Well 2010 ended with a bang, I'm still "fat" (I really don't like that word), but I'm taking strides to be healthier and happier with life in general. I wanted to use this blog entry to review last years successes/failures and give you an update on 2011 successes thus far.
You can look at the other blogs to see the details of my past year, but to sum it up in 5 or less sentences...I started in July with a 10 day cleanse, in which I lost 10 pounds and gained all of that back by the end of August. I started weight watchers and blogging in August. I used weight watchers about 60% of the time and as a result I lost a whopping 5 lbs, of which I'd gained all back by November. I started exercising in September or October and I was fairly consistent with that. The only problem was the more I exercised the more I ate, funny how that works.
I rounded out the year at the exact weight that I was when I started this junk back in July...Now I'm going to go out on a limb and do this against my better judgment, but I believe this will help motivate me. As for most women our weight like our age is a sacred unmentionable that immediately renders death if a person squeals. I'm not embarrassed about my actual weight, it's just that I look a lot smaller than I actually am. So I'm sure you'll be surprised to learn that I weigh...well let's wait till the end to give you that :).
Now 2011 I started off by quitting weight watchers, I mean I wasn't really following it anyway. Beyond that this is an awesome year for me already. We've been watching a show on MTV "I Used To Be Fat" and this show is a major motivator. So much so that after watching the first episode we (my hubby and I) set a goal of 116 days of intense exercise and a 100% change in our diet. Our goal is to lose 58 lbs in 116 days. We work out at 5am daily and so far we've only missed 2 days of exercise each and we're on day 96 (we're counting down). We also started a vlog that we'll post after the 116 days so that you can physically see our journey. We weigh in every 10 days and in the first weigh in I was down 3 lbs, which is pretty good for working out a little over 2 weeks. When we started I weighed 258 lbs and now I weigh 255 lbs! I'm excited because finally this year, I will lose my weight all because I CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST WHO STRENGTHENS ME!!!!!!
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And remember if you're a fat chic like me stay motivated, be encouraged, and know that inside of every fat chic is a skinny chic waiting to come out.
