Getting There

About 2 weeks ago I reached a milestone in my weight loss venture....I've lost a total of 20lbs!!!! I was actually a bit surprised to reach this already as I was unable to walk for about half of the time since I started this process 2 months ago.

This weight loss is so much more meaningful to me then the few times before when I have lost weight because this is the first time I have not tried out any fad diets, diet pills, diet shakes... I could go on. I have honestly worked hard for every one of these lbs lost by working out & watching what I eat. If you know me at all, you know that I LOVE food, so this was the hardest part for me...even more then the working out. BUT, I hope that this will be the time that it stays off since every other time I have put it right back. I am just going to keep doing what I have been doing and hopefully I will reach my goal and be able to stay there by eating healthy and indulging only once in awhile instead of everyday.

I really owe so much to Becky at Organizing Made Fun because her blog post on her weight loss journey is where I got inspired to finally take my own journey & I also heard about the wonderful site i'm using to track my daily food & exercise called Lose It. Thanks so much Becky, you continue to inspire me everyday with your wonderful blog & creative ideas ♥

 It hasn't been easy but it's definitely worth it...especially when you can fit into your old "skinny clothes" again or those things you have bought that you hope to fit into one day (yay'z!).

Now if only I can get the rest of me straightened out!!!! .... baby steps ^^

p.s., this blog post comes to you from my lawn (what a gorgeous day! ♥)

  

Losing It!

I have recently decided that I was no longer comfortable in my own body...I think I haven't been for awhile but ignored it so that I could keep on eating yummy foods. Both my husband and I LOVE food, we LOVE trying out different restaurants and it was for a long time, our favorite past time. We both have decided to be healthier people and get into shape...for him it's to lower his cholesterol, but for me...I WANNA LOOK GOOD & WEAR PRETTY THINGS! I am tired of not being able to fit into nice clothes comfortably and not being able to find the styles I like in my current size.

We have been on this journey for almost 2 months now but I have only started seriously counting calories, tracking my weight loss & exercise for a little over 1. Heck, we didn't even own a scale until last month! I haven't been following any special diet plan but I have been tracking my progress via a great site called Lose It!. I have been trying to keep my daily calorie intake to under 1500 a day although my suggested allowance is 1741 which  was set in order for me to lose at least 2 lbs a week. So far I am down a total of 8lbs since we bought the scale and would like to lose about 70 more...i know it's a lot, but I am taking it one day at a time. This is really one of the hardest things I have had to do because I really do enjoy eating. I have done so many fad diets and have always ended up gaining my weight back so this time I want to do it right by simply eating healthier and getting the right amount of exercise.