The Start of My Adventure

Well, I am starting a new adventure in my life. Or maybe I should call it a mission. A mission to lose weight. And a mission to help others lose weight. I have been overweight, or as the Government BMI chart would say "Obese", (what an awful word!) for a few years. Too many to count. I want to be out of that category and I want to feel good. I want energy.

I recently went to a conference with my husband for Herbalife, about losing weight and feeling good about yourself. The main question throughout the whole conference was "What is your "Why"?" Basically, what is going to drive you to accomplish your goals and stick to them? Or in another way they talked about it is, "What is your burning desire?".

Well I want to list out what my "Why" is:

1. I just want to have self confidence. I want to look in the mirror and be like "Wow! I do look good!" Instead of wanting to vomit.

2. I want to wear that section of clothes in my closet that I have named "Skinny" and that I havent been able to wear for a year or two.. or maybe more. (Eek!)

3. I want to be able to go to the store and find a pair of size 6 or 7 jeans and feel so accomplished and proud for being able to fit in that size again. Or anything under a size 12 for that matter.

4. Lastly, I want to be able to run and play with my son and husband and not feel like I am absolutely going to die! Or puke.. Or faint... (I could probably go on..)

I am currently taking Herbalife Advanced Program to lose weight. I have currently lost 11 pounds in 4 weeks with this program. I want a better way to track my progress and also track the progess of friends and family members who are using the Herbalife products.

Please feel free to comment or ask any questions you may have. I will be doing as many updates as possible, in hopes of motivating anyone out there that may be in the same situation I am in.

I will also be posting some of my favorite recipes and different exercises I come across.

My favorite quote of the whole conference was "In order to change something, you have to change what you are doing, get out of your comfort zone." I have developed my own comfort zone in becoming a hermit crab and hiding behind my clothes. Hiding from the real size I have become, because it is not me. It's not who I want to be.

I am making a declaration to get down to 145 pounds, which is about 50 pounds that I need to lose. I want everyone and anyone who reads this to hold me accountable for losing weight and staying focused.

Anyone who would like to join this journey, or mission, please feel free to come along. The more people we can get together, the more support we can gain from one another.