Choosing skinny

For our adoption life books we have to create a life book that has tons of pictures of us in it.  Easy right??   Well, of course it is..."We both looked GREAT at our wedding.  We can use all wedding pictures." 
WRONG.
One of the guidelines we received from the agency was no wedding pictures, so now it gets tricky.  We've put on weight, lots of weight.  And our pictures are far from flattering.  While looking for pictures one of us was not happy with every single picture we used.  So, we are on operation skinny now.  A few nights back we took those dreaded front, side and back pictures.  Let me tell you, IT IS NOT PRETTY!  So, that being said....we will not be sharing those pictures now!  Maybe when there's some progress made.
My family comes from a long line of heart attacks.  Nick's family also has had some.  And we are well on our way with our eating and exercise habits.  It's time to make a change.  Anyone who would like to join our journey please please follow along!  And dont be afraid to confront us if you see us not being faithful to our plan.   We're going to log our process, meal ideas that we are enjoying and even pictures of some of our activities. 
Nick gets a work out during the day by moving furniture so he's pretty tired when he gets home.  My excuse is that I want to stay in with him, but that's not an excuse any longer.  Today the babysitting kids, girls and I took a walk to the park.  It was a win-win for all of us.  I got to do some walking (slower than weight loss pace, but its a start) and the kids got to play!  We all had a blast!  It was a hot one though.
First change we're making...switching everything to whole grain and every sandwich will have veggies in it!  Giving up pop is not a possibility at this point.  If you only knew how addicted we are, it's sad.  But we're switching to diet pops for no, zero calories.  I know it's still not best, but it's better!