The Challenge

 I have come back from Cape May with a burning desire to continue to change myself. The scale has been plateauing for me which has had me beating up on myself. However I have been kicking butt with incorporating fruits and veggies within my diet each day. It has given me more energy than I had anticipated over the past week.

So a few things that I intend to change over the next year. I am first jumping into different books that help me with nutrition. I just purchased about 5 different books that focus on nutrition so that I can start tweaking what I have already done to my diet and make it a healthier one. I also bought Chris Powell's book about Carb Cycling after reading up on it through different articles and certainly looks like something I can do easily within my diet. I really am trying to change the last bit of my diet that I can so that it is as clean as possible.

I also have printed out some different exercises to do while working out to trouble shoot those problem areas. It may not be easy to get those problem areas but I know that will help boost my confidence while losing the last bit of weight.

I need to lose 7 lbs in order to hit my overweight mark. I am motivated to get there by the end of September.

While at Cape May, I also realized that being at the 2nd part of my journey I have some tough work to do..

My goal by Summer 2014

That is right, my goal is to lose the last 42 lbs by next summer. That means I have 43 weeks to get to where I want to be. That is 1 lb a week, sounds pretty doable to me. So this week I am going to start changing my exercise routine and really committing to getting back in the gym so I can hit my goal by the time summer rolls around. Maybe even hit my goal for my 2 year fitversary. 

Have you had any moments that you realized you need to change your lifestyle? What are some long term goals that you have?

☺Ashley☺