In the beginning... or January 9, 2012

On January 1, 2012, I committed to a journey of becoming a healthier me. Not skinnier, not smaller, not sexier... but healthier. My vital signs and blood work were all in great shape, but my weight and BMI were showing overly obese. I wanted to change that, I needed to change that so I came up with a plan, an action, and started it on January 9, 2012. Why January 9, 2012 you may wonder, because that's when the spring semester started and that's when my real schedule would come into play.

The plan- eat healthy, exercise, and keep a record of it all.

The action- First, I'd start off by walking every day for at least 30 minutes then eat healthy foods that I prepared at home. Second, I'd track my weight and measurements with photos weekly and put the first photos side by side with the new ones. So I did:

At this time I weighed in at 228.6 pounds, but I got to my heaviest weight of 235 pounds before anything began shedding in the pounds area. However, with walking daily the inches began to shed off and in week three I had already lost several inches:

By the end of 2012 I was down over 40 inches and over 25 pounds. My final 2012 photos are from January 9, 2013 the exact day for my first full year of this commitment to a healthier self. My first year saw a lot of ups and downs but I kept with it and ended the year with a result of a weight of 208.4 pounds (-27 pounds) and a total loss of -30.25 inches.

It's time to start into my second year of this commitment. If you are on the same path I wish you luck and hope that my blog helps you see that reality is healthy not skinny. It's knowing what matters most in your life (not a pant size of zero or two). 

YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL! LIVE A BEAUTIFUL HEALTHY LIFE!