Let's go back though and I'll share with you a brief history of my weight. Back at the beginning of high school I enjoyed sports, I was on the swim team and it was pretty great. I loved to swim and I was pretty good at it. After awhile though, it got pretty monotonous. My second home was the pool, I spent most of my days there. After a few years of doing the same thing everyday you will slowly want to kill yourself. Seriously. One day I just stopped going. Freedom was sweet. I didn't have to do anything like that again! I basically quit exercising for good, and the feeling was amazing. I would sometimes go back to the pool and try to swim, but about half way through a workout I would just quit and get out. I liked the feeling of being lazy, let's rephrase that, I still like being lazy. It's a problem, I am pretty sure I am the laziest person on this planet.
For awhile it was okay, I didn't really gain my weight back, I stayed roughly the same weight for awhile. I then started fluctuating; I would gain a few pounds and then lose a few. Soon that started becoming a problem, I would gain ten pounds, and lose two or three. Slowly the numbers started adding up.
Let's jump to where I am now. I am 180 pounds. Now I know that isn't much, I am not here to offend anyone. I think that everyone can have their own opinions on what an "okay" weight is. Some people may be 180 pounds and love the way they look. That's great! For me though, 180 pounds makes me extremely uncomfortable. I feel very body conscience all of the time. It's driving me crazy. So it's time for me to make the change.
My goal weight is to be 130 pounds by the second week of September. I know that is a pretty drastic goal. Losing 50 pounds is a lot to lose in about ten weeks. I am going to a wedding in California then and want to look good. I know that I don't look bad now, but I want to look better and feel comfortable in my own skin.
I plan on dieting and exercising. I will also being doing a food journal. I will post more about my diet plan later. I will be hopefully up and exercising by next week. I had ulnar nerve surgery this week, so I can't do anything, besides diet, due to the pain and meds I am on. I will be doing cardio for an hour a day, and strength training for another thirty minutes to an hour on top of that. Along with these I am really going to strive to work on my flexibility. I will hopefully keep you updated weekly, if not more, on my progress.
I am going to do those awful stereotypical "before/after" pictures. Don't judge me. I just think it will be some extra motivation for me to get up and get moving.
I will miss the foods I enjoy, and chilling on the couch doing pretty much nothing. In the long run though, I will thank myself for getting back into these good habits. I want to be healthy and fit, I want to not be held back by anything. I want to be able to do the things I love, with no restrictions. I will get there one day.
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