Well here I am. Again. In a way.
I’ve gone through one blog and several fitness websites that CONTAIN blogs. They each kind of contained different bits and pieces of what I was trying to do–one was more exercise oriented, one more food oriented, one more personally oriented. So I decided finally to consolidate everything and try to be more consistent about posting in the hopes that that will make me more consistent about everything. We’ll see!
What do I hope to accomplish here? Basically losing 20 pounds. 25 if I’m honest with myself, but I’ll settle for 20 and re-asses for 25. I’d like to get my body fat% into the 20s. Maybe 27 or 28. I’m currently swimming around in 34% body fat so I’m not even sure what those numbers would looks like, but they sound like good numbers.
A little history:
I never really struggled with my weight until high school when my family went through a pretty crazy time and my life was tossed about (even more so than just high school and all its pressures). Weight gain continued smoothly into college where I learned the joys of drinking and the freedom of eating what and when I pleased.
After college though I finally took control and began actually paying attention to what and how much I ate, and started running on my treadmill as much as I could everyday. I started at less than a mile and topped out somewhere over six. I also lost 60 pounds.
But time’s moving on and things have changed since then. Different job, different living situation, long term boyfriend who eats a ton and isn’t big on running or going to the gym. (He likes playing sports to keep in shape instead, usually all-male team sports. 
) Since my lowest weight I’ve now put on 20 pounds.
I’m a very healthy 27 year old. Blood pressure and cholesterol are all perfect. I’m only 8 pounds “overweight” (according to the BMI standards–which has its own flaws, but not necessarily for the purpose of this illustration). But the truth is that I feel better at a smaller size. I like the way I look in clothes. I just liked being smaller.
So here we go. Again.
