over two months

WOW! Its been two months since I last blogged. Not that anyone has noticed but thats okay... This blog is suppose to be for me. I was doing great for the past few months but the last couple of weeks I have gotten slack. So I am going to make myself be more strick again. I go on Thursday to weigh at the Doctor's office so I am anxious to see what I have actually lost since beginning this journey. Alot has happened since Sept. 13th. Both my sisters had their daughters who are so precious and who I love dearly. I have been traveling alot back and forth to see them. This was the first Thanksgiving that I spent it with none of my family. I stayed here in Charleston and spent it with friends and it was good! Not the same but I still had people to spend it with and be thankful for plenty!!!
My main goal is to make time to start exercising. Its difficult when my nights I dont get home until after 5:30 or 6 pm. But I just need to start and make it more of a habit of working out. We shall see how this week goes.

Been a few days!!

Well its been a few days since I lost wrote, actually almost a week, no fear, even though I have been slack in writing I have not been slack in my Journey. My friend, Katie and I walked a mile on tuesday....WOW...thought I was going to die, She has really long legs, and is in pretty good shape, i felt like she was just taking a stroll while i was pushing myself. Its the first time I have been walking for exercising and it took allot. We also walked on Thursday, not as difficult but still took allot. And I really didn't want to go walking but we did!!!
I am keeping an eye on not only how many carbs I am eating but also the calorie intake. Its definitely making me more conscious of what i am putting in to my body!!! The appetite suppressant is really a BIG help. I had someone try and tell me its just in my head that I could do this without the pill...And it really ticked me off...I have tried doing this on my own, and the problem isn't the exercising, or eating healthy and smaller portions, its the fact that even when I am not hungry my body is trying to make me think it is....My stomach will growl so much and i will get that feel like i am going to throw up if I dont eat feeling.
With this pill I can tell now when I was just wanting to eat when I was bored and it helps me to feel continuously full. Sometimes I even have to remind myself that its a meal time. THATS never happened before....I have NEVER had to remind myself to eat....
SO TO THAT PERSON....SHUT UP!!! You have no idea what I have been through and YOU DONT know how my body is....I DO!!!!

Now on to other things, I went and saw Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself....IT IS HIS BEST MOVIE YET!!! THIS was my favorite by far!!!
I cleaned alot on Saturday, with all this exercise and preparing food I had let the dishes and laundry go...SO I really cleaned....

I just finished working out, did my Hip Hop Abs video...did the whole video this time...LOL
I am going to go to the grocery store to get some more food for this week. Already prepared the chicken and green beans!!! Now for other foods to go with it!!!

Also in my quiet time, I have been reading James, WOW...convicting!!!

Sorry this has been all over the place, try to be more organized next post!!

Much Love!!
Janci

Labor Day

My sister took this pic of me on Sunday, and its not the best but I am going to use it as my reference point for how my body changes on this journey.
So far so good with my appetite suppressant...no side affects and its has not made me feel jittery or jumpy! So that's great!! It's really helping me not be hungry and helps me eat less. So with it, eating right and exercising I should be on the road to healthiness!!!
Walking with my friend Katie tomorrow night....
God give me strength to do it all!!

Goodnight, Love to you all!!!

Sunday, Frannie's shower

So we had Frannie's shower yesterday....I did really well...Just two tiny shower cakes and a small piece of cheesecake, that was all my carbs for the day....LOL!!! Frannie got alot of stuff. I got to meet my cousin, Laurin's son...finally. He was born in May and I havent had the chance to see him! My dad and I were like the only ones who hadnt met him! His name is Jack Hamilton, beautiful....of course our family doesnt produce anything but beautiful babies....LOL!!!!

I love all these new babies our family is having. Both of my sisters are due in Oct. just a few more weeks really and Kaleigh will be here and then Brelyn will hopefully come soon after!!!!

Life is going! I cant wait to get back to summerville so I can do my regular exercising!!!!

Love you all!!!

First Day On Appetite Suppressant

Hello All!
I am at home in Darlington for Labor Day weekend. Also my sister's baby shower is tomorrow...So i am here for all of that fun!
Today I took my first appetite suppressant, and i was a little nervous about taking it because i wasn't sure how it would affect me...didn't want to feel like i was on speed. And actually today has been great! I have not had the munchies!!!! I only ate when I was hungry which was the normal meal times, and i had small portions. Its been awesome!!! I think its really going to help me allot!!!
So this blog isn't just going to be about the weight journey, it will be also about how I am feeling and what kind of exercise i am doing. It will be all about me and this journey I am on!!
Today's exercise has been cleaning my parents bedroom and bathroom...Now that may not sound like exercise but believe me it was!!! I did a thorough cleaning with the help of my Mom! I swept their ceiling which was very dusty!!! My mom was just a laughing when i got done, cause I definitely looked like a dust monster!!!! I had goggles on and one of my dad's bandanna around my nose and mouth. It was hysterical...should have taken a picture!!! We rearranged their bedroom furniture....mercy, i was so worried that the bed was going to come apart! Its very old!!! My dad says "Once it breaks, there will be no fixing it!". So we were very careful!!
Even though we are working hard at cleaning, I enjoy spending time with my Mom and helping her out. I know its tough for her, when she is working full time and taking classes at night! She needs all the help she can get!!!
I know whats still on the agenda, we have to clean the upstairs den and downstairs den, as well as the kitchen, but right now we are going to get ready and head to dinner. I think we will clean some more later this evening or very early in the morning before church!!!

As always, relying on God's strength to pull me through this journey and melt the pounds and inches away!!! Love to you all!! JB

Thursday night

Katie came over and we worked out!!! Did my Hip Hop Abs video, then we went to Zaxby's and got grilled chicken salads!!!
I think Katie is going to try and workout with me at least twice a week, (maybe more if i tell her we wont do the video) She wasnt loving Hip Hop Abs!!
So maybe we will just walk and do stretches and lift weights, for a while.

I can do ALL things through CHRIST JESUS!!!!!!!!

The Beginning

I began my journey on Monday! Goodbye bad eating, HELLO healthy eating. I am 25 years old and have been overweight most my life. But its only gotten worse the older I have become, so the time to change that is now. I have 5 years before I am 30 and my goal is to be healthy before then!!! I actually began this journey when I was living in Greenville, SC. I was on my own, living with a health freak ( I LOVE YOU KRISTEN) and was doing great!!! I was working out 6 times a week, there was no junk food in our apartment, and my roomie had me eating very healthy!!! I lost 30 lbs. Only to have gained it back in the last year.
So Monday morning, I changed all that, I got up made breakfast, packed my lunch and headed off to work. When I got home I rode my stationary bike for 30 minutes and had a healthy dinner!
This isn't going to be easy. Which is why I saw my doctor today, and she agreed to let me try an appetite suppressant for the next month. I will begin that on Saturday.
The struggles I face in this journey, will be posted for all to see. This is for the long haul, no short term fixes. I am changing my life and getting it on the Path God always wanted it to be on!!!