Day 1

Yesterday I started my weight-loss journey...

Started off by having breakfast with John at Blackstone! I had 2 eggs basted, 2 pieces of whole wheat toast, 3 strips of crispy bacon and a large glass of orange juice. Yum!

To help with my weight-loss I take CTS360 from Complete Nutrition with all of my meals. So, with my breakfast I take my multivitamin, a metabolism booster, and a fat booster. I also feel like I have more energy after I take them.

After breakfast we stopped at Planet Fitness and got our Black Card Membership. It's only 19.99 a month and gives us full access to everything they have to offer. Which is really nice a really good value! There is a ton of equipment to use, classes to take, free training, tanning, red light therapy, and massage chairs! Also the locker rooms are really nice and my favorite part about the place is the Judgement Free Zone! I feel comfortable when I work out there.

Once we got our membership and a tour of the place we headed next door to Copps to do some much needed grocery shopping! We got a lot of healthy things by mostly sticking to the outside perimeter of the store. Then we headed home with our groceries and put them away. Once that was done we packed out gym bags and headed back to Planet Fitness to work out.

Not sure what John did but I'll quickly go over what I did.

I found online this Couch to 5k workout online. John's friends in Colorado were talking about it the week before when we were out there. It's an endurance builder for people who have never run before or don't like to run, a.k.a. me!

What it is is you start by briskly walking for 5 minutes, which i found to be about 3 to 3.5 mph on the treadmill. After that 5 minutes you run for 1 minute then walk for 1.5 minutes then repeat. Until you get to the 25 minute mark where you cool down. The whole process takes about 9 weeks if you stick to it, but you should be able to run a 5k by the end of it! Plus cardio is really good for boosting your metabolism and heart health!

After I did that I did a few weight lifting machines to working on my thighs, arms and stomach. I felt real good about myself once I was all done! In the locker room was a scale so reluctantly I stepped on it. And I weighted 237.4 lbs. This the most I've ever weighted in my entire life. I know it's gonna take a lot of hard work but like I've said, I'm up for the challenge.

After showering we headed home and had lunch. I had two pieces of string cheese, an apple, and some sugar snap peas. I LOVE sugar snap peas...I'm addicted! Can't wait for the farmers market so I can get more of them, but a whole heck of a lot cheaper! Yum! And with lunch I took the same pill but not my multi-vitamin.

John then headed off to work and I met up with my sister for coffee at Starbucks and pedicures! I love spending that time with her! After that I ran home since John forgot the store keys at home and was closing last night and I quickly made myself some lunch. We both had Turkey Pastrami sandwiches with reduced fat swiss cheese on whole wheat bread. Yummy! I wasn't sure I would like it, but I was nummy! I also had a bottle of water, another piece of string cheese and some red grapes.

Then he headed back to work and I headed back home. Where I watched a little bit of tv and posted the before blog about getting started. Then before bed I took my night boosting pill and fat burning pills. The night pill helps you stay asleep once you fall asleep, but it won't make you sleepy.

So overall yesterday was a good day and I'm definetly feeling a little sore today.

Well I think I've rambled enough for now.

your's truly,

Tamara

xoxoxo

And so it begins....

So, today I started my weight-loss challenge....

I've really let myself go since I graduated high school...

Most of my weight was caused by moving out on my own for the first time. Not really know how to cook or even really wanting to learn to cook. I started eating a lot of garbage. I was eating out a lot, only eating boxed meals, or making easy starchy foods.

Plus I had a lot of stress as well. I was trying to plan a wedding by myself to my ex-fiance, was out of work for 2 months shortly after moving out, trying to pay out bills, etc. There's a lot more that I could mention but I don't want to make it sound like it was all his fault, but a lot of my stress came from him. Which ultimately lead to the end of us.

During high school I normally weighed right around 165, which I was really happy about. My dad always encouraged me to lose a little more weight and tone up, but I was comfortable with me. Plus in high school I was really active! I was in marching band, band, choir, and theatre. During that time I also had an after school job and hung out with my friends on the weekends!

After high school I moved in with my mom to save money while going to college. Which meant instead of only seeing my brother's and sisters on the weekends and a few weeks in a row during the summer they were there 24/7. That was something I wasn't used to and they were always around and in my room and my stuff. So I did put on the freshman 15. Even putting on those 15 pounds I was still pretty comfortable with myself.

But most of my weight was put on during my last relationship which I've already mentioned. Which put me at 220 lbs. and absolutely no self esteem to do anything about it. Even after the relationship ended and I moved back in with my mom at the age of 22, I still was lacking the self esteem to do anything. Plus I started drinking more and going out with my friends.

After a year of living with my mom I started to look for full time jobs that summer. I really wanted to move out and be on my own. Not like I didn't want to do this before but I was becoming more financially sound but my part time job couldn't guarantee me the hours to support myself. So, I eventually found on in good old Fondy! I got the job in the beginning of August.

That's when I met my fiance, John. I've known him for the past 3 years as one of my department heads. He was a nice guy but I never ever thought I would end up with him, but I am sooo glad I did! He is the best thing that has ever happened to me. The only bad part was he was in Green Bay and my new job was in Fondy, but we made it work. Since I didn't want to burn any bridges, I continued to work for Home Depot on the weekends with John and worked at Charter during the week.

I have never met someone so incredibly sweet and romantic! He would buy me cards tell me how much he cared about me, and even wrote me a few letters. I also received flowers on numerous occasions just because. The only bad thing, which is a really good thing, is that he is an AMAZING cook! So with his cooking skills and my new job, which caused me to sit all the time instead of stand, I put on a little more weight. But I was countering that with working out at the "Y" a few days a week.

But about a month ago I was fired from my full time job due to mostly being sick 2 major times, even though I had doctor's excuses. Which I ended up moving back up to Green Bay and living full time with John. So during the last month not doing anything at all and eating John's amazing food I packed on about another 15lbs.

Now that's all going to change though hopefully. Today we joined Planet Fitness! We are going to try and workout for at least 30 minutes a day if not more! We are also going to try eating better! We bought a lot of fresh foods and we'll buy even more once the Broadway Farmer's markets starts next week! I'm so excited! I love the Farmer's Market on Broadway!

My 6 month goal is to try and be back down to 180. Ultimately I would LOVE to be back around 160 or even better 150. I know it's not going to be easy and I have to go if I want to see any results. But as long as John come with me everyday I know we can do it together!

I'm so excited to fit back in to my old clothes. I know it's going to be a while so I'm just taking it one day at a time. I'm the kind of person who is unhappy if I don't see results right away. But I know this is going to take time.

So just as a heads up, I'm going to put up weekly pictures of myself. You may want to closes your eyes! Ha ha ha! Not anything bad, just me in my workout clothes. I want to have a record like new mom's do when they are pregnant with there children. I love to see if I could really see any changes from week to week 6 months down the road!

Ok, I think I'm about done for this post.

I know it's a lot to digest and I'm really sorry...

I hope to go into more detail about what I'm doing in my next post.

Have a great evening!

your's truly,

Tamara

xoxo