DAY 1

I hesitated to start this blog because I was embarrassed about putting my fatness completely out there...

I was always a fat kid. Okay when you are a kid, fat doesn’t seem that bad, but I was 6 feet tall by sixth grade. Compared to my peers in class I was monstrous! While I absolutely LOVE being a tall woman, I’d rather be a fit and slender tall woman.

I have young memories with my cousin of hiding in her closet and eating candy bars, lots of them. We were soooooo happy! I still have issues with candy and my sweet tooth to this day. My problem is I love food in general. Cheese, pasta, ice cream, chips, fries, Chinese food, cheese, cheese, cheese... I love it all. I am putting the smack down on all of that right now.

I started dating my now fiance 9 years ago. (9!) He’s my best friend and my sister has thought of him as her brother for a very long time. Not to mention, he’s quite cute if I do say so myself! I have been chomping at the bit for a wedding for at least the last 5 years.

Finally, this past fall...IT HAPPENED. He proposed!

Now, we are 207 days away from this long awaited wedding celebration. I will be wearing my dream dress and I WANT to feel and look beautiful and healthy on that special day.

So why a blog?

The problem is I get distracted easily and need to be held accountable to someone (anyone really)... I need to feel grounded by keeping a journal of my success and failures....So here comes the blog and here I go...

Goal: Weight: 145 pounds (or size 8) in 207 days

Current Weight: 198.6 pounds (Barf!) and a size 14

TO DO:

1) Juicing. Not the big man, steroid kind, but the fruit and veggie kind. I completed a 50 day juice feast this past summer and felt like a superhero! I lost 30 lbs in the process and have been able to keep off 15 all while eating my horrible cheese diet.

If you haven’t heard of this I TOTALLY recommend you check out Joe Cross’ documentary “Fat,Sick and Nearly Dead”

See the full length video for free here: http://www.hulu.com/watch/289122

It’s crazy good.

2) When I need to chew, I’ll grab celery, apple slices and carrots. You know the stuff I SHOULD eat. Not cheese.
3) Forgo my favorite indulgence, wine...(pout and sniffles)
4) Complete 1 hour cardio (incline tredmill walk/jogging, stair master, and elliptical machine), lift weights 30 minutes and work my abs 6 days a week.
5) Post my journey and stats everyday on this blog.

Oh ya, I can totally do this and I will feel so great on my wedding day after completing this plan. Pictures last a lifetime and I want to look amazing. I want to do this for me, as a personal goal. It’s time.

Talk to me! Let me know you are here! Keep me going!

Want to join me? Let me know! Let's do this together.

I’ll keep ya posted...