Month 1... Done!

Okay, lets be honest. Blogging about the good stuff is great! Blogging about the setbacks? Um, not so great. But I want this to be a real & honest journey. I so wish I could be writing that I am right on track & I am doing perfectly. But that is not reality. Losing weight is hard. With all these fad diets, pills, shots, 5 min abs, lose 10 lbs in 48 hours, ect, ect, ect, our society is creating false hope for people & thus, only contributing to the obesity and 'out-of-shape' epidemic.


I weighed in the other day on my 1 month mark.

The positives: I lost 3.6 lbs!

The negatives: My goal was 8 lbs.

Here are my thoughts:

This isn't the Easy Highway, Honey!: I really thought this would be easier. I started exercising 3-5 times per week, eating a little bit better, drinking more water. Now, these are all great but it just isn't enough. If I was wanting to maintain my weight, I think the steps I have taken would do just that. But I am trying to lose this weight.... forever (Unless I ever decide to get get preggers again. Not like I planned the first one but you catch my drift).

What do you mean when you say stricter diet?: I have made huge changes, massive! Okay, maybe not massive. I really thought that with all my exercising, I could allow myself a few unhealthy meals a week. Sorry Sista! Eating sweets and snacks late at night was easy and the weight just grew on my hips without a worry but it is going to take some work to get these lbs off my not so flat abs.

Let the positives push you & the negatives motivate you: I started January, running or biking for 30 minutes in the cinema room at Gold's Gym. Today, I ran 6 (that was not a typo), 6 miles in 55 minutes in the main cardio area and finished my workout with 15 minutes of abs! Can you say improvement! I am so proud of myself! I have NEVER, even in my best of days, ran 6 miles straight! Okay so maybe I have room to learn and I still have a lot of changes to make but I am going to pat myself on the back for that one.

What goes up, must come down... but can go back up?: At one point this month I weight 174. That was a 6.7lb loss! So how did I gain back those 3? Hmmm... maybe my scale is broken? Look, I had a few weeks that were better than others. Now I just need to learn how to keep the good ones going continually.

Time is on my side: 1 month down and 5 to go (till my 6 month mark). I still have plenty of time! I got this!

So, as I continue this journey to a healthier (and sexier) new me, I can say at 1 month, I am proud of myself for how far I have come and am ready to learn from what didn't work in month 1 and make some changes for month 2, so I can get those lbs down a little more.

I have been trying to lose this weight for over 4 years... this is it... I feel it.

Healthy Wishes,

Alex