Starting weight: 202.2
Current weight: 158.2
Total weight loss: 44 lbs!
That's right! I've lost 44 pounds! My eventual goal is a total of 62 pounds... to be down to 140 pounds. So, I still have a ways to go! This is a long journey, but I'm doing this right. I'm going to stay this way for life, and not let myself get back to where I've been.
Currently, I'm back in Charleston, SC, which, next to Hilliard, feels like home. Its so awesome being here again and getting to see all of my friends. I'm not in love with the clinical I'm in right now, but I'm definitely learning a lot, and it has made me so much more sure of my desire to work with stroke patients/elderly people. Which, I guess, is good!
So, the blog name change... I've decided to, at least temporarily, go with the name "Healthy and Happy". When I first started to try to lose weight, I did it because I was starting to show what I thought were symptoms of type 2 diabetes. I had also told myself that, if I ever got over 200 lbs, that was when I was going to start losing. So, there I was... and here I am now! I think I am in pretty good shape (although I need to be in even better shape), and I've got a direction in my life... I know what I want to do, the people I want to work with, and how I want to live my life. If I can live it HAPPY and HEALTHY, there isn't much more I can ask for!
I saw this challenge on Pinterest (LOVE that website... so many good recipes, good motivation, good workouts) about posting a picture a day about being healthy. So, I decided I'll try it! My biggest problems are 1) I hopefully will have time for this! I may be doing several pictures in a day to catch up for days I miss during the week! and 2) I haven't figured out how to send pictures from my iPhone to my computer easily. So, these first few pictures will be taken from my computer and posted on here! I'll figure it out eventually! I've always wanted to do one of these photo challenges, and so here we go! And this will keep me honest with my quest!
Day 1: Before Picture... ok, so I didnt take this picture yesterday, but I'll take one today! Sorry it doesnt look so awesome, I already showered for the night :)
-Austin
