Update on My Weight!

I came to my senses and realized that 25 pounds might be a little hard to lose. I'm not being negative or anything, but I was thinking about how skinny I would be. I don't want to be just skinny, I want to have definition. I want muscles, toning, and some kind of shape. So I talked to Kellen about it and we rephrased our challenge. We decided that whoever loses the most weight by January 1st wins. But the catch is, we have to lose at least 15 pounds. There is no penalty if we lose more, but I don't get my shopping spree if I don't lose 15 pounds. I still have to lose more than Kellen though, too.

Anyways, I have lost weight since I last blogged! I am now at 143! Woohoo! I have been working out everyday, well at least 4-5 times a week, I've been eating a lot healthier, and I've been tracking what I'm eating on an awesome app called MyFitnessPal. I love it! You type in all your info like weight, height, and age, then you type in your goal weight and it tells you how many calories you should eat in a day. Then you track what you eat, it tracks your calories, tells you how many calories you have left to eat, and when you track your exercise it add calories to your daily goal so you can eat more... Ohhh.. It's great. I love the app! It's even more motivating when you link up with friends, that way when you finish your daily entries, you know your friends will see how you were all day! It will make you more motivated because you want your friends to think you aren't lazy and eat a bunch of crap.

I think I am doing really well with my challenge. I'm actually surprising myself. I enjoy eating healthy and I love how working out makes me feel! I love having crappy days at work because it makes me want to work out even more (Which is everyday, I hate my job). It makes me in a better mood and I'm probably more tolerable for Kellen.

We are going to California next month, and I want to be at least 140 before we get there! 3 pounds in 2.5 weeks, I think that's doable. I might need to step it up a bit more, but I'm pretty sure I can do it. Its crazy to think that you really can eat whatever you want, candy, cake, chocolate, pie, and still lose weight. It's all about the portion size and not eating it everyday! That, for some reason, just blows my mind! I grew up thinking those things make you fat, but its not the food, its how much and often you eat the food! I haven't deprived myself of the fatty stuff, I just haven't been letting myself eat so much of it. Not that I did before, I'm just a lot more conscious about what I'm putting into my body.

I'm still so excited for my challenge and I hope to actually see improvement in my shape soon. I know it takes time, I'm just more of an instant results girl. Its hard for me to not think in my anorexic ways because I lost weight FAST! No, it wasn't healthy, but because I could see the results in just a few days, that's what made me want to keep doing what I was doing. I'm doing everything in my power not to starve myself, which is really hard for me to say and admit, but I want to be healthy this time around so I'm going to have to be patient with myself. I know results will come, as long as I'm doing what I should be.

Thanks again for reading this and supporting me!! Again, words of encouragement are greatly appreciated!

Love,
Talysa