the Sunday skinny: May 11th, 2014

Its time. 

I need to lose weight. 

there I said it... I know its true and I need to do something about it. 

finally.

Instead of just talking about it, I need to take action. 

the realizing is the easy part, I know that, but what comes next? 

a plan? I was hoping it would just come to me, but it hasn't yet. Pinterest will most likely guide me and help me with everything, no? i sure hope so.... I'm banking on you getting me skinny pinterest, don't screw this up....

I've had a lot fun eating whatever I want and sitting around and being lazy for 29 years now. My metabolism is finally slowing down.. its not working at the speed that it used to... I need to act like an adult and take responsibilities for my actions and more importantly my health.

I have seen my best friend loose a lot of weight for her upcoming trip to Mexico in five days. FIVE DAYS!!!! i wanna go to mexico.... she looks and feels great, and I'm envious (in the best way possible :).)  of her dedication and the results she has seen.

Another good friend of mine got married yesterday and she looked beautiful and fit, while i looked wider than i would have liked to look in the pictures. That to me was my final straw. I want to look great in my wedding photos next year. I figured i have a year to get in shape. loose some weight, and look and feel great in my skin... 

its time. 

its time that I started taking better of myself, so starting tomorrow I'm gonna wake up early and do something about it. (a groupon dvd box set i got...) and if that doesn't work I have a Jillian Michaels dvd that Ive only opened once a year or so ago.... and a friend of mine just got her yoga certification training finished with so she is doing some yoga classes... I love how yoga makes me feel, I just wish I could start out with great balance and flexibility instead of having to learn it... I don't like to wait ;)

So every sunday I am starting a series of posts of the work outs I did that past week and progress pictures and my current weight and measurements. (I know weekly isn't the best idea; don't you not see much progress that way? but i hope it keeps me motivated and keeps me going on this journey which i hope will get easy and fun...) Any new recipes I tried that week. and what my push up and sit up counts are up to....

lets show you what I'm working with.... :-/

weight: 138 lbs.
height: 5'7
body fat: 28.4%

measuremets:
arm: 10"
bust: 35.5"
waist: 30"
hips: 34.5"
thighs: 37.5"

my goals for weight loss, besides being healthier, happier, and having more energy, (gonna get shallow for a second) I want to see less cellulite on my thighs; I'd also like them not to touch, I want my chicken wing arms tighter and more firm, I want my stomach to not have folds when I sit for long periods of time, and lastly i would like my armpit fat to be gone once and for all. 

Fat.

I'm taking a stand to my unhealthy body image / weight issues. 

 I want my jeans, and especially my "bloated jeans" to actually feel good on again... I am and will always think of myself as a jeans and t shirt person... But for the past three months, no joke, I haven't even dared put on my jeans; thats a lie, i did try once.. and quickly took them off and put on a dress instead. I have never felt that way in or about jeans nor do I want to ever again... That was my last straw. Pathetic? Maybe. Realizing it's time to do something. Yep... So with my next pay check I'm buying some running shoes. that's it, it's time. I'm getting too old, and my metabolism is too... It's not my friend anymore. I at least want us to get along... Can we do that ? I sure hope so. 

I even had a dream the other night where I was running, and enjoying it...if I don't see that as a sign I don't know what else my subconscious can scream at me... I usually don't remember dreams, nor feel happy whilest in them.  "Gross", I thought when I woke up... Then I hated myself for thirteen minutes after for thinking exercise happiness was gross.... Ugh. 

So come the 15th I'll be the owner of new running shoes... 

 here's to losing 10 lbs.. That's a reasonable goal to begin with I think. I don't want to get super skinny... I just want to be less soft....

Are there any tips? Tricks? Work out plans that have worked for anyone out there ??? Shoes that are your favorite??