One person that I've always looked up to, and always been inspired by is Queen Latifah. She's always been a big woman, and she's always been proud of that. She's always been comfortable in her skin, and she's always known how to work it.
When I first found out that she was going to be the new spokeswoman for Jenny Craig, I was a little taken aback. This was before I ever saw the commercial, but at the same time, I was thinking to myself "she's going against everything she's ever believed in".
I myself have always been a bit heavier than other girls my age. I can remember back in grade school in PE classes when everyone was weighed. I was always about 5-10 pounds heavier than those girls were. By the next year, they were where i was at the year before. I kind of just sucked it up; told myself my family was big, so i was destined to be big and there wasn't anything I could do about it.
After I graduated from high school, I moved in with my dad. I started working at a video store and became entirely consumed with my work. I guess I didn't realize it at the time, but i was actually being healthy. I wasn't going out of my way to work out or diet, but I was typically eating subway, maybe mac n cheese with chicken tenders on some days, but for the most part subway. At night I'd get home, sit at the computer and have a tv dinner. One day my best friend came over,and we were getting ready to go shopping. I was in the middle of getting dressed when I grabbed my "skinny jeans", put them on, expecting them not to fit, but they did. I jumped on the scale, and weighed in at 168 pounds. I'd lost 22 pounds in just a few months without even trying.
That was two years ago. About a year and a half ago, I started dating my boyfriend, who I'm still with, and I guess its true what they say. When you fall in love with someone, they're all that matters. You kind of stop caring about yourself. We eat tons of fast food. I'm talking jack in the box, MC Donalds, and burger king.
As of now, I'm tipping the scales again at 190lbs. He's five pounds below me, so I know its not just hereditary. And on top of that, I know that I can lose the weight.
I've got a plan of action worked out, and part of that plan is blogging about my wieghtloss journey. I'm not going to go crazy and say that I'm going to be good all the time, and I'm not going to say that I'm not going to have sweets or fast food at all..ever! I'm a human being, and that just doesn't work. What I will do is this:
indulge sparingly in sweets. Just like I was doing when I lost 22 pounds two years ago.
-eat two meals per day
-start at least one of those meals off with soup or salad
-stop eating when my body tells me its full
-eat when my body tells me its hungry
-drink less soda
-drink more juice and water
-when eating out, i will (most of the time) get a chicken salad or have a kids meal
-try to cook for my boyfriend and myself more often
I'll be updating atleast once a week with measurements and weight numbers.
Comments of encouragement, constructive criticism, and feedback are all welcome.
Starting weight: 190
Measurements:
calves: 15.5
thigh's: 28
hips 39.5
waist: 34
bicep: 14
Neck 13.5
I'll start with a goal of losing 5% of my body weight. Thats 9.5 lbs.
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