My time to SHINE!

Well I’m cruising into week 6 of my weight loss journey and I must say, I ROCK AT THIS! I am now down 29.4 pounds and going strong! I feel so good and I’m so proud of myself. I can’t wait to finally be in my new and improved body! I have set some goals for myself because it seems that it is a fairly important step in weigh loss. Goal #1 Be at or below 220 by the wedding (Sept. 14th) Goal #2 Be at or below 185 by the time I graduate college (May 2014). I have also been participating in little challenges here on 3FC and set mini goals for myself to follow. I just wish that I was in a smaller pants size already. I feel like I deserve that smaller number but I’m just not getting it…yet!Keep up all the GREAT work ladies! It will pay off!

Tuesday I had my second weigh in and I have lost 14 POUNDS in total! I am on top of the world and I don’t think anything could bring me down.I would also like to share that I did 3 MILES on the tredmill and burned almost 900 calories!

Well y’all, I had my first day at the gym since starting this CRAZY journey and I feel that it was successful. I set two goals for myself when I got to the gym. 1) Walk 35 Minutes on the Tredmill2) Burn 200 calories And guess what folks…. I beat both goals!!! I walked for 37 minutes and burned 350 calories!!To some this seems like a small accomplishment but to this gal, it’s a HUGE deal! I really feel like I’m going to be able to do this! On another note I work at a group home for behaviorally challenged girls and I shared with them that I have begun this process AND THEY WERE SO SUPPORTIVE! I was SO shocked and it made me really believe I will succeed because they damn sure are going to hold me accountable

Welcome to my FIRST BLOG and thank you for stopping to check it out! I’m starting this blog because I’m beginning a new weight loss journey and I was told that it would be good to journal throughout the process. I figure if I’m going to be writing about this process I should make it public so I can, hopefully, help someone else on their journey! I started my weight loss program on February 12th 2013. I have been thinking about losing weight for years but finally took the plunge when I went to a consultation at Midwest Weight Control (similar to Ideal Protein). This was the most terrifying thing that I have ever done and I’ve been through a lot of SHIT throughout my 25 years of life. However, for some reason walking in and admitting that I need someone to help me accomplish this goal was petrifying! I was so embarrassed and scared that I just wanted to cry and run out of the building but I stayed. I stayed because I know that if I don’t do something SOON, I’m going to die. I’m 25 and I weigh 305 pounds (my heaviest I’ve ever weighed). I know all the health problems associated with my weight and I’m really starting to feel the weight gain. I noticed it first when I had trouble walking a block and a half to get from my car to my class. It increasingly got more noticeable when I wasn’t fitting into my clothes anymore and I had a hard time walking when I first get up in the morning. So far I’m 4 days into my lifestyle change and I’m doing very well! I did cheat a little bit today and had a very small amount of corn (not supposed to eat corn because it’s starchy). However, this is the longest that I’ve ever lasted on a diet and I feel hopeful that I’ll reach my goal of weighing 185 pounds! I struggle everyday because I am changing a lifetime of SHITTY eating habits but I know that if I chose to do this I CAN and WILL!I’ll keep everyone posted on what my status is on my weight loss journey as well as wedding planning, school and my CRAZY family!