Weeks Two and Three

As it turns out, not posting last week doesn't really matter, as the pound I lost, I regained. The days of simply reducing intake and having significant weight loss are over (I knew this, but if I haven't mentioned it before, I'm verra verra lazy.) So, week four will consist of working out. I bought Just Dance 2 a few weeks ago and have done a couple of songs. HOLY SHIT! How did I used to dance all night? Oh, right? I was fifteen years younger. ::facepalm::

So, I'll report back next week on what and how I did. Also, I'm craving McDonald's French Fries so bad, I could weep. I'm gonna blame Supermoon.

Week One

It was an okay week. My major goal was to cut out a few bad habits, and I think I did fairly well. When I got on the scale this morning I weighed 208.4. Almost five pounds. Not bad, but I'm sure most of that is water-weight due to stopping one of the bad habits, my beloved sunflower seeds. Salt on the shells is a bitch, but they are also chocked full of calories.

I've decided to try a 1600 calorie a day diet to see how that works and this week I hope to add in some exercise. I had a cold for most of this week, so that was a no-go.

One thing I did notice is that eating healthier isn't cheap. I think I'm going to check out some of Jaime Oliver's stuff, because I know he did that show recently and any help I can get in making tasty, healthy food and not going bankrupt in the process is a win in my book.

It's an Honest Start

I just went through the very demoralizing task of weighing and measuring myself for the start of my 39X39 journey. Today I start my goal of losing thirty-nine pounds by my thirty-ninth birthday.

I'm terrible at exercising and accountability, so in an effort to make my self actually do this VERY NECESSARY thing for myself, I started this blog. Some of you know me personally and I hope that you join my team of supporters and ass-kickers, as I really do need to drop this weight.

It has become painfully (no really, it is painful--my knees and back ache constantly) obvious to me that my weight has been headed in a very wrong direction for sometime, but I'm one of the laziest people ever, and, as such, I've done nothing about it.

I'm 6" tall so I get a lot of "You're not fat!," but yes, yes I am. Here are the (rough to admit) numbers:

I weigh 213 pounds. I have a 43 inch bust line and my waist and my hips both measure at 42 inches.

What does that look like? It looks like this:

Not very pretty, right? Well, I'm hoping to change that and, if you're so inclined, you can follow me on this journey.

I plan on posting once a week with a summary of my activity and any results. If I find tips worth sharing I'll be sure to add them in.