Today's the day when I start my 10 month journey of weight loss! I have been absolutely disgusted with any and all pictures of me and the size of clothes I've been wearing. In fact, I told David that I when he puts pictures of me up on his Facebook account, I don't want any of them to be recent ones. I'm not going to sugar coat anything in here, nor will I sugar coat any of my future posts about my progress...or lack of. (So don't try to tell me otherwise...I know what I look like) :) I've felt like this for a while and said that when David's cousin gets engaged, that would be my goal date. I have 3 reasons why I really want to lose weight and get into shape.
1 - We have a family reunion coming up in mid July. To all of my cousins out there, I've gotten FAT and don't want to be when we meet up again.
2 - David's cousin is getting married in August and I'd like to look good in the family pictures.
3 - I've always wanted to run in the Star light parade and this last year my nephew expressed interest in doing it too. How fun would it be to run it together in goofy costumes?? :)
Ok, I guess there's a 4th reason, too. To be healthy. Yes, I have a serious sweet tooth and any kind of carb is too irresistible for me. This is going to be a challenge for me but I've found quite a bit of support out there from all of my loved ones that I feel really good about making this happen.
They say it's good to write down your goals, so here it is:
My goal is to lose 50 lbs by mid July and in order to do that, I need to lose 5-7 lbs per month. Breaking it down has really helped. In the past when I've gotten "gung-ho" about losing weight, it stressed me out to see that I needed to lose so much to get to where I'd like to be. Breaking it down to a smaller number per month has given me more will power and confidence in myself to know that I CAN DO IT!
I'll be updating this thing once a week with my progress. This will just be for my benefit but if you'd like, keep checkin' up on me. :)
Today I weighed myself and took all of my measurements, which, I really don't want to share... :) Sorry. Wish me luck and stay tuned for next weeks post.
5 comments:
GOOD FOR YOU!!!! I stand behind you 100% and love ya!!!
Good luck Carrie! I'm cheering for you! . . .and checking back on the progress too.:)
Good for you...now if I could just get motivated, too!
Well, first off...I have no idea why you're disgusted...you are BEAUTIFUL!!! Anyone that looks at you instantly sees your beauty. But, healthy is a good thing...so...I'm checking back. You better be making progress!! :)
Good luck with this! You can do it! The first month is the hardest, just keep going. You can do it!
P.S. congrats on such a beautiful family, I haven't seen you guys since before you had kids! Hope all is well with you!
Christy Wheeler (Herbert)
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