A Fresh Start....

Yesterday was my turning point, it's was the day that I decided to wipe the slate clean and start fresh.

I attend the Biggest Mover Kick Off and while I was in line to have my "Before" picture taken, a fellow mover walked by me and said "there, the worst part was over". I asked her "the worst part?" And she was like "Yeah, having my picture taken." Now don't get me wrong, I know some people hate having their picture taken but to me that wasn't the worst part....the worst part for me is when I had to get on that scale and see that even though I had worked my behind off for the past two years, that I did indeed slack off in some of my workouts and gained some of the weight back! Even though my starting weight was a pound lower than what I wrote on the sheet (yeah! I actually managed to loose something, even if it was just a pound), it's still higher than where I was in May 2011 and not where I want to be. I starting to wonder if I'll ever see my goal weight or if it'll just be a number that I dream of..........

Anyways, like I said yesterday was my turning point. I managed to squeeze in a workout (1 hour and 15 minutes) even though part of me almost said "Heck with working out, it's Saturday...take the day off", I've been doing that far to often lately and knew that today I could not slack!.

On top of attending the Biggest Mover Kick Off to get myself ready to start this crazy journey of trying to reach my goal weight, Friday night I finally sat down and watched the first two episodes for the Biggest Loser and I have to say that I'm excited for this season. Not only am I happy that Jillian is back (don't get me  wrong I like Dolvett and I LOVE Bob....there's just something about Jillian screaming in your face and telling you what you really don't want to hear, that I just love) but I'm also happy that this season they're tackling the issue of "Childhood Obesity"! This isn't something that most people are comfortable talking about but unfortunately it's far to real for us to ignore. As someone who grew up overweight, I know exactly how these kids are feeling and what they're going through and I couldn't be more proud of them! I'm really looking forward to seeing how this season turns out :)

So, here's to new beginnings and fresh starts! During the next 12 weeks (10 with my trainer and 2 on my own) I WILL NOT slack in my workouts! I WILL not only work out with my trainer two times a week (and possibly put through hell!) but I WILL make it to the gym and/or a fitness class at least 3 other times a week, even if that means I have to drag myself out of bed.....I WILL DO IT!!!!

I'm hoping that by the time my 12 weeks is up, I've lost something besides time! I hoping for at least 10 lbs (although I would be really happy if I could loose 20 lbs but I'm not going to stress about it, stressing would just cause me to want to eat more and that would defeat the purpose of me doing all of this hard work!). So, here's to the next 12 weeks....wish me luck!