I am hot. Literally hot. Nearly on fire.

We don’t have air conditioning. Yesterday, it was 96 degrees when we walked home from work. It was 93 degrees upstairs in our house. By the time I was going to bed, it was 90. Today, it was a little cooler – 91 when we got home.

That was upstairs. Thankfully, our bedroom is in the basement. It was a pleasant 80-ish down there.

Thankfully, we have a TV downstairs where I can watch the Biggest Loser finale! My awesome Adrienne and I met O’Neal, one of the cast this year, just a couple of weeks ago. He was at Target to inspire us on wellness week.

But O’Neal himself isn’t exactly inspiration. I liked him because he was so family-oriented. My family, current and future, are my inspiration for health.

I want Rafa to be proud of me, and for him to know I am doing my best to be healthy so that I can have a long and happy life with him.

I also need to be healthy for the kids I don’t have yet. I want to be a healthy weight so that when I get pregnant, we will both be at lower risk of complications. I want to be a healthy, active mom after they are born.

I have some work to do…but I have a lot of good reasons to do it.