The Moment That Started It All

I'm going to be honest. The closest I have ever come to being healthy and working out has been watching Celebrity Fit Club on VH1. Usually with chips and salsa and diet coke on the table next to me.

It was brought to my attention last week that perhaps I should do something about this.

I was clothes shopping the other day and had stepped out of my fitting room to get a better view of the shirt I was trying on. I liked the shirt a lot; the cut of the neckline enhanced the cleavage just right, you know?

Out of nowhere this lady with yellow hair and wearing sweatpants appears next to me and smiles at my reflection. Four days later and her words still haunt me.

"That top is just adorable on you! You know, it makes you look just round, not at all like you're pregnant."

Fake smiles and gritted teeth as my friend pulls me back into my own dressing room and quietly assures me that I look neither round nor pregnant. It's too late though, and the damage has been done.

I bought the shirt anyway.

I've known for awhile that I was slowly creeping towards overweight. After cutting out the soda and alcohol last month, I was able to lose 8 pounds and that made me happy. It's time for a new game plan. And here's where I'm at so far.

~I joined a gym. This was the first time I ever even set foot inside of one of those buildings. I have a personal training session first thing Monday morning to learn how to, you know, not kill myself on any of the equipment.

~Because of Lent, I've given up all fast food. Subway does not count in this.

~I am half-attempting the Special K diet... I would go insane eating nothing but cereal all day long, but I will restrict myself to the cereal bars for snacks twice a day.

~I will not eat past 9 at night. Everything I've read says you should stop at 8, but since I stay up later than most, I'm pushing that to 9.


As of March 1st, I weigh 155 pounds. I'm 5'4. According to the BMI calculator at Glamour.com, my BMI is 26.6 which puts me into the overweight category (25.0-29.9)

What's my goal you ask? Ideally, and according to my doctor, I can lose 25 pounds to put me right at 130 pounds. This works for me, because in looking at past pictures, I looked the healthiest around that weight.

I'm not going to set any time frames here because I'm horrible at deadlines, but I will say that I want to be able to comfortably wear a swimsuit come summer time.

I honestly have no idea if any of this is going to work. As I've said, I'm a complete newbie to anything having to do with exercise or dieting. I lack willpower, and I like my food. This is going to be a challenge for sure, but I like to think I can do it.

So, that being said, any tips, ideas, or stories you may have that can help me along? Please, share them!