Welcome to The HOG

OK, Welcome to The HOG.  Again, HOG is Health Blog.  It's meant for me to get healthy.  And this has been a struggle for me.  I've been around the same weight (fluctuate up and down about 5 to 10 1bs) for the last 25 yrs or so.  I do exercise.  Although I hate it I try and do something (run, Bar Method, Yoga) at least 4 times a week.  Last year I even completed a half marathon.  This year I just haven't been as motivated.  I feel like last year I really blew my wad, so to speak.  I enjoyed the challenge of running races but this year I haven't run one.  I've also shortened my runs.  Again, the motivation has disappeared.  I'm thinking I need to shake up my cardio.  Maybe go back to the gym and do dance classes?  I like knowing that I get a good work out.  I want to sweat.  This makes me know I've accomplished something.  Sometimes work gets in the way.  I like to work out around 11:30am/12pm-ish.  When I can't I have a hard time getting motivated to work out later and then sometimes I just reason with myself that it's OK if I don't do it and I'll get it done tomorrow.  Terrible thought.  I need to realize that exercise is oh so important.  What's even more important is my food intake.  I'm an eater.  I'm an eater who loves baked goods.....LOVE baked goods.  I have a serious prob.  I've been this way my whole life.  My grandfather had a severe sweet tooth so I believe I got it from him (the man used to eat circus peanuts and Fannie Mae like it was going out of style).  I'm one of those people that could....COULD eat 4 cupcakes in a day.  I COULD skip dinner and just eat dessert....like a hot fudge sundae and home made choc chip cookies....all in one sitting.  The thing is, I have high cholesterol.  It's something that is quite an issue in my life.  My doctor really wants me to lose weight and unfortunately since I've seen her (about 5 months ago) I think I've gained.  Lower cardio combined with baked goods intake = unhealthy Dori.  How do I curb this sweat tooth of mine?  I have tried the Skinny Cow and McDonald's ice cream cone as my one snack but I just don't look forward to them the way I do a fresh baked brownie.....with a scoop of ice cream and hot fudge on top.  I do not want to go on cholesterol drugs (FYI - this condition is also hereditary - My mom has high cholesterol as well and I'm almost certain my grandparents did).  I've been ordering food (Fresh Diet, Healthy Chef Creations, etc) off and on for years.  I enjoy getting the meals and eating them but I can't just stop there.  I have to top it off with something sweet....and not like 1 piece of chocolate....like a donut.  Again....I've got to fix this and soon.  I don't want to have a heart attack and I fear that this is the path I could be on.  So....I've started this HOG as a motivator.  It will hopefully hold me accountable for what I'm doing and eating.  I will try and update as much as possible.  I'm doing it for my well being.  And I'm also never going to write in a one paragraph forum ever again.  Promise.

LOSE ME!  (Kind of in the same vain as Hire Me and Date Me.....if it ain't broke don't fix it)

(FYI:  I wrote this last week but was having computer probs so I thought I lost this post only to find it today.....so here you go.....)