Remembering 2008...

Why am I remembering 2008? Well, it was in that year (when I was merely 23 years old) that I stepped on the scale and found myself at 220 pounds. At the time, that was the heaviest I had ever been. That year, when I went home for Christmas my mom commented on my weight (as usual) saying that it looked as if I had "ballooned out". Her words were what I needed to get into motion and lose some weight - and I did just that. When I got home, I immeditely hit the gym, going everyday for an hour and worked like a dog. About four months later, with this exercise plan, I was able to get my weight down to 179. I had never felt better. Looking back, I was still eating large portions of food (even though it was healthy food) and in those four months, even though I learned to exercise on a regular basis - I didn't learn how to eat properly (and address my over-eating problem). As soon as I slowed down on gym attendance, my weight began to creep up again, and tada! There I was at 233!

So what is different this time around? Funny you should ask - I'm changing my lifestyle and learning to eat properly. What's more, once I get down to 180 I'm getting back into swimming and yoga (the two sports/ forms of exercise I love most). Right now, I can't do either because 1.) I look terrible in a bathing suit and 2.) I can't do any yoga bends because of all the fat on my body. So, needless to say I am very much looking forward to that 180 mark.

So, I'm not looking at all that hard work I did in 2008 as a waste - rather, I'm going to learn from it.

Another thing I keep thinking about in terms of weight loss is the weight of objects. For instance, when I stepped on the scale tonight at the gym, I had (so far) lost 3 pounds this week and thought, "what, only three pounds" but when I got in the car and started driving home I started thinking about the three pound weights I use at the gym and remembered how heavy 3 pounds actually is - and i'm no longer carrying that around with me on a daily basis. To date, I've lost 7 pounds! That's 1 pound short of a bowling ball! And bowling balls are heavy! Go me!

Lastly, I just want to note - I love Saturdays - they rock. I got so much done today and feel well-rested and ready to take on a lazy Sunday!