The Beginning (AGAIN)

Scary stuff...first blog, first time announcing my fitness goals VERY publicly, and the first time in many years I don't have the idea in my head, "What if I fail"...because this time failure is not an option.  My dad always told me to Go Big or Go Home, and that is what this new adventure is all about.

I'm a certified personal trainer/dance teacher, and I've wanted to write a fitness blog for a couple years but wondered why my words would make a difference.  I didn't have hundreds of pounds to lose like other inspirational bloggers, I don't have a career like Bob Harper, I'm not a trainer that has the desire to compete in marathons or Iron Man events - and then I realized that was exactly why I should start a blog.  I've used many trainers that never ate ice cream, enjoyed running and working out for hours, didn't watch any reality tv, (The Voice Season 3 is the best it has ever been), and they simply couldn't understand what it was like to be overweight because they have never experienced it.  I feel that I can identify with the average person on a fitness journey.  I love dancing, tennis, swimming, and lifting weights, but there are many days when I can think of 101 other things I'd rather do than go workout.  90% of the time I would rather eat a delicious piece of chocolate cake instead of a plain chicken salad, and there are plenty of days that I can justify taking a nap with my dog in my king size bed instead of going hiking and sweating! 

Over the last 5 years the only thing that has been shrinking is the amount of clothes I can actually wear in my closet.  The piles of those "skinny" jeans are growing, and I can no longer blame our washing machine for mismanaging my laundry (though it does eat 1 white sock every other load).  While I've used the excuse of being busy, my dad being sick for a long time and eventually passing away, and my metabolism changing...I'll just take full responsibility for my own choices.  I'm really good at starting fitness goals, I'm really good at bailing on them, but this blog is to prove to myself that I am also really good at sticking to them.  Instead of wearing the cone of shame, (bonus points for those of you who understand that reference) I'm choosing to celebrate a new path.  *insert cheers, applause, and confetti tossing here*

I am very determined to lower my body fat, lose about 20 pounds, and share my body transformation with my readers.  If not now, when...there’s no better time to start than NOW!