Oh hey you beautiful blog

I have really missed blogging and it has been far too long. Amazing how the summer has just gone right past me and I have not even blinked!

To recap the craziest summer of my life...
End of June- Went to Florida
July 3rd- Got a 2nd grade teaching job! Yay!
July- August 11th- Looking for an apartment, packing my bedroom, unpacking in my classroom

And lots of other things in between. Tomorrow I am leaving for a week and a half and by the time I get back home it will be moving day which is August 30th!! 

School starts September 2nd!

Went to get a physical today and the scale registered at 211 lbs. While there are some other factors like my period, clothing and it being the middle of the day, this number is completely unacceptable. I rang in the New Year at 179 lbs. Go ahead and say holy crap, I certainly have..

For those who are mathematically illiterate, that is a whopping 32 lbs less than I currently weigh now. 

Yep, I did that, I am the loser who let my knee injury get the best of me and say screw it all. But here I am back in the saddle. I started TurboFire again today and will be following that through for the next 4 months. I am determined to get back to 179 and continue my journey. I want to make it to 25 and be at a happy weight.

So here is to all the wonderful new things that are happening in life, and here is to my health! Cheers!

Bump In The Road

All journeys have bumps in the road, and mine is certainly no exception. It has been one of the toughest things to get through but I am starting to finally see the light at the end of a tunnel that I never thought I would get through.

Let's recap all that happened and I will explain away the 25 lbs I gained. (It's all about excuses right?)

1. March- 1/2 marathon which resulted in a knee injury
2. April- Easter and a 6 lb gain. Boo hoo I can't walk, nor run, so let's eat instead.
3. May- I am pissed I just gained 6 lbs, screw it I am done counting calories. Let's try different food plans and see if MORE restrictive is better.
4. June- Oh crap, what have I done? 25 lbs added on? Not able to fit in my shorts or regular pants? Ugh.
5. July- Game time, start exercising and recording what I eat. Getting a game plan started for August.

So there we have it, run down of the months and the crap job I did with eating and not exercising. Which means enough blaming and self loathing, now it's time to pick myself up and keep go.

I have a vision, a desired goal to loose 30 lbs before my 25th birthday which is in 221 days. So, I need to get focused, get over these bumps in the road and start cruising again. I know the way and the path, I just need to get myself motivated to do it.

21 Day Fix

So tomorrow is the start of a new day for me!! I ordered the 21 day fix and it is officially here!!

To be honest, I was a little shocked at how small the containers are to be putting food in. I decided that I am going to go between two brackets on the food chart so that I am not eating the same amount every day. So I will be hitting between 1,500-1,799 on four days and 1,800-2,099 on three days.

I weighed in this morning as it is the beginning of the month and will not weigh in until the 15th or, quite possibly when I am finished with the 21 day fix.

Weight as of May 18th: 197 lbs

Weight as of June 2nd: 195 lbs

-2 lbs

I will take it, that is for sure. I am looking forward to this new challenge to see what I can do before I get ready to take Florida by storm at the end of the month. I have also figured out that I can get in a few rounds before my cousins wedding in October down in Georgia.

I finally feel like I am taking back control of my eating and exercising. Like I can really make an impact again on my eating because I do not want to yo-yo anymore. Some say losing weight is the easy part, the real challenge comes with maintaining. 

I just want to put this out there. 

Hello, my name is Ashley and I am a food addict.

But it stops here and tomorrow is a brand new start to a new day, a new challenge.