thinking about certain foods. Queso and tortilla chips....yummmmmm! Bacon Cheddar Burger and fries...........oh yes!! Warm brownie with vanilla ice cream....Uh Huh!!!
But that's the old (unhealthy) me talking. The new me will enjoy those things still occasionally...but hopefully with a little less passion each time. I want the "joy" or "fun" of eating those thngs to be balanced with the knowledge of what I am really putting into my body and how hard I will have to work out to burn those 500 extra calories!
So....who's with me? If you're not, then I will just assume you already have the body you've always dreamed of...right? You already eat the proper amounts of veggies and fruits each day and exercise routinely. You're completely ready for that swimsuit, right? Huh? What's that? You say there are things you'd like to change? Oh, alrighty then. That's what I thought! Ha ha. Okay, now I am just being a dork. But really girls (and guys!) time's tickin'. What have you got to lose?