Day 1 & 215 pounds!

Yes unfortunately it's true. I double checked on the scale to be certain. I wouldn't be so upset about it had I not lost close to 15 lbs last year. I started out last year at about 220 and got down to 205ish and I guess after becoming more lax about my eating habits, those 10 lbs snuck back up on me =/ It's okay though because, I'm starting fresh with a new state of mind!

It might not be the best to say I have "skinny dreams," because in actuality I really just want to be healthy! I definitely wouldn't mind being on the slender side for a change, which would also make sure I didn't end up with some chronic disease that I don't want to manage for the rest of my life. I have enough things to be concerned with and I'm tired of obesity being one of them!

I did pretty well with my eating habits yesterday (just to get the ball rolling since my first official day is today) and today! Skipped the chips at Subway for a yogurt ;) It's all about the small steps because they add up. I'm excited about how this will all turn out!

Since I'm too chicken to show a picture of my real body, I decided to create a before and after on My Virtual Model so that I can see what exactly my goal looks like. Just a little extra motivation for myself. As the weight comes off, I'll post updated pictures :)

By the way, special thanks to one of my BFF's, Megan, for helping me with this blog. [You can check her blog out through the link on my blog roll.] I can truly see how blogging could be a full time job if you let it be.


Love,
Elizabeth