embark

On March 1st, I started a new journey. It's one I have attempted to go on many times now. A journey to a healthier me. And so far I have failed every time I have ever tried. I have some added motivation this time around.

1. I saw a friend compete on The Biggest Loser this season and seeing her start at a weight higher than my current weight and then watching her lose over 100 pounds and reach a weight even lower than I thought was possible for me. For the first time in my life, I believed I could stop dreaming about being fit & healthy and I could actually BE fit & healthy.

2. In 3 months, I will be seeing friends from high school for the first time in at least 10 years. My old softball and basketball coach is retiring and having a party. And, like anyone who has ever attended a reunion, I want these friends from my youth to see me looking my best.

Since part of my inspiration started with The Biggest Loser, it makes sense that I found my footing with dietary advice from one of the trainers made famous by the show --- Bob Harper. Like me, you may have seen Bob's Skinny Rules floating around your Pinterest feed. I invested in his book Skinny Meals. I have not read Skinny Rules but he revisits the rules at the beginning of this book and then provides 100 recipes that adhere to his plan.

So I'm off to embark on a new journey. And I'll share my success and my failures on this journey. Tips that work for me. As well as my progress.

Talk to you guys soon.

Day 1

So many of us have made a few attempts at either losing weight or becoming healthy. And often times, we do not succeed. I've made "commitments" many times before that I was going to start getting healthy. They all failed. Every. Single. One.

Today, I'm kicking off a few commitment to myself to be more healthy. Not only to lose weight but also to create a habit of healthy eating and exercise. I'm going to be blogging over the next several weeks and months some of my thoughts and tips as I walk through this journey.

I've wanted to do this for a while but I've recently been inspired by a friend that was on the television show The Biggest Loser. I had heard of the show but had never really watched it until this season when Sarah was on. Here is her Before/After:

Amazing right?! Sarah started at 267 and ended at 148! She lost 119 lbs!!  

I'm not quite 267. I weighed in this morning at 230. I never thought 150 was a realistic goal. But now I think it is possible. With lots of hard work, but it is possible. 

Today is day 1. Today I will focus on healthy behaviors. Be more active. Eat healthy food. 

Here is my starting point. 

EDIT: pictures removed