Ready, Set, Blog

Day One of Blog

Weight- 219

Diet Sodas-0

Cheats- None so far but it is only 12:45

Gym-Day off

Mood- Ouch!!!

Never thought I would much like blogging. However I was listing to a podcast recently,Inside Out Weight Loss with Renee Stephens, Renee was talking about how important it is in our journey toward the body we want to never forget where we started, who we were, then, and why we never want to go back. So that is the purpose of this blog, when I attain my goals I want to look a back and see what I have accomplished and really see how far I have come.

Now, I am not just starting the journey. I have been working hard for a while now. but I want to look at where I was at the begining, and what started me down this road. One year ago, I was at my heaviest ever weight- 230lbs (yikes) and I went to the doctor for my annual check up and talked to her about starting my family. She told me I needed to lose some weight first in order to have a health pregnancy, and she suggested (gasp) looking in to a bypass surgery. I was in shock. I thought only scarrily obese people with no other options get surgery, but then I did a little research and found out that yes, my weight made me a candidate for a weight loss surgery.

I knew I had to do something, I didn't want surgery. You see my problem never was ignorance, I have always know what to do to be healthy, My dad is a coach, my middle sister is training to be an athletic trainer, I have alwasy had resources. I just knew better, and still made bad choices. So I began to make better decisions. I started exercising, I started counting calories, and I tried to stop eating the same crap that got me to 230lbs. It has been a hard road so far with many speed bumps along the way losses, and gains. One year later I am down 10 lbs net, and am more motivated than ever. So here we go again.

Lets look at my plan- what I am doing now vs. what I used to to

Now- I eat a healthy breakfast everyday. Then- I frequently skipped breakfast

Now- No Sodas- even diet-2 weeks and counting Then-2 to 4 diet sodas per day

Now- I make good food choices. Then- I loved heavy greasy fast foods, and

sugary sweets

Now- I workout 4-5 hours per week Then- I was one with the couch.

I am on the right road, I just need to stay the course.