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Blue Bonnets.

My mom and I went to take pics yesterday and while I was searching for something to wear I came across an old dress. I haven't worn it in a couple of years and decided to try it on and see how it looked. I was pretty excited by the difference I saw in the mirror. I wore this dress on my 22nd birthday..I will be 24 in May. Here are some pics of the difference. Since my weight loss journey started I have lost about 27 pounds. These are pics of me at my heaviest which was around 305(or more) pounds. So I have lost a total of about 40 pounds.

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It's been too long!!!!!!

Sorry I haven't written in awhile!!! I haven't been to the gym in 5 days! Remember when I sprained my foot and couldn't walk for more than a week?! Well...I hurt it again. :( I started jogging a little again so I think that might have triggered it and I bumped it pretty badly on Saturday at my house. It hurts to walk so I'm trying to take it easy. In other news..I am still watching what I eat and my portion sizes.

I can't wait to get back to the gym and get my fitness on! lol!

Also, I think because I try to be a ballerina, it doesn't help in the healing process of my foot. I need to be more careful. haha!

Down 25.2 pounds!! Lots of pics!

I have lost a little over 25 pounds!! So exciting! This is the most weight I have ever lost in a certain amount of time. I lost 20 pounds in 2009 when I lived in Japan for a summer (but that's another post) :) Here is my monthly update with lots of pics! enjoy!

I can't wait to be under 200 pounds! This is going to be a long and difficult journey, but it is SO worth it. Life is way too valuable and precious not to care about your own health. God has given me this life and body for a purpose and for too long I mistreated it with the way I ate and the lack of exercise I had been doing for the majority of my life.

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Finally back to the gym! :)

After not being able to go to the gym for a whole week due to my sprained foot, today was the day I could go back!

I was so looking forward to this day and with only being "allowed" to do a little, I was still very excited!

I did the bike for about 11 min which resulted in a distance of over a mile. I also did most of the weights that I usually do and I noticed I couldn't do as much weight as I had been. Poor muscles :( lol

I also got a haircut this past weekend because I have now lost a total of 20.6 pounds. Here are a couple pics! I only got a trim because I'm trying to grow my hair :)

Down 20.2 Pounds!!!!!!

I was so bummed this week because I sprained me foot. I was told by my doctor that I couldn't workout until next week :( My foot has been hurting really badly this week and I haven't been able to walk or drive. I was really hoping I wouldn't gain any weight because I wasn't going to be burning as many calories. I have reached my goal of 10 more pounds lost since last month, a week early! My goal is to lose another 10 pounds by the 24th of each new month!

I am going to get a haircut today or tomorrow since that is my reward for my first 20 pounds :)

In this whole experience I have learned that it is OKAY to take time and REST. God knows what He is doing and I know that I can get through any obstacle because I am allowing my faith to be bigger than my fear. :)

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So bummed.

well...I sprained a tendon in my foot. Really badly. It started hurting Saturday morning..and I thought I just sprained it..and still went to the gym Saturday and Sunday and just did upper body weights and crunches. On Monday morning the pain woke me up at 6am and I was crying! I couldn't even walk on it, it had gotten so much worse. I'm pretty tough and can be stubborn so I was really disappointed in not being able to do things myself. I went to my podiatrist and they took x-rays and the tendon on the top middle of my foot is sprained which effects all the other tendons and such in my foot causing a LOT of pain! He gave me a cortisone shot and some prescriptions and orders to NOT exercise until next week..and even then I can only do a little, like 10 min on the bike. :(

I am really watching what I eat this week due to the fact I won't be burning as many calories. I am going to try and not let this get me down and use this time to rest and relax. I think God was giving me a sign that I need to not go so hard and take the time to just be still. This is definitely a learning experience and I'm going to be more cautious when exercising :)