A picture of (good) health

My dear hubby worked out today!

Let me give you some background...
When DH and I first met, back in college, he was into being healthy and working out. I was a fitness junkie. However, once we started living together it was hard to continue live a healthy lifestyle. I came to realize that DH was a junk food junkie! Finding it hard to say No to being wined and dined there was now 30 lbs more of me to love. (and 50 lbs of DH more to love)

Over the last 2 to 3 years that we have been married, I have tried to go back to being healthy. Not so much for the weight (though, I must admit that I miss wearing my favorite pair of "skinny" jeans). My family has a high % of getting Type 2 diabetes and I don't want to go that path.

So, I meet up with my older sis and told her I was going to start being healthy again (this was in Feb) and she said it would prove difficult with my JFJ/DH. As an incentive, we did what all siblings do, we made a bet. I would have about 6 months to get on the road to health and wellness (and consequently lose those 30 lbs) . The bet was in regards to whether or not DH would jump on board and start to live that lifestyle, too.

Having confidence in my mate, however misguided, I took that bet. That my DH would join me on my quest for health. So I have until mid-August to get him on the bandwagon or else I have to pay the bet but even more embarrassing...admit my sis was right.

So today for the first time since we made that bet, my DH worked out! He played tennis on the Wii. Granted, it was after he saw me on the treadmill and being, Mr. Competative, he needed to do some form of exercise, too. As if I had been daring him to burn off more mins than me...