The New Me..unfinished.

As I look at myself a year ago and myself in the current I am shocked at how much I have changed, and not just with my hairstyle. The picture of me with bangs shows how much fuller my face was compared to what I look like now. Before looking at these 2 pictures side by side like this I couldn't really "see" the change in my features I could only tell by the way that my clothes had started to sag off of me.

As I was talking to a friend earlier today we were talking about Weight Watchers and support systems, I do Weight Watchers online, I don't have time to go to the meetings, besides my weight is something that I am really insecure about and I wouldn't be comfortable with sharing that with others. She mentioned not being very strict on herself and being able to stick to it and it hit me, I am the same way! I've had a rough couple of weeks and usually since I've been on Weight Watchers I have been eating a lot of fruit, drinking a lot of water-no soda, and going to Zumba work out classes 2 days a week. But due to the stress of the past couple of weeks I haven't been tracking my points like I should daily, I haven't been on the fruit & veggie kick, and I have definitely cut back on my water consumption & honestly, I can feel the change just after 2 weeks. My energy is down, I'm moody and I don't like feeling like this. 

 

The whole point of me wanting to diet and lose weight is not just to be the heavy girl that got smaller. I want to be the unhealthy girl that took a turn in her life for the better and became healthy and looks good because of the healthy lifestyle. So what I'm asking is that all of my followers on this blog pray for me that I can continue to have the strength and will power to continue on this road to a healthy lifestyle! I know I can do it! I am currently 45 pounds away from my goal weight and I hope to reach that in the next 3 months and from then on maintain. *fingers crossed* I can stay motivated and finish what I've started!! :)

Hello Healthy!

“To all the girls that think you’re fat because you’re not a size zero, you’re the beautiful one, its society who’s ugly.”-Marilyn Monroe

It has taken me 23 years to fully love who I am...not just on the inside but on the outside as well. I have struggled with my weight and being healthy ever since I quit sports in high school. I was always the "big girl" in my group of friends and it was because food was my friend. After I stopped being active whenever I got bored I wouldn't find something to do as in being active I would find something to eat. And back in October of last year I finally decided that I was unhappy with my appearence and my eating hhabits. If I am going to feel good about who I am on the inside then I want my outside to match-that's what I told myself. So with the encouragement of a friend I joined Weight Watchers.  At first I didn't take it serious, I would eat whatever I wanted as long as I didn't go over the allowed points that I was given and I would never make time for a work out.

I guess you could say in December it finally hit me, "Hey I'm paying to do Weight Watchers!" so I started really focusing on what I was doing and rather than eating whatever and staying within the point range I traded out french fries for apples or grapes, and heavy meats for more leaner meats, and traded in soda for water. And that helped. I lost a good amount by just doing that, but I wanted to feel like I was doing more so I added in work outs. At first it was thirty minutes at a quick pace on the treadmill at my house. Then I bought a 30 minute aerobics/ab video to do in my living room, and then a friend from church invited me to Zumba at a gym one night and now I am addicted! I love Zumba! It's a good work out and it's just fun. Like I still feel like I'm working out but it's a fun work out so it doesn't feel like torture. haha. 

And since I have really started sticking to it from December to now I am proud of myself to say that I have lost a total of 27 pounds and I feel great! I love putting on clothes that I've not worn in months or years even and them fitting or slightly being baggy! And it's not just about looking smaller it's about feeling healthy! It is never too late to make changes in your eating habits. Yes it's harder the older you get and the more set in your ways but it's not impossible & it makes it easier if you have a good support system around you, which I do and I love and thank them so much for it!  I have about 50 more pounds to go until I am at my goal weight and I really am proud of myself. (which is the whole purpose of this blog if you haven't figured it out by now I just wanted to brag on myself for a few minutes because I feel I deserve it (:

Other than looking better in my clothes and feeling better about my appearance the best part about the dieting and working out is being healthy. Like I love not craving french fries or feeling like I "need" soda to get through the day, it really is wonderful. :)