Welcome to my 2 month weight loss journey! =^] In 2 months I will be going to Illinois to be in my younger sister’s wedding. There’s nothing worse than being the “fat girl” in the wedding party. Been there, done that, don’t want to do it again. So I am now motivated to lose some weight before her wedding. I’ve tried several times to lose weight and do good for about the first week or so then go back to my unhealthy ways. I think why I have failed in the past is because I just stopped everything cold turkey, like one day I was drinking soda and eating fast food constantly and then I start my “diet” & I completely stopped drinking soda, didn’t eat any fast food and tried working out everyday. My motto for losing weight this time will be everything in moderation. I may still eat fast food but it won't be every day. I haven’t had any soda or anything carbonated for probably a month now. I just don’t like the way I feel after drinking carbonated beverages. So I won't have to worry about cutting out soda.
I have a four goals for my weight loss journey:
#1 I want to lose 10-20 lbs. This may not sound like a lot, but we’re talking about 2 months. I would love to lose 20 lbs. but I feel like if I say I’m losing 20 lbs. then I don’t it’ll make me feel like I just can’t do it. Also, I would be completely happy with losing 10 lbs. before the wedding.
#2 I want to drink more water. I’ve been drinking a lot of tea lately, but not much water. I want to drink at least 8-8oz. glasses of water a day. I’m going to drink as much as I can. I have those little flavor packets that you put in a water bottle and shake it up, so I don’t get bored with plain water.
#3 I want to get 7-9 hours of sleep per night. Right now I’ve been getting anywhere from 4 ½-6 hrs. of sleep per night. I’m a night owl, I don’t really like being up early in the morning but I have to be to work at 8:00am and get up at 5:45am every day of the week. I try to catch up on my sleep over the weekend but it doesn’t really work that way. So I just need to make sure I’m ready for bed by 10:00pm or earlier. Gosh, that sounds impossible right now. Earlier than 10:00 just seems so early to me.
#4 I want to eat more fruit & vegetables. I like lots of fruit, but can’t find a lot of vegetables that I like. I know a good way to have vegetables that are really good for you that you don’t like is in a smoothie. I might make some and share the recipe, if it tastes ok. I’ll just need to keep trying veggies and see what I like.
So those are my goals for my 2 month weight loss journey.. So far I’ve been doing really good with goal #2. Those flavor packets help a lot with drinking more water. Right now I have Crystal Light Wild Strawberry & Raspberry Lemonade and Lipton Raspberry White Tea. All of them taste good and the Strawberry one is supposed to give you energy.
I know this is all about me losing weight so it would make sense for me to post my weight, my size and maybe my measurements but I’m not sure I feel so comfortable doing that yet. I think people who know me would be surprised to know how much I weigh and what size I wear, I don’t think I look like I weigh as much as I do, but I also think I see myself smaller than what I really am. So maybe no one would be surprised. I do plan on sharing how much I weigh and everything, just not yet. I will be weighing myself everyday and keeping track of that. I’m also keeping a food journal. I’m not keeping track of calories, that’s just too complicated and too much work for me, but I’m writing down everything that I eat and drink. I’m also going to start with working out 2 times a week. I don’t want to start out with too much and end up quitting. My work outs will vary every time. I’ll do some Xbox Kinect stuff, some Yoga, some workout DVDs and then just walking more. I am not telling anyone to do what I do or saying that what I’m going to be doing is the right way. It’s just what I’m doing and I wanted to share. Maybe I'll even inspire a few people to come on this journey with me. =)
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