Vampires

I gave blood yesterday.

OK, so I try to give blood as often as I can, even though I absolutely hate the process, but who doesn't? My iron has been a little too low, so I wasn't sure. When my second reading came up at 12.6 I was excited! Then there was the fun of finding a vein. WOW what a bruise! They gave me apple juice... I poured it all down the front of me. It was really just a comedy of errors.

Thankfully, despite some wooziness, all went well, and there is now some extra A- blood in the world. Even though it's not fun, I highly recommend you give blood! Plus, the snacks at the end are groovy. Hehe. I had cheese and crackers.

This morning I ate a banana before my coffee. Not sure why, other than I was hungry and it was the perfect ripeness. But we'll see how that goes... the food first thing. I'm not sure what I'm having for my real breakfast yet. I'll probably make something when I get to my mom's. The last few days I haven't been fantastic with food OR exercize. I'm hoping the bloodwork my doctor took will give me some answers to how I'm feeling.

Off to another Friday. I'm thinking about calling them "Fitness Fridays." What do you think? And I'll do something different than my normal routine... Any ideas?

Cheers!

Welcome!

Hello!

I'm Kim, I'm 29 years old—30 in 38 days—and I'm not healthy... yet.

I love reading food blogs. My favorites are http://www.katheats.com/ and http://www.fannetasticfood.com/. I've learned so much from these two blogs, that I decided to start one and post my progress for all to see. I'm not big enough to have followers or my own url, but I'm on this journey and you're welcome to come along.

I want my next 30 years to be better: healthy, active and happy. Better than my 20s. I want my house to feel like a home, I want to settle down, and I want to feel good. That's where this blog comes in.

Here I will talk about food, exercize, dogs, decorating my house and anything else that suits my fancy. Comments are always welcome!

Here's a little background on me:
I was born in Riverhead, NY in 1980. In 2005/2006 I was diagnosed with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrom (PCOS). I've chosen not to take medication for it, so I deal with the hirsutism and acanthosis nigricans, hoping they'll get better as I get healthier. I'm 4'11" and weigh 210 lbs., which makes me technically morbidly obese.

As I count down to 30, I'm making changes—setting up routines. And I'm going to post them for all of you. Who knows, maybe I'll end up like Kath and Anne (and maybe I'll even meet them!). Maybe Jillian Michaels will want to meet me. Maybe I'll be happy and healthy.

The possibilities are endless...