The first photo was me back in 2014. I had just graduated college and got my first “big girl job”. All through college I was constantly busy with school, work (full time, might I add), internships, sorority recruitments, and other clubs. I never had a chance to sit down, including making healthy food or working out. That “freshman 15” turned into “freshman 50” for me. Yup, I gained 50 pounds through college.
All through elementary, jr high, and high school I was an athlete. I played soccer, basketball, and softball non stop. So, this was a complete shock for my body.
My college way of living even continued for me after college, where I gained even more weight. But this time I had no excuse. I wasn’t busy like before, I would still grab fast food for dinner and not move my body like I should.
On November 24, 2017 I decided I had enough. I was constantly tired, depressed, and none of my clothes were fitting me anymore. I found a workout program on sale for Black Friday and decided I was going to start on January 1, 2018. I know I know, the typical “I’m going to lose weight!” Resolution. But this time was different. I planned for this for over a month, my meals, workouts, supplements, etc. I even joined a Facebook accountability group, which I think helped me the most.
Once January 1, 2018 hit, I was on top of it. Working out 6 days a week, eating healthy every day and allowing myself 1 “cheat” meal a week.
Once April 2018 hit, I had lost 20 pounds and was motivated as ever. In November 2018 I went jeans shopping and realized I was down to a size 8 (I was a size 18 when I started). After that, I hit a plateau. This lasted for 6 months. It was extremely hard to push through, but I did. July 2019 I changed up my workouts and started counting macros and was finally losing again.
Now, I have lost 55 pounds and have about 15-20 more pounds I want to lose. The past few weeks I was completely off my healthy eating/working out game (which I’m okay with, sometimes you just need a break). But tomorrow, I’m getting back on it. I’m going to lose these last 20 pounds. Starting a new workout program and new macros. This is happening 💪🏻. Follow me on my journey!
It has obviously been a hot minute since the last time I have posted on here. I’ve been spending the past few weeks trying to decide what I wanted to do with this account and my blog. I just don’t have the passion for blogging like I used to. I found myself dreading working on posts, and not enjoying it anymore with all the changes to Instagram. So, I made the decision to stop blogging for now. Maybe sometime in the future I’ll return. I’ll be using this account to share my weight loss/fitness journey, occasionally my favorite style and beauty items, more personal stuff and JUST HAVE FUN! If there’s any weight loss or fitness questions I get asked, I’ll occasionally use my blog to share in more detail. If you no longer want to stick around, then I totally understand! But I promise my posts won’t be boring, and my photos will still look pretty (the photographer in me won’t let them look bad, haha!). Thanks for understanding! If you have any favorite weight loss or fitness accounts you enjoy following, 👇🏻 let me know below, I’m trying to fill my feed with inspiration 😁. Also, if you didn’t see my Insta story, I cut my hair off and lightened it up! #workout #weightlosstips #healthy #fitfam #fit #girlswholift #fitgirl #healthylifestyle #style #healthyeating #weightloss #ootd #target #targetstyle #wiw #newhair #50poundsdown
