Yippie. Excited to start!

Thanks for inviting me guys. I've been thinking about it for awhile now. I have been exercising but I know that I need to eat a LOT better. I've been eating out way too much and I think that's why I'm struggling to lose a few extra pounds. If anyone has any good salad recipes please email me: jenny_lunsford@yahoo.com. Okay....so I've been doing P90X for the last 3 weeks. I'm really proud of myself for sticking to it this long. Gwen's post helped me a lot to think about the 21 day thing. It makes sense! It helps to think if it on fewer days and keep motivated. P90X has been pretty hard and I've scaled it down A LOT but I've noticed that my pants are starting to fit a little better this month. I wouldn't recommend starting this program until working out at least a couple of months. I haven't dropped any pounds this month but I'm hoping that I will if I change what I'm eating. Okay, here's the fun part. I don't know what my measurements are so I'll have to post that later.

Weight: 143, 142.5 (depending on day)
Weight lost so far: 8-9 pounds. I started at 151. I've been working out about 4 months now.

I am happy about the weight loss but I feel like I've been working my freakin' butt off and I'm not losing it faster....all the eating out is not doing justice. It's frustrating, especially when I'm nursing and exercising an hour every day. Unfortunetly, I am taking some medicine that may or may not help with losing weight. One of the side effects is weight gain. I've only been on it recently, so I'll change my diet and see what happens. :)

Goals:

Lose 10-15 pounds. I would like to get to my prepregancy weight: 126.
Short term- 5 pounds a month. I've been losing about 2 a month so far.
Continue the P90X workout videos. I'm in week 3 and have exercised 6 days a week so far. :) I'm doing it for 90 days.

Eating: Drink 8 glasses of water a day.
Breakfast: protein shake, or healthy cereal. Lunch: a healthy salad w/protein and fruit. Dinner: half of my plate filled with veggies and protein (chicken...etc). 2 snacks in between. (protein bars, fruit).

Julia, if you could email me some salad recipes that would be great.

Thanks for adding me to your group. It will help me stay motivated. Love you guys.

Jenny