Mission: Lose Weight

Hello...Expropacion Petronila (EP) here.
So today, I finally received the wake up call I needed, the one that will motivate me to lose weight more than anything. I read an article that gave me a new perspective on the importance of being fit.
It has nothing to do with Vegas, nothing to do with Mexico, not related to clothes not fitting, not to the upcoming weddings in the family, none of that.
I'm so dramatic, ha ha.
I read an article that states that obesity during pregnancy increases the odds of autism by over 60%.
Those are pretty scary odds.
Autism, among other disorders, is a big fear of mine when it comes to having children of my own, and it most definitely is a short-term goal of mine to have children soon. This is why this article is so scary to me.
My husband and I already have odds against us when it comes to having children, as he suffers from a neurological order and I'm fast approaching age 30. So I don't need to add anything to the mix.
I've seen children who suffer from autism and it's so sad and scary, and I really don't want anything like that for my child, so if there's something I can do on my part to lower the odds, then I shall do that.
I'm still going to dinner at Lockdown today, but I will most definitely be working out when I get home, something I wasn't originally planning on. (sorry sis). But yes, now I'm definitely on-board and after this Fatty Day we're having, I am down for working out and losing weight.
Here I go!