So, I have decided to start a blog.
This blog of mine is to document my journey to better fitness in 2013. Before I tell you much more, I’d like to tell you why I’m starting this blog.
Health and fitness has always been a struggle for me. Now, I am not obese but I am overweight and have been since high school. I’m about 25 to 30 pounds away from what medical science says I should weigh. (Probably way more according to that group of people who may or may not exist that makes us all feel like we should look like a super model but I'm not paying any attention to that.) Anyway, I know that I am not as healthy as I could be and I want to do better.
Now, I’ve tried this before and have failed. I’ve done really well at weight loss competitions but have gained weight back after the competitive drive is gone. I’ve tried to be moderate and “just make good choices” but I’m really good at convincing myself that “this one piece of cheesecake won’t hurt”, and now I’m trying to combine everything I’ve learned into a new plan and that plan is this blog. I want to be honest, brutally honest about this journey as I go through it. I’m not looking to be pretty or cute about any of this I’m going to be honest.
My first bit of honesty will be to admit that this isn’t only about health. I wish I could tell you that looking a certain way was not part of my agenda—it would be awesome if I was a better person than that, but I’m not. One reason I’m doing this is because I want to change the way my body looks. This isn’t my first or only reason but it is the reason I’m most ashamed of so I’m getting it out of the way. I want to wear a strapless dress and a bikini. There. I’ve said it. I know that this will make me not only look better but also I want to be better. I’m hoping by getting this part of my life where I want it, I can become a better person in the process.
The other reasons are that I want to feel better, I want to be in shape, I want to complete this goal, and I want to figure out how to live without thinking about food so much. The biggest reason for this blog is that I want to conquer food the right way. I want to enjoy good food the right way. My general problem with food is, I eat when I’m happy, I eat when I’m bored, I eat when I’m sad and I would like to only eat when I’m hungry. I’m hoping by being very detailed and honest about my journey I can figure this whole thing out and if I help someone along the way, provided they don’t get super bored by my logging everything I do, then awesome.
It helps me achieve a goal when I have to answer to someone, so I am answering to you.
Thank you for being a part of my journey.
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