It is hard to believe that it is 2012. I feel like just yesterday I was packing my car and moving to Philadelphia to start my adult life. A new city, a new job, living on my own, it was truly a fresh start. When I moved to Philadelphia in March 2009, I weighed 265 pounds. By August 2010, I was down to 199. It has been a tough road, but one I am committed to staying on, no matter how rough it gets. As this New Year begins instead of setting wild or unrealistic goals, my resolution is to commit to this blog. To post something at least once a week, no matter how crazy my schedule gets.
Since moving to Philly, I have taken on my weight and health issues, met and recently moved in with the love of my life, went back to school, and continue to work a full time job. It has been nearly 3 years of wonderful new experiences, along with some sad and troubling times. When I stepped on the scale on New Years Eve, I was 212lbs. This was a gain of 21 pounds from my lowest weight. Of course this was not what I wanted to see, no one likes to see the numbers moving back up. Instead of getting upset, I tried to be positive. In the last 6 weeks I was hit with a lot of stress and of course there were the holidays. I was also taking a sabbatical from the gym to prevent burn out. I’ve lost 75 pounds. As much as losing this same 21 will suck, I can do it.
In addition to getting back into the gym at work, my boyfriend and I will be joining the local Salvation Army community center. It is new and has state of the art equipment, a pool, and group classes. A change of environment and scenery will hopefully add to my motivation.
I’ll be signing up for the Broad Street 10 mile run again this year, so I am preparing to start my training now. No waiting. My only other resolution for 2012 would be to beat my time from last year.
So here’s to a happy, healthy, and wonderful 2012!
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