Here lies Amy who was attempting to finish what she started

I always thought this heading would be my epitaph.  I have to be honest. I suck at finishing things.  I get gung-ho about doing something and slowly but surely it trickles off into a big mess of unfinished dreams.  The thing about weight loss is, I am pretty good at it when I am actively engaging in the process. Background info:  2 years ago, I was 221lbs and pretty miserable.  I had a 7 month old daughter who was the center of my world and I could care less about me.  I didn't care to work out, I didn't care to eat whatever I wanted (I could eat a whole pound of hamburger, I know gross right?) and I didn't have any qualms about it.  However, I hated how I looked.  I have always been on the bigger side. While I was a cheerleader in high school I was always the bigger one. I ranged from anywhere to 145lbs-160lbs in high school but was athletic.  I often heard "she has such a pretty face".  Which translates to, lose a couple hundred pounds and you will be hot.  I don't even remember what prompted me but one day (May 12th, 2009) I decided to change it and I signed up for Weight Watchers.  With the program, I lost 48lbs in about 9 months.  It averaged to be about 1.3lbs a week which is a good healthy amount to lose per week.  I was working out and felt good.  My husband must have took notice as well because in February 2010 I became pregnant with my son.  Flash forward 9 months and 40lbs later I was back to where I started. 

Thankfully, in the past 9 months I have got all the baby weight off plus a couple pounds.  However, I am not done yet and want to lose 25 more lbs.  I would like to do it before his first birthday which is October 25th.  That is about 2lbs per week. I think this is completely doable.  Here are my tools in helping me:

1. Eating between 1500-1900 calories a day (I am breastfeeding and will continue to do so)

2. Working out at least 4x a week.

I also plan to post at least 5x a week.  This will hopefully keep me accountable and maybe motivate some who are out there struggling like me.   I am going to have some crazy days and weeks I already know. In the time between now and then I will have one full week of vacation, a couple birthdays and starting my last quarter of my bachelors degree. Stress will be literally banging down my door.  I have to do it though. No more excuses, no more *ss patting. 

Along with a gym membership I am starting Jillian Michaels Shred it with Weights.  I will be posting each day I do it and giving my honest reviews and opinions on it.  Also, I will be posting a before picture later on this evening. 

Here we go!!!