My Journey - An Introduction

I have reached the point in life that I can no longer just go to the gym and lose weight.  I now must be careful of what I eat and exercise.  In February 2017 I realized some how I was bigger than I have ever been in my whole life.  This may even include when I delivered my baby daughter in 2009 but I'm not positive.  I was sad and disappointed in myself.  It was then that I decided I needed to really make a change.

I started with an Advocare 24 Day Challenge, taking Spark and trying to eat clean.  I'm also in my second Advocare cleanse and have added Catalyst to my days.  When I did the 24 Day Challenge, I started tracking my calories using my fitness pal and quickly realized some of my "not so bad" food choices were really bad.  I read a post on Facebook or somewhere written by a girl who had lost something like 90 pounds.  I don't remember all of the details but I do remember her saying she found out that sugar was her enemy and protein was her friend.  From that day I tried to be diligent about not eating as much sugar and tried to make other good choices about my food intake.

In April I joined Weight Watchers Online.  Immediately I started searching for recipes and shopping for food that I know would help me change my eating lifestyle for the better.  My husband, who swears he needs to loose weight, has been very gracious in these months, always willing to try whatever I have cooked, liking it all, but still not having tried my favorite staple, zoodles.  As of today, I have lost 32 pounds.  It's really hard for me to see the loss, although some clothes are feeling a bit looser and many friends have commented that I look great.  I guess since I see myself every day and since it really seems a bit too good to be true and since I still mess up some days (like the ice cream I just had to have today) and because I know I have a long way to go, I'm trying not to get too excited!

My goal is to lose about 40 more pounds but I'd be happy to lose a couple a week.  There are about 28 more weeks in 2017 and if my math is right and I keep on the pace of a couple of pounds a week I'll be to my goal in 2018!

I know it's not God's plan for me to not take care of myself so each day I renew and ask God to guide me and strengthen me on this difficult journey.  If you're struggling to lose weight or to take better care of yourself I encourage you to join me!