My name is Cashelle and I'm a foodaholic. No really. I am. I have struggled with food my whole life. I eat when I'm bored, scared, happy, upset, excited, (and my favorite) stressed. The result of this is a lot of excess weight. I have four children and have about 10 excess pounds to show for each one of them. I want to start this journey to get to a weight that is healthy. I want to be healthy and fit. I want to have the desire for me to be in pictures with my kids and family. I want to be excited about dressing up and buying new clothes. I don't want to be embarrassed or nervous to go out and meet new people. I want the self-confidence that comes through setting goals and meeting them. I want to feel good about myself.
Besides using www.myfitnesspal.com which helps me keep track of the calories I'm consuming (I was SHOCKED when I first started using this website a couple of years ago at how much I was eating. YIKES!), I also want to keep up and enhance my exercise program. For about two years now I have developed a love for running. At the current time I am training for a half-marathon that will take place in about two weeks. So, currently, I am running roughly 25 miles a week. I will be taking that down a few notches after my race, but I want to continue running. I love running on the treadmill or with my husband when we have time. I also want to add yoga, pilates, or strength training on to my days when I'm not running.
I am hoping that by doing these things I can meet small, measurable goals along the way. My first goal will be to be down 12 pounds by July 1. I will continue to post frustrations and excitement that comes with such a big undertaking! For instance, I did great last week! Really great! Then the weekend rolled around (the weekends are the hardest aren't they?!) Anyway, our anniversary was on Saturday and then Mother's Day was on Sunday. That meant going out to eat on Saturday and tons of chocolate and goodies on Sunday. I'm not strong. Seriously. Remember? I'm addicted to food. Would an alcoholic be able to pass up drinks placed before them days after they made a committment to be sober? It would be really hard. It is really hard. I'm hoping that as I meet my goals it will be easier and easier to stay committed. I'm looking forward to the next few months and know that this blog will be so good for me to stay accountable to someone or something.
You can do it. Stay committed. I'll ne pulling for you.
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