1 Week Down

I made it through my first week and am proud of how I did. It's amazing how many LITTLE changes one can make to just be healthier. I've started parking as far as I can from the entrance of a building and taking the stairs instead of the elevator (still struggling with talking myself into hiking the 3 flights up to get to work-I'm not a morning person. ) lol.

I weighed in on Wednesday and had lost 6lbs the first week. The numbers are not my focus but, man, does it look nice!

I've bought and cooked all my food for the week. To you that may not seem like a big deal, but for me it is a HUGE change. It's always been easier to grab something on the way to wherever I was going than it was to cook a meal at home. Not this week! I enjoyed actually planning and cooking my food. It was such a nice change to have fresh foods instead of the greasy, fatty fast foods I had become accustomed to. I can totally feel the difference.

The workouts still suck but are getting better. In just a week there are things I can do that I really struggled with the first few times. I know it will get easier each time and I can't wait. haha  I've stayed pretty motivated to go to the gym for the most part. There were times I spent the entire drive there thinking of all the excuses I could not to go and when I got to the gym said "Ok, now that you've come up with them all. Go inside and workout."

After my dad passed, I started doing freelance for Locker Room Athletics.  I would work all day and then come home and work. I created a bubble around myself. I didn't want to do anything, go anywhere or see anyone. All I did was work. I got about 4 hours of sleep a night and relied on fast food places for my meals. I didn't care what I ate or when I ate it. Man, you know all of that takes a toll on your body but you don't realize just how much until you are not doing it anymore.

I want to live and enjoy every moment God has given me. I can't fully do that if I am living the way I had been. I was tired all the time and couldn't move very well due to the excess weight. I was so unhappy with who I was.

I want my life back!!!!! And I'm going after it!!!

The journey begins

I have started this blog as a place I can share my ups and downs of my "Year 35 Goal" with my friends and family. I am so blessed with so many great people in my life. This weight loss journey will not always be easy and I will have highs and lows but I know with the prayer and support of you guys, those lows will only be small dips. I'm no writer so don't expect this to be the best read you've ever had. lol

On 3-19-13, I began my journey at 250lbs and 44.9% body fat by joining the gym at Ladies Of America fitness center. I had to purchase 2XL clothes to work out in. My final goal is by my 35th birthday in January of 2014, I will be at least 188 with only 25%body fat. That is a 62lb weight loss and a 20% decrease in body fat.

There are so many emotions right now. Im excited, excited about the future me. With this future will bring a happier more confident me, a healthier and more in shape me, a more dedicated and determined person, new friends that I have made along the journey and not to mention the fact that I will be HOT!

I'm also nervous and scared. I'm scared about not making it or giving up after the "high" is over. It's so much easier in the begining or when you are seeing immediate results but I know the "newness" will wear off and I won't always be able to see the results. I'm also nervous of the pain of the workouts. Haha. I know that too will pass.

I want to thank all of you for your encouragement, thoughts, prayers and support. You guys kinda ROCK!!!