Time for action

Like so many before me I have "tried" to diet and change my ways so many times that I have lost count. I get motivated and then sink back into the status quo. When I turned 29, I made a commitment that I would take my health back by the 30 birthday or, more importantly, the trip planned with my sister and mom for my 30th. It has been slow and really more about small steps to changing my life. It first started with bringing my lunch to work so I knew what I was eating. Recently I have been encouraged to expand my horizons into new foods (vegetables and fish - gasp!). Apparently being healthy means 50% fruits/veggies!!! In order to do that I need to stop eating cereal for dinner 5 nights a week and start cooking, the goal is to have each dinner include protein (fish, turkey, chicken) and veggies. Lunches will be dinner from the previous night and snacks will be fruit based. Now my tiny New York City kitchen will be more used each night than it typically was in a week, hopefully I won't set off the fire alarm...