I knew I needed to quit cigarettes, but I was deathly afraid of putting on more weight...so I partnered up with my neighbor (we shall call her Ms. New Booty) and we started walking a few times a week. It was awesome, but we needed more...so my friend Jeff hooked me up with a Snap Fitness membership. Ms. New Booty and I went to the gym every chance we could, it was awesome...then, Jeff quit and *poof* my fitness membership hookup was gone. By this time I had decided that getting fit was something that I was willing to invest time and money into...who has extra money for a $20/month gym membership, right? BUT - I wasn't smoking anymore and that cost WAY more than $20/month. No excuses - especially since I was seeing results and had already lost 10 pounds.
I decided to keep up the exercise and eating right and also made a long term goal for myself - lose 80 pounds. 80 pounds! Holy cow, that sounds like a lot, right? It really isn't though...after I lose the 80 pounds I will be where I was when I got married. I really don't think that's unrealistic or unhealthy. See, I turned 30 in 2011 and that is something I can't change...I can't turn back time, but I can (and will) control my weight and level of fitness.
Once I reach my goal, I have also decided to reward myself with a new tattoo. I plan on getting a feather on my right bicep with the words "she believed she could - so she did" wrapped around it or intertwined with it somehow. The possibility of some new, totally bitchin' ink is my carrot dangling in front of myself. I cannot WAIT to get this tattoo and I cannot WAIT to post pictures of it here within the next year.
Thanks for reading - I really appreciate all the support and motivation from all of you. Thank you for keeping me accountable! xoxo
