Reasons Why.

I have decided that I in order to keep track of my weight loss/health gain, I'm going to keep a blog. I have tried many times to keep a blog, but I never had anything to write about. Now I have something to write about: my journey to being healthy. 


The reasons I'm doing this are not to be "skinny" or "thin". When I was in high school, I was very strong and very athletic. I participated in sports and marching band (yeah, I'm one of those), so I was active all year. Since attending college, and being a music major, I have no time to be active in a sport or a club sport. Thus, I have gained a whopping 30 lbs. I know. Crazy. Well, I have just accepted the fact that I am beautiful in any body, but I want to have my strong healthy body back. 


Later edit: I want to be the best "me" I can be! Thanks Mrs. Bemis for putting that into words. :)


Since gaining this weight and really just letting my health slip, I have been experiencing back problems (probably due to my boobs getting to be the size of canteloupes) and I've just been lethargic about a lot of things. I've decided that I'm going to get back my old body, or even better than my old body ;), and stay healthy. I want to do this for myself, and only myself. I would also like to know that I can lose this weight and be determined and driven about something. 


A lot of my inspiration has come from this girl, Natasha, who has a tumblr about her weight loss progress. You can see her blog here. She is SUCH an inspiration to me, and I can only hope to be half as successful as she has been in her health gaining efforts. It also doesn't hurt that she loves Christina Aguilera as much as I do. :)


Anyway, if you care to follow my progress, I will start measuring and weighing myself tomorrow, and I'll update those weekly. I'm also going to post what I eat every day, not only so I can keep track, but so you, if you want to, can follow the same diet as me!