#sheddingsixtyeight

Alright, guys. I'm going all in this time. Are you with me? ;)

I need accountability which I feel like I'll get here. Even if no one ever reads these, it's still out there & I still think people are waiting to watch me fail. I can't tell you how many times I've started dieting & going to the gym regularly. How many Monday's I've woken up motivated just long enough to get downstairs & have a pop-tart. How many "I'll start tomorrow!" or "I'll start Monday!"s that have come out of my mouth. Well, I'm tired of it & I'm ready to take this seriously.

So! I'm not making crazy goals that there's no way I'll be able to meet. I'm not promising to only eat fresh fruits and veggies & work out twice a day every day. That's called setting yourself up for failure & I'm not really into that. I will have goals, but only two to begin with.

1) Only water. I'm soooo bad about drinking that. I'll go weeks without a drop of water going in my mouth. I'll drink sweet tea for days, but never ever ever water. It's disgusting! I live with a headache that won't go away. I'm always tired & am usually ready for bed by nine. Last year while on vacation, I bought a case of water bottles & drank only that. By the time I got home, I felt great! I wasn't tired & I was staying up late like everyone else my age! Then I somehow got into the funk of only drinking sweet tea & here we are again. So that's my first goal - if you see me with anything else in hand, I give you full permission to slap me across the face. Gently. ;)

2) Exercise atleast three times a week. I'd really like to get into the habit of going to the gym every night after work, but I don't want to get discouraged if it doesn't happen right away. When I first got my gym membership, I went every day for two weeks straight. I was feeling fantastic. Then I got sick & never got back into the swing of things. So, I want to exercise regularly.

Food wise, I'm going to watch my portions, but I'm not cutting anything out right now. I've literally done that too many times & always end up binge eating & ruining all of the efforts.

Baby steps! It's what I think will work for me.

And if we're being honest -- which I'm really actually okay with not being honest, but I think it cooould help me -- I'm 228 right now & my goal weight is 160. So today, I have 68 pounds that I need to lose.

Alright, and we're off! If you want to follow me on instagram, my username is hannahgrace0417 & my hashtag for this journey is #sheddingsixtyeight. I'm ready!