Day #3: First Goal Met

So when I weighed myself yesterday, I set a small goal of one pound, and I ACHIEVED IT! The scale went exactly from 197.0 to 196.0! This is a small goal and I know I still have 46 to lose, but it's a huge bonus to know that just by changing small things, I can meet my small goals. It really gets me pumped.

Also what I wanted to remind myself of was the book Jumpstart to Skinny. My mom suggested it when I told her about being afraid of my upcoming swim season and working at a pool and supposedly, if you follow this book TO THE DIME you'll be able to drop 20 pounds in three weeks. My assumption is that it's based a lot on water weight and nothing really serious, but then I plan on getting his skinny rules book and using that to finish my transformation and get those last 26 lbs I know that I'll be struggling.

I may add another post later, but I wanted to get this off quickly and also to add that I realize I said one picture a month and then said June. I did mean to say two pictures and then compare. I'm a glutton for success, and I figure the longer the distance between the pictures, the better off I will be.

ENJOY YOUR SUNDAYS IMAGINARY PEOPLE!

Day #2: It's worse than I thought

So I think online blogging is keeping me motivated, but my confidence definitely just took a hit when I weighed myself. I weigh 197 lbs right now, and that is with food in my and drinks, but still. I'm back to where I was before I started last year and that makes me so angry at myself. I can't believe I let it get that far and I honestly will cry if I keep thinking about it.

Regardless, I am going to the gym today and I am so so so excited. I decided that, since I am waiting an hour to meet my friend for lunch, I am going to plan my workout ahead of time so that I can not just wander around like an idiot once I get to the gym.

Cardio: 45 minutes (hopefully) on a spin bike

Ab workout: (I plan to do 3 sets of each)

Sit ups x10
Leg lifts (back and side) x10
crunches (side) x20
plank (all four sides) :30
russian twists x30

Stretch! I need to remember to do this!

And during the whole workout, I plan to finish a nalgene of water (hopefully) and then I want to get silk chocolate milk after as a treat and a way to get some protein back. WISH ME LUCK IMAGINARY PEOPLE READING THIS.

Day 1: No scale yet

I told myself that I wasn't gonna start until I got a scale, and GUESS WHAT? That's tomorrow! I am also going to try and go on a spin bike for at least 30 minutes tomorrow because I am dying to exercise. I don't think I'll weigh myself until Sunday morning though because I like to do it when I have nothing extra in my system.

Yes, I cheat and I go to the bathroom before I weigh myself too.

But I only plan on weighing myself once a week and no more. I don't want to see all the fluctuations that I know are going to occur because they'll discourage me and I don't want that. I need to get this weight off because I can feel it start to affect my life, and even though I may kind of be giving up on this summer as far as feeling as good as I could, I am looking ahead to the school year and how good I could feel greeting the freshman at least 30 pounds lighter. It's going to be a challenge once I start working at the pool and eat out of boredom, but hopefully I avoid that. I'm also planning on baking super healthy recipes this summer, without my brother knowing of course, in order to cut down on calories.

For now, considering I ate a calzone and feel gross, here is a motivation post from me just so I can start this adventure off right.

Let the adventure begin

So this is post number one. I started this as a way to try and keep track of my weight loss, starting with pictures (hopefully no one sees this) and then adding ways to keep myself motivated. I'm a freshman in college, and after losing nearly 30 pounds last year to be in good shape for college, I skyrocketed up as stress and social life took control of my overly controlled eating habits. Hopefully, because I don't really intend to advertise this to people, I can use this as a way to prove to myself that I can lose the weight once and for all.

Weight now: I'm guessing around 180-190 lbs
Goal Weight: 140 lbs

Note: I plan to do this solely through exercise and eating right, which will be a challenge as I just sprained my knee. I may also start posting motivational stuff here just to remind myself that it's been done before, so I can do it too.

Before I take and post the most embarrassing pictures I may ever take, I just need to remind myself of this:

And now for the moment I've been dreading since I had the idea to post this blog... The before pictures. I am planning to do these once a month until I get to where I want. 

See, my problem area is definitely my stomach. I also tried not to have my face in this, but I gave up. This is supposed to be embarrassing. I need to remind myself that this is the beginning of something new. The next time I post a photo, it'll be a comparison one and I'll post it on June 25th. Wish me luck <3