A New Approach

I have decided to make a weight loss blog in order to track my progress. I haven't been doing this long, but I feel like I need to make some changes in my life, so I'm starting with becoming healthier and treating my body the way it has deserved to be treated for a long time. I can't really remember a time where I was truly satisfied with my appearance, I never really considered myself fat, but I was never really skinny either. I'm a small girl, but unfortunately was not blessed with the small weight that most girls are when they are such a short stature. The lowest I ever remember weighing was ninety four lbs. when I was about thirteen years old. This changed shortly when I got an insulin pump, I gained twenty pounds in just a few short months. From then on I have always wanted to be thinner, but have not done much about it.

Since I got a drivers license I have lived a gluttonous and sedentary lifestyle. I don't enjoy running, and i am nowhere near sports coordinated, so i wasn't active in the slightest. My eating habits were even worse. I indulged on fast food several times a week and when I did get home cooked meals, they were rarely ever anything that wasn't processed or came out of a bag.

So why am I wanting to change all of this now? I'm nineteen years old and I have weighed the most I have in my entire life. I'm unhappy with the way I look and I know I need to be living a healthier lifestyle. So I figured it's better to start sooner than later, and this time I am really determined to do this. To finally have a body i am proud of, to be comfortable in my own skin, to not cringe at the number on the scale, to finally be able to wear a bikini and short shorts and rock them, to not be the fat friend, and for the first time in my life be healthy and happy.

So here is what I plan to do. starting TODAY, I am eating zero fast food. I will try to eat the cleanest, unprocessed foods i can. I am committing one hour each day to work out. and as hard as it is going to be for me, I am trying to eliminate diet coke out of my diet. i will stick to water. This is going to be a tough journey, but i can do it, and the pay off will be greater than any food has ever tasted. I'm doing this the healthy way though, and I cannot tell you how excited I am for the end results. My ultimate goal is to shed twenty five to thirty lbs. It will be a challenge, but it's my body, and it's finally time to take control and be confident in the person I know I can be. one fifteen, here i come.