Luvtlee

I have started over from the very beginning with my workout routines and food consumptions.  I am feeling great, and setting new goals.  When I started this thing on January 7, 2007, I weiged 338 lbs.  I am pretty proud of myself for the 120 lbs. I lost and even though I did gain 30 of those pounds back over the past 8 weeks, I am proud for maintaining for so long.  July 31st will be my one year anniversary of having lost the first 100 lbs. and I am going to be able to say I kept it off.  Because by the time the 31st rolls around again I will be back at the 100 lb. mark and hopefully a few extra to boot.Time for new goals now though.  I strive to lose 10% of my starting weight for each mini goal.  So I’ve set each mini goal at 24 lb. intervals, with my ultimate goal being 150-160 lbs.  Perfect weight for my body frame.  I’m going to reach 174 lbs. by February 1, 2009; which is round about the time my husband is due home from Iraq.  I know without a doubt that I can do this, it is not an un-attainable goal, it is not out of reach.  It is just going to take a lot of hard work and it won’t be easy.  That’s okay by me, I’ve never been one to shy away from something just because it scares me or because it’ll be hard to do.

Got my hair cut short yesterday then dyed it black with red tips, it’s all spiked out and sticking out all over.  My daughter actually convinced me to wear it in the shape of a fax hawk to karate last night.  that was fun!  I really like it.  Will have to take a pic to upload here.

Speaking of karate, I really owned it last night.  I found my “inner focus” and it was great!  Being a white belt I often forget certain moves or forget to kia! while punching & kicking.  But last night, I was spot on with it most of the night.  Came away feeling great for how it went.  I am testing for my yellow belt on August 1st!  Woohoo!!!  It’s kind of scary, but it’s really exciting too.  I sincerely am loving my lessons.  I do still take kickboxing at the dojo Mondays and Wednesdays.  Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays are karate days.  I think tomorrow I’ll go into more detail about everything I do for all of my workouts.  I do want to try and keep things fairly short here, and come lots more often, just like I did when I first started on this journey.