In the spirit of "Fitness Journals" all over the blogging universe (i.e. Ali over at Your Heart Out and Angie over at Angie In Shape) I've decided to fess up and start my own little journal toward fitness. I can't afford a personal trainer to report to . . . so thanks to blogging I will hold myself accountable to you and to my new friends in Angie's program (join here - for free, silly!)Originally, I figured that I would have the cajones to post my current weight so that I would be embarrassed enough to actually stick to this and lose some poundage. However, it turns out I'm a wimp and can't put my fatness out there on display. I'm just not that confident. Strick that: I'm 5'7" and weigh 155 pounds. I hope that makes you all feel better.
So, let's just say that I would like to get to how I looked when David and I were dating (me - 15 pounds ago). Ideally, I would like to lose 25 pounds but I keep telling myself that it's not about the weight. According to my insurance health analysis, I'm still in the "healthy weight range" - seriously by 1 pound. For my height, I should be anywhere between 130 - 155 pounds. Yeah, pushing the envelope has always been one of my strong points . . . if only I could push myself onto the other end of those numbers . . .
If I lose 1 pound a week (starting this week - weighing in on Sunday), I can get to my goal weight by July 26th. Just in time for the family reunion in San Diego! Here are my goals:
- Lose at least 15 pounds.
- Fit into my size 29 Chip & Pepper jeans.
- No swim shorts in the water.
Wish me luck!
P.S. If you want some great motivation to lose weight, send your picture to Weight View and see how you'll look 20 pounds lighter! It's pretty awesome and totally free. (First seen on Design Mom)
