Day 12

I worked out today and I'm glad to say that I no longer feel like dying as much afterwords so that means increase the amount of work I am doing. I also want to apologize for not writing a lot I am on winter break and blogging from my phone is pretty hard. I'm sure I have some typos. Tomorrow is new years eve and my family always has a party which means there will be a lot of food there. I am more confident that I can control myself. I'm excited for this new year and continuing my journey.

Day 11

Today I worked out and I am not as sore as I usually get because I am getting used to it which is good. My boyfriend kept trying to make me do more than I could so I told him to workout with me. He did and it was adorable. So I worked out more than usual. I drank a lot of water today which is good. I feel better before I used to drink nothing but juice. But I'm getting better at that.

Day 10

Yesterday I passed out so I forgot to write. It hard doing this because my boyfriend likes to eat out a lot.  so I try to make good choices when I am out its hard though we ordered pizza since I don't have a lot of food at my house I only had two slices out of the 4 I usually eat I also drank some water which is good. We went out to breakfast as well. We went to see the house that we are going to be moving into best year it was really exciting.

Day 9

Today was okay I had cereal for breakfast and I didn't eat anything until like 5 because my boyfriend wanted to go out to eat to Chili's so I wanted to save my calories for that. It was so hard to resist dessert but I am proud to say that I did it. I drank more water today and I feel my jeans fitting a bit loose compared to how they regularly fit me this makes me extremely happy and it gives me a push to keep going. We went bowling today and it was fun I didn't order any food because I know that I don't need it. I'm doing better with my self control and that really makes me happy.

Day 8

Today was difficult it really was we were out all day so there was choices to be made. Why must bad food taste sooo good. If it didn't this wouldn't be a problem. I didn't have time to workout today we were out all day. I just find it extremely hard to make good choices when I'm at home its just hard because I'm not in charge of the cooking and I cannot tell my mom that I wont want to eat her food I mean obviously I do so I wouldn't do that.  But I did have an extra 91 calories today. Its amazing how drinking pure water saves so many calories. Its something I didn't used to put much thought to. I'm glad I am now. Its also easier for me to remember to log what I eat which is good. I really love the app my fitness pal. Hopefully tomorrow goes better as I am going to my house where I go to college.

Day 7

Today was by far the hardest day of this journey. My family and I made tamales and champurrado which is a Mexican hot drink. I didn't do good with eating health today because to be honest I didn't do it at all I was thinking about what I was putting into my body but I didn't do much about it.  I love tamales so I knew I had to have some I mean I did help with everyrhink. Today was just tough. That's all I have to say.

Day 6

Today I worked out. It is also Christmas eve. My family has a tradition of celebrating Christmas on the 24 not the 25 so today was filled with food. My family made ribs, corn, bread, salad, and tamales. For dessert there was cupcakes, brownies and cake. Boy was it hard not to stuff my face. I served controlled portions for myself I only had one rib one bread and a good amount of corn. That's only because I love corn with a passion. I seriously could eat that all day. I ended up eating more corn than I possibly should have but I think that it is better that I over ate corn rather than lets say brownies or something. I did have one brownie though they were really small. I just didn't want to not have something sweet. I went over my calories by 200 that was because I also had pizza today. I went to work with my mom and that is what was there so yeah. I drank a lot of water today. I'm proud of myself for keeping that up. Starting to eat better during the holidays was definetly a bad idea.…

Day 5

Today is day 5 I had cereal for breakfast and then my mom made some delicious food which probably wasn't all that healthy and I really cant know the exact calories. I really cant say no to my mothers cooking. But I did something terrible my parents took my sisters and I to Mcdonalds I got what I could that didn't have as much calories I still felt bad though because I have been doing good. I drank water all day today except later in the day I had some tea which I don't think that is bad at all.  Tomorrow is gonna be hard my whole family gathers for a party on Christmas eve as that is when we celebrate Christmas. There is going to be a ton of food there. I'm starting to think that I should have started this journey in the beginning of next year after the holidays were over but I started now I cant stop. We will see how it goes tomorrow.

