I was always thin. For as long as I can remember I was skinny. Skinny arms, skinny legs, itty bitty waste skinny. Never really fit and muscular, but skinny. And when you're a child, then a teenager, just regular old skinny will do. When you're young and your clothes always fit your world is complete. At least mine was. And it had to help that I was always an active child. Cheerleading, dance, gymnastics, tennis. I was always involved in some type of sport. I was also a child in the years before everyone had a cell phone & internet. When I was a kid we didn't play with iPods, Smart Phones, and Playstations. We played with bicycles and jumpropes OUTSIDE! So yeah, I never had a weight issue. And my non weight issue continued all through high school.
Then I went to College
Before College
130 lbs.
After College
165 lbs.
Well, honey let me tell you! I went to college out of state. I was an only child away from home for the first time in a state where I knew not a single soul. And those first few weeks were extremely lonely. Since I didn't know anyone I spent the hours I wasn't in class in my dorm room. Alone. With nothing to do but eat and watch television. In just a few short weeks i had developed quite an obsession with food. And it wasn't the healthiest food either. In college you don't get mamma's homemade full course meals anymore. In college a full course meal is a pack of cicken flavored ramen noodles and some untoasted pop tarts. So for my first couple of weeks at school thats how I ate. Pringles and Jolly Rancers. Flamming Hot Cheetos and Dr. Pepper. Then after a few weeks I met some friends and I finally began having that full on "college experience" you hear everyone talk about. And my new found bff's loved food just as much as I now did! And boy did we get our Eat On!!! My new daily schedule pretty much went like this: Wake up- Eat- Go to a class or two- Eat- Take a Nap- Wake up- Eat- Go to a few more classes- Eat- Take another nap- Wake up- Eat!! Lord it was ridiculous!! That type of lifestyle will NOT get you a Jillian Michaels body! And that's exactly how I lived.
Then I came home for good.
And I began to realize how unhappy I was with my body. So I decided I would do something about it.
So in January of 2011 I, like millions of others, started my new year off with a weight loss resolution. I even went and got myself a personal trainer.
And so it began. Clean eating, water drinking, and working out. This was going to be a piece of cake! I was eating good AND I had a personal trainer. I most definitely was gonna get my sexy back. I mean, after all I was doing what you're "supposed" to do and I had a professional to help. I mean this chick gets people skinny for a living, she most definitely was gonna help me!
So lets fast forward to January 2012. Did I go back to looking like that??
Naw. By January 2012 I was lookin like this
By March of 2011 I had given up on my weight loss journey.
It was hard and I did not see the results I wanted to see in an ample amount of time.
So I quit.
And went back to eating a million calories a day.
Then January 2012 came and once again I made a resolution to lose weight. And this time I made the decision to forego the personal trainer and do it by myself. I opted for a gym membership instead.
So I joined the gym, began eating right (Again), and I even began keeping track of my calorie count by documenting everything that went into my mouth with a food journal. This time I was absolutely determined to conquer this weight issue and achieve my goal.
And by June 2012 I had made some progress!
17 lbs lost!!
I had gone from 165 to 148
I was so happy with what I had accomplished. By being commited to eating healthy and exercising I had actually lost enough weight to see a difference. But I had yet to reach my goal weight. I still had a long ways to go. My Journey was not quit done.
But I didn't stay committed. After that 17 lb. weight loss I got complacent. I slowly started working out less. And working out less lead to slip ups in my diet. Then slip ups in my diet and workin out less slid into not working out at all and no longer watching what I ate. I had fallen off the wagon. AGAIN!!
Then by December of 2012 I was terrified into living a healthier lifestyle. By the end of the year 3 of my close family members suffered strokes. And instantly my eyes were opened. I finally woke up and took notice of my surroundings. Everyone related to me, not just those who had suffered the strokes, were on high blood pressure, diabetic, high cholesterol, and various heart medications. Suffering from illnesses that stemed from their diet and lifestyle. And let me tell you, nothing scares you into healthy living like watching someone you love inject themselves with insulin everyday.
So now in January 2013 I have recommitted myself to being healthy. And this time I've chosen my closest friend to embark on this journey with me. And I've also made the decision to blog about it. Every trial and tribulation. Hopefully This will help me stay motivated. It'll also serve as an acountability tool. With so many people watching I'll have no choice but to finish what I started!
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