First Entry: One Week Til Go Time!

I never wanted to be skinny. Having no shape and being stick thin never appealed to me. Neither did the idea of not eating. I've got big boobs & a big ol'booty. You know the song "Tits & Ass" from Chorus Line? That's me.

So, when I moved to Los Angeles 7 years ago I said, screw the idea of the stereotypically attractive and screw you Hollywood babes, I'm gonna eat this pint of Ben & Jerry's and this Carl's Jr and I'm gonna LOVE it! And I'm going to be happier with myself then all of you combined! 

Until I wasn't. I was over 200lbs and totally insecure. My love life, well, sucked, and outside of work my hobbies consisted of eating and drinking too darn much.

I never wanted to be skinny, so it serves that I never was.

That all changed five years ago. I remember the exact moment. I was laying in bed trying to fall asleep when I felt something soft under my head. "What IS that?" I thought.  What was it? Oh, just my arm....my own soft flabby arm.  At that moment I knew I had to do something. Starting then with the help of a homeopathic doctor I completely changed the way I ate. I went from a club sandwich and fries with a milkshake to an egg white veggie omelet and sugar free tea. And before I knew it I had lost over 40 pounds! 

This was five years ago, and here I am. I've been vegan for a year and lowered my triglycerides by 100 points thanks to the amazing book Eat to Live.  I've re-introduced fish again recently (thankfully I'm all systems go on sushi now)! But I've still never lost that last 20 or so pounds of extra weight I carry around. Not for the lack of trying I'll say- Last year I started running, I mean REALLY running. 5 miles 3-4 times a week up and down hill. I've done cleanses, I've restricted calories and fats, and nothing seems to do the trick. Do I get some mild results, a little extra muscle, a few inches off my waist? Sure. But like so many people in this country who struggle with their weight each small success was met with a failure or a binge, or a "Hey I'm looking pretty good these days now I can eat this mess!" Then before I knew it I was back where I had been a month before. 

And it's not just overweight people who struggle. Some of the thinnest girls I know constantly obsess with loosing 3 pounds, 7 pounds, etc. I could get into the psychology of it all, but that is for another blog at another time. So I'm doing something drastic now by doing something smart.

With the help of dealpop.com and livingsocial.com I have purchased both 10 spin classes and a month of unlimited Boot Camp with the goal of attending one spin class a week and attending Boot Camp 6 days a week for 30 days. 1/17/11 I begin.

Join me on my journey as I detail HONESTLY my ups and downs with having to be held accountable for my workouts, being trained by a professional, and possibly the most difficult- getting up at 6am twice a week. Oy.  This is not going to be pretty. I am not a morning person. And I never liked sweating unless it was through dance or other adult past times (ahem)...but I'm not getting any younger. And I don't want to enter my 30's in two years still not being comfortable in a bathing suit. With trips this year to Florida, Hawaii, Vegas and Egypt, this girl's gotta look good in a pool!

It's not going to be easy, but nothing is more important then my health. It's time I made me a priority. And it's time you made you a priority too. 

Next Monday at 7pm is my first intro to Boot Camp.Wish me luck!