Wake Up Call!

Ok so I know that I haven't written in this blog in...well in forever but it seems like either theres nothing to say or I say things on Facebook. And Facebook is nice but there are some things that I dont want the whole world to know. Sometimes I just want to talk to a select few or just none at all. But I still need to get it out of my system and into the universe so this blog will serve that purpose. My blog will take on a new perspective since I myself have taken this new perspective. I have a determination to lose over 100 pounds. As of yet I have not set an actual date to accomplish this but it is out there. While before I may have been on a diet and lost 20 pounds here or there I have never actually kept any of it off. Weight Watchers has worked for me before and that is what Im continueing now. It is week 5 of my dieting and exercise and I have lost 2.6 pounds. Not exactly the start I wanted but I've never really exercised this much before so I think that was muscle building.

I've never known a time when I wasn't overweight and growing up it was just the natural course of my lifestyle. Recently one of my best friends just looked at me and asked with a seriousness if I even wanted to lose weight. This took me by surprise, of course I WANTED to lose weight...so why didnt I do it? I had to think about this because who really wants to be overweight? I know I dont! But at the same time I realized that I have lived my life using this weight as a sheild. A sheild against friends, a sheild against my family, and a sheild againts anyone who might think Im pretty. I didnt want anyone to want me so I keep this weight because it is unattractive. And so far apparently it has worked very well. But in this point in my life I dont need this sheild anymore. I am overcoming my past and looking towards the future. A future with a family and people who love me and people I can love wholeheartedly.

This blog is going to serve as a Journal for this journey I am taking towards a new and improved healthy Angela. I can do this, I am already doing this, and it is a habit I am building for life. This should be interesting!

Beginning weight = 276 May 9, 2009
End weight = 176 ... ?

Today:
Went over 5 points :( darn you FHE refreshments!
1.25 miles on elliptical
3003 steps
burned 650 calories

Last Week:
Went over points almost everyday
Upped work out routine, 3 times
Lost .2 pds which makes me back at a total of -2.6 pds

Goals this Week :
Work out more than 3 times
lose 3.5 pds
drink more water
Dont spend as much money :/
Start summer scripture reading