My Skinny Britches

You know those jeans that are in your closet, that you used to fit in, but the dryer shrank them?  Well this is the story, my story, of those jeans and how I'm getting back into them.  It all starts today, December 20, 2011.  A lil close to Christmas to be starting this adventure, huh?  Some told me to wait til New Year so it could be my New Year's resolution, but the problem with New Year's resolutions is that they usually never happen, at least mine don't.

A few months ago, we learned how to do physical assessments in my nursing class, and in that class you have to properly be able to read a scale, like the kind that are in doctors' offices in order to pass.  I did NOT, I repeat, DID NOT want to step on that scale when it came time for my partner to check off on that skill.  I hadn't weighed myself since I was skinny! And knowing that I had gained at least 20 pounds, I did not want to know the truth.  But, I had no other choice, so up on the scale I went and when I saw that number I went into shock, 180.  That's right, one hundred and eighty pounds, only 20 pounds away from 200.  How did I let myself go this badly?

It took awhile for this fact to sink in and for me to accept what has happened to my body.  The once 135 pound girl from sophomore year of college has put on a hefty 45 pounds in 4 years.  I now plan on doing something about it.  I am determined to get into those skinny britches in the back of my closet and drop off my fat jeans at the Goodwill!  I know I can do this and I am hoping that keeping track of my efforts through this blog will hold me accountable to keep doing what I can to get in those jeans.

So... My Short term goal is to not drink any non diet sodas (because Dr. Pepper and Mountain Dew are by far my greatest weakness) from now til January 1st, and to exercise daily.   My Long term goal is to lose 45 pounds (my hubby says him too! He currently weighs 222) in one year.  So, on 12/20/2012 I aim to be 135 pounds, hopefully.  It seems like a lot of work but I WANT IT.  SOOOO... My challenge to myself BEGINS NOW!