And so it begins....

I must admit- I am incredibly apprehensive to post a blog about my journey...of course, that is met with an equal amount of excitement. I've decided to do a daily blog (or mostly daily) so that I can track my progress. Progress for what? Uhh hum, a few things:

• Becoming vegan once and for all
• Running the Long Beach Marathon October 13, 2013 (my first full marathon)
• Journeying into the world of triathlons by completing a spring (September 2013), Olympic (March 2014) and half ironman (June 2014).
• Beginning personal training with John at the Cobra Kai gym (he also runs the PFN Bootcamp) this Friday April 26.

Before pictures and measurements taken April 22, 2013:

197.8 pounds at 9pm (after a full day of eating)

• Neck: 13
• Right arm: 14.5
• Left arm: 14.5
• Waist: 37.5
• Hip: 46.5
• left thigh: 26.5
• right thight 25.5
• left calf 16.5
• right calf 17.5
• bust over nipple 41

 

Inspiration

Why am I doing this??? Because my daughter told me this past weekend that her cousin called her fat. That she didn't want to have a belly anymore...that she HATED her body. My daughter is five. This is partially my fault because of things that I say about food....I don't want her to grow up hating her body. I want her to feel confident and beautiful. I want her to be strong and healthy. By continuing on this journey I can show her that being healthy is possible and that it is fun too. I am doing this so I finally feel comfortable in my own body...and so that she can always feel comfortable in hers.