Well, here I go. Another attempt at getting the weight off. This time, I'm going to hold myself accountable by staying up on this blog. I want to generate some readers, so y'all can cheer me on. Let me tell you a little about myself.
April 2011 I was a senior at the University of Alabama. I was livin' the dream, so to speak. Had just started an amazing relationship with the man of my dreams, making stellar grades, had a pretty good job, tons of friends, the best dog ever, and had just lost right at 70 pounds. Life was as close to perfect as it was gonna get!
Then comes April 27th.
My home (and city) was torn apart by an f5 tornado. I lost just about everything I owned. We were only seconds from having our lives taken from us. If you google anything in Tuscaloosa from that day, you'll get an idea of what happened. We were in Cedar Crest neighborhood, which is now a field. Maybe one day I'll type the entire story in here, but for right now, I'd rather save myself the tears.
Well, it turns out it's pretty tough to face your own mortality at age 23.
My life entered total chaos, and I wasn't aware for quite some time. See, everyone tip-toes around tornado victims. By the way, I hate that term, "tornado victim." I'm a survivor, damnit. Get it right.
Anyways, I had and/or still have a pretty awful case of PTSD. I know it's been over a year since it happened, but until you are huddled on your knees in a bathtub, shaking puppy beneath you, love of your life laying on top of you, asking for forgivness of your sins, all the while your home imploding around you...don't judge me. Thanks. :) With the PTSD comes a lot of mental and physical challenges. At least for me, it did. Low and behold, I've put back on about 30 pounds. And I'm sick of it! My original goal was to lose a total of 100 pounds, which would put me at a healthy weight for my body type. I don't want to be a stick, I just want to be a size 9/10 on my wedding day (which, I don't even have a ring on my finger yet, so it's a lofty goal :) )
I tried weight watchers, and for me it was just too easy to ignore that program, truth be told. So, I'm going to do the Nutrisystem program! With the financial support of my parents (thanks, ma!), and the physical support from my honey, I'm super confident this time it's gonna work!
I placed my order yesterday. Lots of yummy (looking) meal options are on their way to my doorstep! So, this weekend is my last of freedom...but ya know, this time something in me seems different. Something in me is ready. Something in me is going to get this weight off.
So welcome to the journey. I'm glad to have you here with me. I'm gonna be honest about every step of my journey. I'll let you know how the food tastes, and I'm a picky eater so I'm gonna be honest. Give me feedback, let me know about your stories, I'm gonna need the motivation!
So, here we go. This time, I'm gonna keep the weight off...damnit.
April 2011 I was a senior at the University of Alabama. I was livin' the dream, so to speak. Had just started an amazing relationship with the man of my dreams, making stellar grades, had a pretty good job, tons of friends, the best dog ever, and had just lost right at 70 pounds. Life was as close to perfect as it was gonna get!
Then comes April 27th.
My home (and city) was torn apart by an f5 tornado. I lost just about everything I owned. We were only seconds from having our lives taken from us. If you google anything in Tuscaloosa from that day, you'll get an idea of what happened. We were in Cedar Crest neighborhood, which is now a field. Maybe one day I'll type the entire story in here, but for right now, I'd rather save myself the tears.
Well, it turns out it's pretty tough to face your own mortality at age 23.
My life entered total chaos, and I wasn't aware for quite some time. See, everyone tip-toes around tornado victims. By the way, I hate that term, "tornado victim." I'm a survivor, damnit. Get it right.
Anyways, I had and/or still have a pretty awful case of PTSD. I know it's been over a year since it happened, but until you are huddled on your knees in a bathtub, shaking puppy beneath you, love of your life laying on top of you, asking for forgivness of your sins, all the while your home imploding around you...don't judge me. Thanks. :) With the PTSD comes a lot of mental and physical challenges. At least for me, it did. Low and behold, I've put back on about 30 pounds. And I'm sick of it! My original goal was to lose a total of 100 pounds, which would put me at a healthy weight for my body type. I don't want to be a stick, I just want to be a size 9/10 on my wedding day (which, I don't even have a ring on my finger yet, so it's a lofty goal :) )
I tried weight watchers, and for me it was just too easy to ignore that program, truth be told. So, I'm going to do the Nutrisystem program! With the financial support of my parents (thanks, ma!), and the physical support from my honey, I'm super confident this time it's gonna work!
I placed my order yesterday. Lots of yummy (looking) meal options are on their way to my doorstep! So, this weekend is my last of freedom...but ya know, this time something in me seems different. Something in me is ready. Something in me is going to get this weight off.
So welcome to the journey. I'm glad to have you here with me. I'm gonna be honest about every step of my journey. I'll let you know how the food tastes, and I'm a picky eater so I'm gonna be honest. Give me feedback, let me know about your stories, I'm gonna need the motivation!
So, here we go. This time, I'm gonna keep the weight off...damnit.
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