Hello!

Hello

I decided to sign up for this website because I thought it would give me some more motivation. For the life of me, I cannot stick to any sort of diet, and I thought that using this tool might help to keep me on track.

A little about me:

I'm a recent college graduate and newly engaged. With so many changes going on in my life, I figure that now more than even is the perfect time to start making better, healthier choices. My goal is to start losing weight now so that I don't do something stupid like lose a bunch of weight right before the big day then my dress ends up being to big!! I figure that if I start changing my eating and exercise habits now, it will give me plenty of time to get to the weight I want, and it will be easier for me to STAY there. The wedding is going to be sometime in Spring 2012, so I have plenty of time to get there.

My weight loss goals are not too drastic. I am currently 137 lbs and I would like to be at 125 lbs. I've been hovering the 132-137 range for the past 2 years. This seems to be my "average" weight, based on a few observations:
- During my freshmen year of college, I literally gained the freshman 15. I started freshmen year at 135 and ended at 150. I worked off those 15 lbs over the course of that following summer and a few months into sophomore year. The weight actually came off pretty easily, but when I hit 135 again, I noticed that it started getting harder, and that I pretty much reached a plateau. But, I was happy with staying at 135 at the time. I've been hovering around 132-137 ever since.
- I also believe this is my "average" weight, because according to my BMI, I am pretty much right in the middle of "healthy".

So you may be asking, if I'm in the healthy range, why am I here? A few reasons:
- I definitely need to tone up, so I really need to get into a good work out regimen. My biggest problem area is my arms. I used to play softball and had pretty tone, somewhat bigger arms. They have stayed the same size, but have turned to nothing but flab, and it's very unattractive. I could use a little work in the tummy and thighs.
- Getting down to 125 would put me in the lower, but still healthy, end of my BMI, and it would give me a much healthier body fat percentage.

One of my biggest obstacles is going to be watching what I eat. Like I mentioned before, I cannot stick to a diet very well. I snack too much. With the way I eat, I am surprised I am not 15 pounds heavier. It's also going to take a little bit of work to stay motivated with my work outs. However, in the past, getting into a good workout routine has been a lot easier than sticking to a diet...so hopefully I can start eating better this time around too!

So 12 lbs is my goal. Here we go!