Blogoversary!

Haha! I just noticed how much clothing comes off as the fat came off ;)

Hey ya'll! Today is my 1 Year Blogging Anniversary where you all have been forced to read my rantings painfully for 365 days! Just kidding. Sort of. ;)

This all started because I was large. And I felt large. My sister and I agreed that you know you're done when you get ready and are trying to look nice, and only to find that you look like a nicer-fat version of yourself.



And I was just done. Done being fat. Done letting food dictate my whole life. 

I did most of my nutritional work through Weight Watchers and I really blame my success on them. Awesome program. They really teach you how to eat correctly and healthfully. I advocate them to anyone. But eventually you come to a point where you need an exercise boost. So eventually I started doing cardio every day and then mixed in weights and mixed in some yoga to spice everything up!



One year ago today I was 140 lbs, down 35 lbs already. Today, I am 121 lbs. Down a total of 54 lbs.

PS-This weekend was very full but I finally got to some pushups! Yesterday (being hungover as I was), I pumped out 40 in my last set (meaning I had already done 88 pushups, and then 40 was failure)... And it was only 40 because I was hungover.

In the last year:

-I have lost 19 lbs of fat

-Met the love of my life, Patrick... Moved in with him and moved into a nice new home with him

-Paid off half my debt 

-Had a puppy

-Put on 8 lbs of muscle

 This next year I want to:

-Be able to run 7 miles (I'm almost at 3 right now, I said it before and I'll say it again, I'm not a runner)

-Be able to do 4 sets of 10 unassisted pullups (pyramids 3x a week, and I believe the pushups training is helping)

-Be able to do 100 straight pushups (already on my way!)

-16% body fat in off-season

-Compete once (July or October?)

-Complete a 60 day yoga challenge (my 1st 30 day is planned for May)

-Undecided: Become a yoga teacher :) ... This WILL happen, just not certain that it will be this year.

 ... And those are just my athletic goals! 



But looking back, a few of these have BEEN goals for quite a while! The body fat has been a goal, and doing a yoga challenge has been a goal... It is time to start laying it down and figuring out why I haven't achieved those!  OR! Not thinking and just doing!

The reality is no one is going to give me these accomplishments. I have to get them. It isn't free and I need to quit training like it is. :)

Happy Blogoversary everyone! I am so excited to have so many followers who are interested in my journey and what I have to say. I appreciate all of your input, encouragement, and warmth!