Introduction to the crazy idea...

I'll start off this blog with a little about myself.  I'm a 22 year old female, and I grew up in Columbus, Ohio, completed my undergraduate degree at the College of Charleston in South Carolina, and am now earning my Doctorate of Physical Therapy degree at Emory University in Atlanta.  I have been overweight almost my whole life.  I swam competitively when I was younger, but I always told myself that it was okay to eat more because I was working out... now, years later, I have reached 200 pounds.  I've always told myself that when I hit 200 pounds, thats my breaking point, and I'm going to need to lose weight.  So, here I am, and here we begin!

So, I came up with this crazy idea today.  There are approximately 12 weeks of school left for me before Christmas break.  Therefore, to go along with the popular Christmas song, "The 12 Days of Christmas" or whatever its called (you know what I'm talking about!), I've decided that I'm going to aim to lose a pound a week, or 12 pounds before Christmas.  I'm going to weigh myself every night and post it on here as often as I can, so you guys can keep me accountable.  And, for every pound I lose and keep off for at least a week, I will post a healthy recipe or an exercise tip or something health-related (I got my undergraduate degree in Physical Education with a concentration in Exercise Science)... so, after the first pound, there will be one tip... then 2, then 3, etc. I saw a statistic today (and I can't verify it) that people gain on average 10 pounds between October 31 and January 1... thats not going to be me this year!

I'm going to lose this weight not only by eating healthier, but also in investing in some exercise videos.  I think I'm going to purchase TurboFire, thanks to @KickboxMommy (follow her on Twitter!) who has helped me immensly in choosing a product.  And, there is a very good possibility that I will lose more than 12 pounds before my deadline, but that won't keep me from posting more great tips and motivational things!

So, my beginning weight is 202.6... so my goal weight by December 25 is 190 pounds.  And if you want to join me in the "Lose 12 pounds by Christmas", I would love it!

Thanks for reading this, and hopefully for your continuing support in my endeavor!

-Austin