New Year, MY YEAR!

Hi friends,

I have been away from blogging for about 2 years now. But wanted to start again this year to tell you about the journey I am about to embark on. I know that this journey is going to be tough, beautiful, challenging, inspiring, difficult and life changing and I am determined to change my life for the better! Rome was not built in a day and my weight loss journey will not happen over night. I have come to terms with the fact that this is going to take a long time and there will be ups and downs but I am ready for the challenge.

I hope that my story can help others realize just how beautiful and worthy they are no matter what other people say or think. I have struggled for many many years with my weight, probably since middle school. That is also when the bullying and teasing started. That is a whole other issue that will probably be discussed later on. I have joined and quit Weight Watchers more times then I want to admit. I have joined and quit gyms more times than I ever set foot in them. But there is something that came over me a week or so ago and it was the longing and desire to change my life for the better and the only way to do that is to take control of my life and my health and make lifestyle changes.

So here I am the beginning of 2014 and I am declaring it MY year. I have started going back to Weight Watchers meetings and tracking my food each day. I also purchased a Fit Bit. I have the ONE and I am obsessed with it.

 

www.fitbit.com

Go there and purchase one. :) It is worth the investment and can change your whole life. 

Here are my goals for this year:

Overall Weight Loss Goal: 100 pounds

Would like to reach it by: October or November

To Date: I have already lost 10 (hopefully more like 15 by this evening! :) (weighing in tonight at WW)

Steps each day: 10,000-12,000 (even if it is just walking around my condo while catching up on TV!)

   Milestones to reach: 

50 pounds by my 27th Birthday (May 14th)

75 pounds by July 4th

100 pounds by Mid October/Early November

I feel like these goals are achievable but will only happen with dedication and hard work. I am so so thankful for the support I have been getting from friends and family. I seriously have the best friends and family in the whole world. I would not be able to do this without your continued support. I know I will continually need your support and encouragement. I also know writing this blog will help me get my thoughts and feelings down and help me as well!

Keep coming back to check in on how I am doing. Will try and post every few days. I am going to use this blog to be honest and open about my struggle and journey with my weight and losing weight and know that this will be more of a journal and diary for me to express myself in the best way I know how.

Thanks for stopping by! :)