Getting healthy

I have been making a conscious effort lately to eat healthier. Over the past few months I have let myself go. I was in pretty bad shape. I decided it was high time I took more control and ate healthier and exercised more. Although I haven't been exercising that much more I have been eating more healthy and I am working on an exercise routine that I can use every day.

I started my new healthy diet with the cutting out of all the cold cuts I was eating. Seriously I was eating cold cut sandwiches for like every other meal, it was getting bad. I also started to get more conscious about my water intake. When I was in college I would fill a Nalgene and leave it next to my bed every night, I would make sure that by the time I woke up the entire bottle was empty. At this point I wasn't even drinking 2 glasses of water a day. I also made sure my daily intake of fruit was increased. I started eating loads of Greek yogurt to help with that. At this point my new yogurt addiction has really taken over although it's not necessarily a bad thing I am keeping a watch on it.

As a kid I would take vitamins every day but as I got older I started to take them less and less until I wasn't taking them at all. I decided adding a vitamin regiment to my morning would benefit me immensely. My now current vitamin routine includes taking 1 b-complex 100, 1 fish oil, 2 nutrient 950 and 1 calcium magnesium citrate. I also make sure to drink a glass of juice usually orange juice and put some echinacea in it.

In college I went to the gym all the time. I would go after most meals, I would bring my ipad and sit on Netflix or even better get some of my homework readings done. After I left SU I almost never went to the gym. I would have rather sat on the couch and watch TV then spend 30 minutes on the stationary bike or treadmill. My new work out routine will help me with my flat ass and skinny thighs as well as help me maintain a much healthier weight. 

It's officially been 2 weeks since I decided to "go healthy" and I can say I feel great! I have lost just over 4 lbs and I couldn't feel better. I'm going to continue with my healthy diet and exercise routine which hopefully will become more of a "routine" if you will than something I need to keep a watch on.

What do you do to stay healthy?