Update :)

Oh Monday how I loathe thee!!! Ok ok I know… once again it has been a while since I have written, but I thought I would update everyone on what is going on. First, I am not sure why I say “everyone” cause in all reality I have maybe 10 ppl that signed up to read my blogs and I have no idea how many of them actually read them on an ever semi-regular basis. This is okay though because if anything I am using these blogs as something that I personally can look back on and see what I was doing or thinking at that point in my journey.

Things are looking great! In fact, better than they have in a very very long time! I am down a total of 15.4 lbs from January 25th.

1st weigh in – January 25th
2nd weigh in – January 30th – down 5.2 lbs
3rd weigh in – February 6th – down 5.2 lbs
4th weigh in – February 13th – down 2.4 lbs
5th weigh in – February 20th – down 2.2 lbs

I am super happy with my progress so far and I am well aware that from this point forward the weigh loss will/should slow down. I am aiming for anything better 1-2 lbs per week from this point forward. With the amount of weight that I have to lose, this will be a long and tough battle, but at the same time I GOT THIS! Someone said to me yesterday, I know its hard and I couldn’t help but say back, yes, but no at the same time it isn’t. Now let me explain what I mean. I will be the first one to admit YES it is INSANELY difficult to lose weight, ESPECIALLY when you have a lot to lose like myself, ESPECIALLY when you have been yo-yo dieting since you were 12… (Side note: I am 24! FOR HALF OF MY LIFE I HAVE BEEN DIETING!!!!!!!!!!!!! How depressing is that) so yes, obviously this is hard! But at the same time it doesn’t have to be as hard as some ppl make it out to be. Weight loss is very simple when you think about it and the difficult part is re-programming your mind to suit. Its as simple as calories in versus calories out.. You consume fewer calories than your body burns in a day and you will lose weight. So it’s all about thinking straight and knowing what you want, how you want it and always have an action plan. I totally got this and once again it only took me 12 years to realize it WTF! lol but when you got it you got and when its your time its your time! I will not go another year saying “I lived half of my life dieting” I am going to get to goal (and that may take me more than a year) but I will get there and I will make this a change in my life and not just another fad diet that I am TRYING it is something I am DOING :)

On my average day I consume anywhere between 1500 – 2000 calories and burn anywhere between 3000 – 4000… I find I do naturally eat more calories on the weekend, but never over maintain calories and at the same time I burn much more calories on the weekends too generally speaking. On most weeks I am noticing about a 7000-8000 calorie deficit which is approx a 2 lb weight loss per week :) 3500 calories = 1 lb

One more thing before I go… I went and got myself a new tattoo and this tattoo is to be a constant reminder to stay healthy and never give up. The tat has 2 cherry blossom flowers with 5 petals each. Each petal represents 10 lbs lost or a goal reached. I am only colouring in the petals as I reach each of my goals therefore the tattoo will not be finished until I am there! :) I love this concept and as I mentioned it is a constant reminder of my new life and why I am doing this. It’s beautiful!

Well that is all for me today! I am actively posting YouTube videos again and also on twitter so please check me out there!

www.youtube.com/brookejh85
www.twitter.com/brookejh85

Thats all for today! I will try and post again this week or next! Thanks for reading and your support!

xx
Brooke