Day 01 — Your favorite song.

Hmm, well, I know I'm going to get a lot of flack about this one but my current favourite song is "Firework" by Katy Perry.  Now I normally can't stand her and I don't necessarily like her singing the song but the feeling that song gives me is pure joy.  A rush of inspiration and a feeling that I can accomplish anything!!  Watch the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGJuMBdaqIw and Katy Perry's sparkling boobies aside, tell me you don't honestly feel great after listening to it!  Yeah I totally just watched it again, I should probably go and run a marathon now, haha!  Seriously, that's how great I feel after listening to it.

Well Day 1, we did it!  See you tomorrow!

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30 Day Blog Challenge!

So a very dear friend of mine started a 30 day blog challenge (The Ramblings of a Courageous Coward) and I think it's great so I asked him if I could copy his idea and with his blessing. . .here I go!

Day 01 — Your favourite song.

Day 02 — Your favourite movie.

Day 03 — Your favourite television program.

Day 04 — Your favourite book.

Day 05 — Your favourite quote.

Day 06 — Your favourite music video.

Day 07 — A photo that makes you happy.

Day 08 — Describe the style you had 10 years ago.

Day 09 — A photo you took.

Day 10 — Talk about a regret you have.

Day 11 — Share a story from your childhood.

Day 12 — Explain how you got one of your scars.

Day 13 — How do you think others view you?

Day 14 — Talk about the cuteness of your pets.

Day 15 — A poem you wrote.

Day 16 — A song that makes you cry (or nearly).

Day 17 — An art piece (painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.) that is your favorite.

Day 18 — Tell us about your best friend.

Day 19 — A talent of yours.

Day 20 — A hobby of yours.

Day 21 — A recipe.

Day 22 — Your deepest fear.

Day 23 — Write a love letter to yourself.

Day 24 — Reveal your most guilty pleasure.

Day 25 — If you have tattoos, show them. If not, talk about the tattoos you want or why you don’t think they are right for you.

Day 26 — Talk about the last “random act of kindness” you encountered.

Day 27 — The last thing that made you cry.

Day 28 — Say something to your 15 year old self.

Day 29 — Hopes, dreams and plans for the next 365 days.

Day 30 — Share what you have learned, if anything, about yourself in the last 30 days.

So wish me luck!

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It has been awhile. . .

I apologize in advance to anyone who likes to read my blog.  I'm sorry I haven't written in ages and I'm sorry that today's blog isn't funny.  I plan to be back much more often!

So I've been on this weightloss journey for about 2 years now.  In that time I've lost 26.9 pounds.  Now being down 26.9 pounds is wonderful and I've kept it off which is the most important part but I know that I have the ability to make progress faster than 1.12 pounds a month.

 My goal has been 164 for a long time.  I picked that number for a few reasons.  The first and most important in my mind was because that was the weight I was when I felt the most confident I've ever been.  It by no means was even close to the smallest I've been in my adult life but I felt like a f*&king rockstar then and I was treated like a goddess!  Flash to current and I feel like everyone has to turn to the side to walk past me in an aisle because I'm so fat.  Another reason I chose that number was because it felt safe to me.  I felt like I could attain that.  Today though, after doing some reading (Jillian Michaels) and some serious thinking, I've figured out that I'm settling.  Why should I settle!?

In an ideal world I'd love to weigh 115 pounds but that's completely unrealistic but 140 isn't!  I could make it to 140 for sure!  I'm sure anyone of a healthy weight reading this would still think of 140 as fat or overweight but I think of it as my new goal!  I can do that, I'm going to do that!

So that's it!  Today I'm making some serious life adjustments.  I have a map to get there.  I've been back logging my food for 12 days now and I've already dropped 1.6 pounds (I also took a day or two off in there).  On top of logging my food I have set a target of 4 pounds down a month.  That might not sound that great but I've thought long and hard about the target number for me to set.  4 pounds down a month is attainable, good and consistence progress and there's room to bust that target right out of the water! 

It's December 11 today and I'm down 1.3 pounds so far for the month.  I have 2.7 left to lose in 20 days,  that's 0.14 pounds a day!

Wish me luck!!