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Saturday, July 27, 2013

My tools

Upon waking up this morning I decided to take my starting weight, 179.6 lbs. Not too bad, my "goal weight" is 140 lbs. I use quotations because my weight really isn't my main focus, it just a means to an end. I want to look healthy, lean and muscular.  So if my body looks toned and kick ass at 150lbs, I won't be crying about it!
One of my main struggles the past 6 months in wanting to look and feel better is knowing that a low calorie and active lifestyle would get me there, but dreading eating bland tasting, overly processed low calorie foods. So, fingers crossed here, I've decided to blend together clean eating, raw eating and real eating in hopes that actually feeding my body things it loves and enjoys will result in my being less hungry all the time and more full after meals. Veggies, Fruits and Lean meats...here I come!
So on my shopping trip today I looked for real, unprocessed and raw foods to fill my cart. We are on a pretty tight budget with saving for the wedding and all that fun stuff so I hit up 3 different stores to get the best deals. I guess for the time being we will work to achieve 75% clean/raw and 25% everything else. 

Our Local Health food store
Veganaise
Chia Seeds
Apple Cider Vinegar
Quinoa 

99 Cent store (my secret weapon)
Various tomatoes (grape & heirloom)
Greek yogurt (79cents each what????)
eggs
a few different canned goods

Raley's
2 Whole chickens ( 89 cents a lbs OMG)
Produce
Fancy Chesse
Sanwhich thins
Soy Milk
Fresh flowers to brighten my days

Now this isn't a complete list of course, but who cares about my shopping list really?

So apart from diet I'll share my other tools in this get fit journey!
My work out accountability calendar. I am hoping to do 2 workouts each day, AM & PM. My Jillian Michael's  DVDs (yoga, abs, and get ripped in 30), my weights and my running shoes! 
And of course my biggest inspiration, looking awesome on my wedding day! Oh, PS we're getting hitched in Disneyland! 



My hopes are to work out 6 days a week, I mean why not, it makes me feel amazing whenever I do, even though it means getting off my comfy couch. 


Weight: 179.6
Pant Size: 14
Shirt Size: L-XL
And I thought I had a measuring tape for inches but....I don't! 

I am not ready just yet to post my before photos, just a little too reveling, but below is a pic of me from 2 or 3 years ago and a recent photo. You can see how much my face has filled out and hopefully that will change soon! I would say in the past 3 years I've gained 40 lbs. 
                                      Then                                                                           Now





Friday, July 26, 2013

Let's get this party started......

Well, I am the girl who NEVER finished anything she starts. I get all kinds of pumped up then tend to fizzle out a few weeks in. Not this time! No way!
Seven months ago, an absolutely amazing thing happened. I got engaged, to an amazing man. Handsome, funny, and totally supportive! So seven months ago we set a wedding date, 12/13/13. Great, a whole year to plan, get in shape and get everything in order. So as I sit here typing this, almost everything is in order, everything except I haven't lost a pound or toned a single muscle. Not a single one! I have been on and off dieting and exercising, but with no real plan or commitment, so obviously there has been no real progress.
I cannot let this happen. I cannot continue feeling badly about myself, or dreading the fact that I WILL NOT look how I want to on the most special day in my life so far.
It's crunch time, it's time I get off my somewhat lazy butt and change things. I have 4 months to make as much progress as possible.
I'm not sure if anyone besides me will every see this little documentary of my journey but either way I am holding myself accountable.
I CAN DO THIS!

My life is great! Now it's time for me to feel great too!
So I will chronicle my goals, weight, before and after photos, meals, exercise plans, measurements and whatever else seems to fall in line with my very ambitious, but totally attainable goal of getting fit in only 4 months!
Me and my oh so handsome fiance
Our pup Leia

Me....eating of course

Our other pup Vader

So that's about it.....for now!