Day 4

Today is day four.  I am so proud of myself for drinking a lot of water. Yesterday at the restaurant I didn't order a lot of food I stuck to a small plate which was good and i skipped out on dessert which I never used to do. I went to the movies yesterday as well and I didn't order any snacks. It felt weird to me but I did it. I felt really good about myself. Today we went to my parents friends house and they had a ton of food.  I calculated on my fitness pal and I saw that I went over my daily calories by like 400 I feel terrible because I know I shouldn't have its just hard to calculate homemade food. I did some squats today. My legs are killing me. I feel good working out though. I do miss my boyfriend terribly though. I cant believe I have stuck to this four days already that's the longest I have as sad as it sounds even though I slipped up today I feel good because I was conscious about it and I knew what I was doing. Tomorrow I will do better about it.

Day 3

Today is day three I ate cereal for breakfast I've been really hungry because I've come home for Christmas. I'm scared to be home because coming from a Hispanic home my mom cooks a lot and feeds me a lot the food isn't always healthy. I'm gonna try my best to limit what I eat. It is gonna be hard though. My mom doesn't like when I limit myself too much even though she knows I'm trying to lose weight. My dad doesn't either. I will try my best though. Today is one of my closest friends birthday and we are going out to celebrate. I'm going to make a healthy choice at the restaurant . But I am going to have fun though. I worked out this morning and I am tired. I did some ab workouts.  Its hard still its going to be hard but I think I will get used to eating healthy.

Day Two

It is day two of my journey and I have to admit yesterday was hard as I am constantly snacking. I woke up really sore from working out yesterday from my thighs because of the squats. So today I am just going to do the other exercises that are for abs. yesterday while on Reddit someone suggested that I get the My Fitness Pal app and I did. This way I can keep track of how much calories I am putting into my body. I really like it so far it gives you reminders so you can remember to log what you are eating. Today for breakfast I had some cereal, this is the first time I actually use the portion size and let me just say that I am nowhere close to being full. I thought about eating something else but didn't because I live in a college house so most of the stuff that we have here is not healthy. Last night my boyfriend and I cooked dinner. We made beef stroganoff when my boyfriend was serving me I told him not to put a lot just about a cup as that is what the serving size is, but my boyfriend got kind of mad. He supports me and all but he doesn't like that I am limiting my calories so much. It’s just something that I have to do. Today we are going out to the movies to see American Hustle. At the movies I usually get an Icee and popcorn, Icee’s do not have a lot of calories so I will have that and a little bit of popcorn without butter. Its funny its only day 2 but I feel like giving up at times. I think that most people when they start their journey feel this way because it is not easy at all. Back when I was in my first year of high school I lost a lot of weight by using magnets. It was this weird thing but the thing is that it worked I lost 40 pounds in 2 months. This method was really unhealthy all I ate was tuna. So now I hate tuna. Anyways I was happy that I had lost the weight but I didn't look healthy sure I was skinny but I looked pale and weak which I was. As soon as I quit the diet and the magnets I started eating more foods and I gained weight. I was also in a bad relationship for two years which made me eat a lot as I am one of those people that eats their sadness away. That’s how I ended up at the weight I am now sadly. But I now have an amazing boyfriend and I have the motivation to lose weight. This time around though I am doing it the healthy way. Through diet and exercises because honestly is there any other way?  

Day One

Today I was laying in bed thinking about how I want to lose weight but I realized that I talked about this a lot but I never did anything about it. So I got up and decided to begin with the squat challenge. I took the easy one the one with the 30 squats on day one here is the picture below. I realized how out of shape I was because 30 squats were killing me! I decided to look in YouTube to find easy do at home workouts. Personally I do not like to go to the gym it intimidates me. I found this really easy 5 minute workout that I did today. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BL6l9xdm2zo Right now as I sit here typing this I am feeling the burn! I am going to try to do this daily. I also need to start drinking more water because I hardly drink any at all. So today begins the journey that I will take to achieve my goal to lose 80 pounds I am currently at my highest so my goal is 140. I am at the most I have ever weighed. I'm not going to go on a diet though because that is something that I know I will not be able to do, I love food so I am just going to stick to portion sizes and I am going to try to drink more water and make healthier choices. I will just count calories. Let the journey begin.

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