On the Brink of Something Smaller
I have accomplished some cool things in my life. I own a home, I have a loving relationship, I love my job and I am looking forward to my future. These are things I am proud of. There is one thing in my life I have struggled to keep in balance. My weight has fluctuated over the years and I have never hit my goal weight of 150lbs. Today I am setting out to change that.
This blog is an important part of my mission because I tend to get wrapped up in the everyday of my life and lose the structure that is vital to success. This blog is going to be my "goal buddy" by giving me a platform to sound off on the process and keep me accountable. My hope is that I will be able to go back and read these entries on days that are difficult and reinvigorate myself so that I can stay on track. If my journey can help someone else on theirs, I hope that this blog will serve as the link between me and anyone else that is working on becoming fit.
My "Trouble with the Curvy" stems partly from the fact that I genuinely love junk food. Sometimes I meet people that say "I'm not really a 'sweets' person" and I think they are food snobs because who doesn't love a friggin' whoopie pie? I grew up in a diner and love "comfort food" and french fries. Deep fry just about anything and I'll dunk it in ranch dressing and I'll eat it and I will LOVE it. This, clearly, needs to stop. As I already mentioned I'm also a big fan of the sugar and anything they make with it. I really love to bake and that has made it difficult to curb my sugar habit.
Those are my two biggest food challenges and I know with the right recipes I can ween myself off of these things and make them a treat. Ultimately I know that making them a treat will make me appreciate them more when I eat them. I read somewhere that when you eat foods regularly your body craves that kind of food. I will eventually get to a point where I crave a crisp apple instead of an apple crisp. With Pinterest and Google as my guides, I will set out to find and try new recipes that will taste amazing, help me lose and maintain a healthy weight, and I will share them on this blog. That will be the fun part!
This journey won't be all about food. Exercise is equally as important and I have tended to be the type of person that will only run if someone or something is chasing me... which hasn't been often in my life. I do want to be one of those people that finds a "high" at the gym and I have had spurts where I've tried to make this a fact. Thanks to Anytime Fitness in Fairfield, Maine I am going to succeed this time.
As a final note, I want to sign off each post with the day of the mission, my current weight, my mood, and a picture. Today is just the beginning of something beautiful.
<3 Katie
Day 1
212lbs
Optimistic
This blog is an important part of my mission because I tend to get wrapped up in the everyday of my life and lose the structure that is vital to success. This blog is going to be my "goal buddy" by giving me a platform to sound off on the process and keep me accountable. My hope is that I will be able to go back and read these entries on days that are difficult and reinvigorate myself so that I can stay on track. If my journey can help someone else on theirs, I hope that this blog will serve as the link between me and anyone else that is working on becoming fit.
My "Trouble with the Curvy" stems partly from the fact that I genuinely love junk food. Sometimes I meet people that say "I'm not really a 'sweets' person" and I think they are food snobs because who doesn't love a friggin' whoopie pie? I grew up in a diner and love "comfort food" and french fries. Deep fry just about anything and I'll dunk it in ranch dressing and I'll eat it and I will LOVE it. This, clearly, needs to stop. As I already mentioned I'm also a big fan of the sugar and anything they make with it. I really love to bake and that has made it difficult to curb my sugar habit.
Those are my two biggest food challenges and I know with the right recipes I can ween myself off of these things and make them a treat. Ultimately I know that making them a treat will make me appreciate them more when I eat them. I read somewhere that when you eat foods regularly your body craves that kind of food. I will eventually get to a point where I crave a crisp apple instead of an apple crisp. With Pinterest and Google as my guides, I will set out to find and try new recipes that will taste amazing, help me lose and maintain a healthy weight, and I will share them on this blog. That will be the fun part!
This journey won't be all about food. Exercise is equally as important and I have tended to be the type of person that will only run if someone or something is chasing me... which hasn't been often in my life. I do want to be one of those people that finds a "high" at the gym and I have had spurts where I've tried to make this a fact. Thanks to Anytime Fitness in Fairfield, Maine I am going to succeed this time.
As a final note, I want to sign off each post with the day of the mission, my current weight, my mood, and a picture. Today is just the beginning of something beautiful.
<3 Katie
Day 1
212lbs
Optimistic
Katie I love you and your beautiful no matter what size you are! Never forget that! On that note I know what its like to love myself but still need to feel comfortable within my skin. I wish you the best of luck in your journey and I cant wait to read every blog you post and see your journey!! Love you, Cousin Robyn :)
ReplyDeleteThank you! That really means a lot to me. I didn't even see this until I got finished publishing the next entry. You really deserve a special shout out too! <3 I am really excited to do this and I am even more excited that someone is actually reading this! I'll try to keep you entertained :)
DeleteYou are a beautiful and very brave woman!! I just came across you blog and am going to enjoy reading through all your posts. Best of luck with obtaining your goal! A tip or 2 I learned recently when it comes to cutting back on those junk foods we ALL love... (if you ever meet someone who doesnt love junk food, they should probly not be your friend :) First of all, if its not in the cupboard you cant eat it. If you're anything like me, your will power shutters in the face of chocolate and always backs down! Secondly, having a buddy to face this fear of giving up everything near and dear to our bellies is so much easier! Especially if it's the person you live with! However we all know that men usually can and will eat anything and everything they want so find a friend to give you the push you need to hit the gym or order that salad at lunch instead of the burger and fries :D Again good luck and I will be following!! Elisa
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