So, I'm writing this blog to announce my goal. To lose weight. Yeah, I know it's the beginning of a new year, so a lot of people declare they want to lose weight. I'm not doing it so much for the new year, but for my birthday. Thankfully, I'm a March baby so I get extra motivation to just get this done!
But, there is a back story to this which begins in 2007. In September of 2007, I competed in my last pageant- Miss South OKC. At the time, I had no idea that would be my last time to compete on stage(and oh how I miss that feeling). I had every intention to return to Kansas after that weekend and win my crown and head to the Miss Kansas stage the following summer. However, fate took my life on a drastic turn. Looking back now, I'm okay with the path that my life was to follow, because as much as I loved competing, this new life brought a lot of questions about my preparedness for the future. I was not prepared for my future at all. I was simply coasting through my life.
Why am I bringing this up? I'm bringing it up because in pageant world there is a requirement to be in shape-excellent shape. I look back all the time and realize that I went from competing on stage in a swimsuit that September to barely able to fit into a pair of size 14 jeans. Oh. My. Gosh. Although there is a perfectly logical explanation, and my close friends know this, I realized last year that it was time to stop feeling sorry for myself. I happily ended a 2 year mentally and physically abusive relationship and started living my life again. However, during that relationship I had no motivation at all to feel good about myself again. In September of 2009 I realized that I needed to do something about the weight I have been carrying around. I started exercising, but not much.
Over the past year I have battled with Generalized Anxiety Disorder and at the moment I feel like it's finally under control. What else can be missing?!? The only thing I'm missing is feeling great about myself every day. So this week I've started my journey/countdown to March-my birthday!
The Plan: 45 minutes of cardio 5 times a week & 30 minutes of weights 3 times a week. Being a vegetarian, the eating thing is the hardest part because I'm constantly eating carbs. For this I'm doing the slim-fast plan. 2 shakes a day, 1 500 calorie meal, and fruits/snacks throughout the day. For my meal I chose veggie burgers, weight watchers meals, and lean cuisines.
Now I won't be using this blog as a "dieters blog" but I will frequently update about my progress.
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