Welcome!

Welcome to Skinny Dreams!

I’m a 20 something grad student that’s been struggling with what I’d preferably like to call “slow metabolism” for most of my life, hehe. I was really small when I was younger, and sometime during elementary school, my eating habits changed for the worse. I’m 5’7” and currently weigh 215 lbs (darn holidays ruined my 210 lb baseline) but I am determined to get to my goal weight!

Goal WEIGHT: 145 lbs Timeframe: 365 days

I picked the arbitrary goal weight of 145 lb because it’s a nice number pretty much smack in the middle of what a healthy BMI is for my height. I picked 1 year to make this happen because I always seem to use the excuse of doing better with my eating habits “tomorrow”. Well there have been plenty of tomorrows and I have yet to get to the weight I want to be. If I set a deadline (and put this journey on the net), I’ll be held more accountable for my progress!

The way we treat our bodies today will set the foundation for our health in the future! Although that philosophy is a lot easier to preach than live by, I’m going to put my money where my mouth is… as long as it’s in moderation!

Here are my goals:

* Eat as many raw vegetables and fruit as I want during the day
* Serving size for EVERYTHING: anything is fair game as long as it’s in moderation!
*Minimal, if any, candy/ice cream/cookies/treats but if indulged, always serving size [this has to be reiterated because I love sweets so much]
* Exercise at LEAST 5 times a week even if not intense
* Become best friends with 2 lb hand weights

I hope you enjoy the transformation! I know I sure will :D

Love,

Elizabeth