T-1 day

So, I am setting up this blog for me to document every step I need to take in order to lose weight.

My background... I was always bigger than everyone else in school. Granted I've been 5'8 since 6th grade, so I was big. I have been wearing an XL since 4th grade. I remember being a size 18 in 6th grade - just before I got in athletics. I know I was told that year at my physical that I was borderline obese and needed to change my habits... that was 13 years ago. I weighed less than 180 my freshman year in high school - though I don't remember how much I was. I started lifting weights after that year, and put on some weight. Going into my Freshman year at TLU, I weighed 213lbs. I got up to 226 by that December. I woke up one day early January and decided I would change my ways. I spent the next 2 months working out every day (several times) and eating right (or very little) Brandi (my best friend) did the same thing, and together we each lost 40+ pounds. For the next year I sat comfortably between 180-185 working out and not worrying about eating. I had surgery on my knee the next summer, and couldn't run for a while, and I got up to 200 again. I stayed there until I graduated... then softball stopped, I met Javier and life started picking up the pace -- so did my weight gain. I have said now for the last 3 years that I am going to do it, I am going to start -- and do good for a week or two. I got up to 276 last year at one time. I hit it hard, and got down to 260... and well, that is where I'm at now. I am not by a scale right now, but I will post my start weight first thing in the morning. I have not been successful up to this point because I have always been scared to admit that I am on a diet, that I need others to succeed. I have in fact once secretly applied to the Biggest Loser - then applied again telling more people... and then i even blogged about it being time -but told people to not talk to me about it.
I had the pleasure of going to a TLU game with Brandi not so long ago, and we got to talking about old times and how crazy we were. Brandi followed the same pattern I did after she graduated (but that was 2 years ahead of me). She gained a lot of weight and got bigger than she had ever been. But she lost it and looked AMAZING at her wedding. Then she had a baby and gained all of the weight back again. She now looks AMAZING again because she is not scared to include everyone around her in her weight battle. We talked about how everyone knew we were changing our life. In fact she reminded me that our journey inspired many others to have one as well. Looking back, everyone in my life knew and watched me work hard to be what I wanted to be. So this is my way of holding myself accountable.

Why now? I'm fat... that is the main reason, but there are 2 other real reasons that make me want this more than anything. The first, Javier - he loves me for me, and hasn't ever said a word about the decrease in his size of his side of the bed. The other, Noel - she is an 8th grader at work. She probably weighs close to 300 lbs (if not over) She can't walk without waddling and has accepted this as a fact of life. She has no ambition to alter her situation... She comes out for sports, in fact she loves them, but knows her size is limiting. I hate that she relates to me regarding size, and is comfortable. I want to motivate her to make a change now, before she gets too big to do anything. I actually have 3 girls weighing over 215 and all shorter than I am, and another student who is 396lbs. In 8th grade!! If they see me working to change my ways now, maybe they'll try too!

The goal... I heard you should set more than 1 goal - so I am setting 3... short, medium and long term

LONG TERM... I want to weigh 145lbs or wear a size 8 (which is 1/3 of my current size)
MEDIUM... I want to weigh less than 250 by Javier's birthday (May 6th)
SHORT... I want to work out every day this week - and make my lunch twice


THE PLAN...
I need to find a schedule that works for my dietary needs
I need to count calories
I need to burn more calories than I eat
I need to drink more water

THE MATH...For the first month, since I want to weigh 250 at the end of my goal, I will use that as my intake weight

If I weigh 250, I burn 2000 a day just living (250x8)
I have 1 month to lose 12 pounds (approx)
1 pound = 3500 calories (woah, i weigh approx 262lbs x 3500 cal = 917,000 calories... which is 4206 kit kat bars)
12 pounds = 42000 calories ÷ 30 days = 1400 calories per day

I have to burn 1400 more calories than I eat

THE GYM... for 35 min
Weights... 250 calories
Cardio... 250 calories
Walking the dogs.. 60 min.. 500calories
1000 extra cals burned a day
2000 burned living
3000 total burned

EATING...
3000-1400 = 1600 calories in a day
dinner = 1000
lunch = 400
breakfast = 100
snacks = 100

THE BLOG...
I will post what I eat
I will post what I burn
I will post my joys
I will post my challenges
I will post things that motivate me
I will post things that could help others
I will post things that will help me