371 Days

By the time that this blog posts, there will be only 371 days left until my wedding.  While most of the planning process is fun and exciting, one HUGE thing blocks my perfect wedding vision.  Who knew my ass could have gotten that big?!  Always the active teenager, I was healthy, fit and, dare I say it, hot! However, as the last 10 years have past, my appreciation for indulgent and delicious drinks have caught up with my now 28 year old metabolism.  I'm tired all the time, feel lazy and my body image is hiding in the closet, too scared to pass by a mirror.

So, what  to do, what to do?

I am planning on taking a hard look at where I am now, and where I want to be 371 days from now.  My goal is to exercise each day, each less and blog about my progress.


Here we go.

Day 1:
Measurements-
Weight: an embarrassing 208lbs.
          (how was I skinnier when I ate fast food everyday and got the munchies constantly?)
BMI: 33.6 UGH... am I really obese? Puh-leeze
Chest: 45inches.  Probably the only measurement that wont make me wanna cry.
Waist: 38.5 inches
Hips: 47 inches
Butt: 49 inches
(on a side note... at least i'm sorta maintaining that "hourglass" figure.  My doctor friend tells me this is a good thing)
Arms: 15 inches
Thighs: 29.5 inches
Now that I am sufficiently horrified by what 10 years had done to my body (of course I have no responsibility in what happened....)

Exercise-
No exercise yet today... it is 12:30 in the morning.

Food-
Again, no food yet... it is early.  However here I'm gonna be keeping track of my water intake as well.
My goal here is to cut my calories to around 1800 a day. 

OVERALL GOAL:

Lose 68 lbs in one year.  Might not be possible, and I would be thrilled with even 40!  I don't know how many inches I want to lose, but we'll have a start and then a finish. 



Programs helping me in my progress
http://www.loseit.com/Runkeeper