Why am I doing this?

I recently saw a program on Oprah with Dr. Oz. He is a doctor that is on her show pretty regularly that is a strong advocate of healthly eating and exercise. I have seen him on Oprah a couple of times and have been really impressed with his suggestions for health and ways to feel younger and more vibrant. I'm all for that. =)

On this last show I watched with him on it, he actually put a woman on a 90 day plan that he created to help her turn her health around. This lady was 42 years old but her "real age" was 56. She was aging herself by "letting herself go." By eating poorly and not exercising, her body was 14 years older than her calendar age. (If you are interested to find out what your "real age" is go to this link). After just 90 days, she was transformed. I was amazed. She was literally glowing. She looked so healthy, her skin, her appearance, everything. She had lost 42 pounds (I think), and just looked amazing. It really motivated me. After I saw that show, I wanted to put myself on a 90 day plan.

There are a few things that I want to change about my diet and lifestyle:
1. I have to get over my addiction to treats and sugar, I just have to!!
2. I want to maintain a healthy diet.
3. I want to make exercise a REGULAR part of my day.
4. I want to have more energy.
5. I want to finish loosing my pregnacy weight--14 more pounds!
6. I want to tone my body, especially my "mummy tummy." =)

Here are my goals to get there:
1. I am going to limit myself to NO MORE than 3 treats a week.
2. Follow Dr. Oz's rules for healthier eating.
3. Follow Dr. Oz's exercise goals.
4. By following this plan, I'm hoping my energy will increase.
5. My goal is to keep my calorie level at about 1800 calories a day (I am still nursing Kate, and that is my first priority, so I will adjust this as I see necessary). I'm hoping that by doing this, I will be able to loose the rest of my wieght by December 1.
6. There are "mummy tummy" exercises I will be doing as soon as I get back to AZ next week. I don't have the DVD here, but I would like to incorperate this into my strength training.

So, my idea is to "blog" this so I feel more sense of accountability to finish it. I'll write daily journals to talk about my progress, how I feel, and what adjustments I am making for my personal preferences and what I feel my body needs. I'll also post my weekly menus so anyone who is interested can adapt a plan for themsleves.

I'll definitely need your support. Any ideas, recipes, websites you know of, comments, and encouragement would be so helpful. I'm hoping by the end of this I will create habits that will help keep me healthy and "young," and will help me maintain my weight for years to come. As Dr Oz says, "Focus on health first, and your weight will follow."