100 Pound Milestone

That's right, its official! I have lost 100 pounds since my surgery day (May 17th, 2019) weight of 307! I am beyond excited and honestly didn't think I'd be this far at less than 7 months out! I am very grateful to have been given the opportunity to go on this journey and I cannot wait to see where it leads me!!

On another note, as I mentioned in my Facebook post, my husband and I have decided to join a gym. I know I know, we have free access to 3 gyms on post but we haven't even tried them yet and they have no childcare options.. that being said, the gym we joined is not only a great gym that offers childcare, but its veteran owned and affordable! Now, today I attended my first Dance Fit/Zumba class, and I absolutely LOVE it! There's just something about dancing to workout that makes me feel really energetic! I'll be attending this class every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday until further notice.

My husband and I have also decided to lift on the off days (Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday). The lift days will be at one of the gyms on post. So our schedule will look something like this..

Monday- Dance Fit/Zumba

Tuesday- LIFT - legs & shoulders

Wednesday- Dance Fit/Zumba

Thursday- LIFT - back and bis

Friday- Dance Fit/Zumba

Saturday- LIFT - chest & tris

Sunday- Rest day

I am definitely excited to start this journey and see where it takes us.

Also, I will be doing my 7 month weigh in and measurements in the next week or so (around the 17-20) and I'll update y'all on that when I do.

My end of 2019 goal is still to be at 199 pounds or less before the year is over! Wish me luck lol. :)

I would like to admit a struggle I've been going through while I'm on here.. I've been mentally "craving" sweets. For those of you that knew me before and those that follow my entries closely, you know that was my worst weakness before surgery. I could/would eat sweets and sugars all day every day! I didn't want actual food, I didn't eat anything I didn't like and I ate a lot of things that were really bad for me all the time!

Lately I've been really "craving" those sweets.. I've eaten a small cookie once and I tried a bite of marshmallow fluff stuff (lots of sugar) and it didn't hurt me physically.. in a way, I wish it would've hurt so that I wouldn't be tempted to do it again... but I guess that's where the self control comes into play in this journey.

I will also share a praise in the same category.. I made cupcakes to donate to our church last Sunday and had left over frosting in the fridge. Idk what I kept it for but that Monday, I opened the fridge to make something for lunch and threw it away so that I wouldn't be tempted to eat it! That used to be one of the things I would hide in my room was a tub of frosting and eat it with a spoon. I know how bad it sounds but I just want to be as transparent as possible with y'all because these struggles are real and they never really go away! You just have to learn to control them in a healthy way!

I do not miss hiding food and the fact that I binge ate frosting in my room when I was sad. I do not miss spending so much money on so many sweets that ruined my body for so long! And I do not miss the old me I have been seeing in pictures lately! That old me is gone forever in many many ways!

I'm so very proud of how far I've come thus far and I honestly wouldn't trade it for the world!

Much love y'all! Until next time,

Kay