Procrastination

If only it were easy...to look like this that is. Personally I find tone and strength to be more attractive than just thin. I know I can achiveive the look that I am wanting, but the question is rather more of do I want to look like that bad enough to endure the actions that it will require?The answer??? Yes and No! 

The thought of looking like this (see pic above) outweighs the thoughts of indulging in yummy cheese enchiladas or random slices of pie or cake. Getting there is the issue. Working out to achieve a rockin' bod is super time consuming! Not to mention the effort involved. At the end of the day, after my nursing school and studies and the house duties of being a wife, the last thing I want to do is strap on my tennis and go for a jog around the block or hit the gym.  I am an instant gratification type of girl and when I eat food daily with the flavor integrity of cardboard and am killing myself for hours in the gym and see no results it is too easy to just say WTF and climb onto the couch with a tub of Blue Bell and say, "I'm ok with being fat". With that said, I have lost the weight before and am determined to do it again! 3 years ago I was 30 pounds lighter and freshly married.  I had the wedding as my ultimatum as my wedding dress did not fit as of 5 weeks prior to the wedding so I jumped on the diet and exercise bandwagon and stayed on it for quite a while. I lost the weight I wanted and then some, but there was a point in time where my healthy eating habits stopped and my religious gym times became less strict and soon the scale seemed to be in the back of my mind which led me right to where I am at now. 

SO now that I am accepted into a BIG university and I get to achieve my bachelor's degree(something that quite honestly I had almost lost hope of getting since I am now creeping up on the prime age of 27) I figure it is time for a change. I promised myself that if I get accepted, I would lose the weight, buy a new car (as long as financial aid/loan amounts allow) AND book a cruise for my post-first semester break.  The weight loss definitely goes hand in hand with the cruise as it gives me about 6 months from now to get in tip top shape for 7 days of boat bliss. There is nothing worse than being on vacation and feeling overweight while trying to enjoy yourself on a white sand beach...NOTHING!

So as of November 1st, my adventure embarks. I will be hitting the local apartment complex gyms, because, YES I am THAT cheap! (Being a nursing student isn't free ya know!) I plan on walking at least 3 days a week and changing my eating habits drastically for about a month. Then, from there, I plan to add in 2 days of strength training to the cardio. If I make it past the first month, especially considering that Thanksgiving and Christmas are literally upon us, I know I will be able to continue and meet my goal of 30 pounds gone. 

Here goes nothing! Hoping to kiss my ass (as well as many other parts) goodbye....