Update :) Its been a while, but I am bak!

It has been a while since I have updated on here...

It took me a while, but I have finally got my ass in gear and I am actually doing this... and not just half ass, I am doin it! and loving it! I am eating lower calories EVERYDAY and working out at the gym AT LEAST 3 times a week with an intense workout and one with a personal trainer, who is also an old friend of mine from back in the day playing baseball, which is so much more fun having a friend as a PTthan a random :)

I weighed in at the beginning of the year at the largest I have ever been in my life! EVER! and instead of letting it upset me and go and eat more I decided to finally change things.

8 days ago I started a personal 21 day challenge. Experts say that it takes 21 days to make or break a habit, good or bad... so I made some goals for myself for 21 days. Those goals are consisting of, everyday I am eating around 1000 less calories per day than I am burning and aiming to burn at least 3000 calories every day. I am staying away from caffeine, fried foods, alcohol, all that stuff and I have DRAMATICALLY reduced my refined sugar intake as well, meaning I eat only whole grains and I have cut the sugar out of my diet 99%. I had a sweet tooth the other night and fruit wasnt cutting it so I had a 100 calorie aero bar AND shared it with Josh. Took that craving right away and I only ate about 70 cals! :) My other goal was to track my calories every day, one day a week I will not track my calories but I will STILL write down what I eat and still be accountable for what I ate that day. Last week that day for me was Saturday and although I didnt track calories and I ate out TWICE and went to the movies I STILL had a calorie deficit of 966 cals at least :) I am very proud of myself for the changes I have already made to be honest. I am even noticing that I am looking forward to the gym. Dont get me wrong there are times where I am like oooo it would be nice to go home and lay on my ass, but quickly I realize that the gym will make me feel MUCH better than the couch will :) My schedule last week was busy, but fun! This is what it looked like:

Monday - gym after work and did cardio
Tuesday - off day, but did house work and that totally broke a sweat :P
Wednesday - gym after work did cardio again (i was scared of the weight machines so figured I would stick to cardio until I met with the trainer to ensure I was doing the right things with the right form etc.
Thursday - off day finally just sat at home and did nothing :P
Friday - went out with some girlfriends for dinner... when they all ordered fries with their meals and booze to drink.. I ordered a lemon water and nachos with grilled chicken breast after making sure the nachos were baked not fried :) I didnt feel deprived, still had a treat, but stayed healthier and satisfied... BUT after dinner with the ladies I was already in Fergus and stopped by the gym on my way home for some intense cardio :) felt AWESOME!
Saturday - Personal Trainer appt. out for the day, visiting family, dinner, movie etc.
Sunday - shopping and running around the house
Monday - TODAY - Gym tonight after work :) Again my goal for this week is to go AT LEAST 3 times a week! which will have to be during the week because I am away this weekend.


So... will ALL that said, sorry for rambling but for once I can actually say I am giving this my all and making it a lifestyle change... changing my life to be healthier and trying to make this not seem like a diet :) My weight loss from Monday January 25th to Saturday January 30th was a loss of 5.2 lbs!!! Now the reasons it was only for 5 days was because I weighed in Monday morning as a starting point... and I weighed in on Saturday because that was the day I was starting my personal trainer so I wanted to have a weight at home to compare to the gym... plus weighing in on Saturday makes it easier for me to NOT binge and do stupid shit on the weekend :P

Anyways just wanted to share my update with everyone! I will come back as soon as I can... I am ALSO hoping to get back on youtube too! ASAP! Take care everyone!

xx