2012 and counting

So, it's now 2012; did I get pregnant? No, I'm still as infertile as ever. I tried all kinds of kooky things that my mom pushed me to do and yet I still don't have children. But, I do have a cat that I adore.

I have recently started the Paleo Diet. A recent intern mentioned this diet to me, which sounds just great. I started a little over a week ago and I am definitely seeing some change. More than anything, I have tons of energy. Something I've always had a problem with. I was always tired. Now, I can't find enough stuff to do! I am getting bored already with the menu of meat and veggies so Mark and I have started looking for recipes to do together so we can both eat Paleo, but mainly to support me.

Why do I want to do the diet when I've never done one before? I'm tired of being afraid of getting diabetes. My doctor treats me like I'm about to get it every time I see her. And, most importanlty, I'd like to lose some weight. My wonderful husband has always been very sweet about my weight and called me curvy and sexy, but I know he thinks I'm overweight. Not fat, but definitely overweight. Considering he met me when I weighed about 85 pounds, I'm definitely overweight at 150. And I'm only 5 feet tall. I want to use my blog to write about my weight loss experience, something that just came to me. I've had this blog forever and never did much with it. But, that's about to change.

I do exercise. Correction, I did exercise. Actually, I was exercising daily up until about 2 weeks ago. I mean rigorous and challenging workouts with Turbo Jam and Power 90 six days a week. And I saw some nice toning in my arms and legs, but my damn belly remained the same. I didn't notice any real weight loss after months and months of grueling workouts. So, I figured I need to change my diet and then exercise. So, I've been doing the diet for about a week and a half and hope to start adding the exercises again gradually.

I see my doctor next Friday and I want to have some drastic change...sadly, I know it won't be the significant change I'm hoping for...not in 2 weeks. If only I had started this diet sooner. I read that a lot of people have beaten diabetes, high blood pressure, cholesterol, etc. with this diet. And the weight loss is a side effect of kicking all the bad stuff to the curb. Is it true? I'm going to find out.

I'm hoping that by getting healthier I can increase my likelihood of getting pregnant. And I want to strut on the beach like I used to when I was 25. Those are my major goals. Oh yeah, and be healthy, right?