Catching Up for 2013

 Shout out to a sweet girl for reminding me about this blog!  When she mentioned that she had seen my blog, I realized I had been meaning to update it! So, thank you. 

It has been about two months since I have updated this! The end of my semester was incredibly hectic with finals, so I definitely put this on the back burner. I'll be completely honest and the first to admit that I did not stick to that meal plan. I did for a while, but then with finals I gave up on being to strict on what I could eat, and I just ate healthy at the end. The workout lasted though, and I did not stop doing that until two weeks before the semester came to a close. 

Where I am now! 

I did save my money and got a trainer for this Christmas break. She has been such an amazing addition to my journey! She is encouraging and pushes me harder than I thought I could work. I have been working out with her 4-5 days a week. I am really sad to be leaving to go back to college, but she is going to keep writing me workouts and checking in. I am excited to prove to her and myself that I can keep the dedication to workout. The changes I can feel and see in my body have been a huge motivation. 

I am currently only 8 lbs away from my goal weight I set back at the beginning of this all! It is such an amazing feeling to have come this far, and I do not plan on stopping anytime soon. Weight is not my total focus, I just want to be fit and feel healthy! 

At the beginning of the break I made a decision to cut out things that I know are not beneficial. I cut out fast food, sweets, and coke! I have made only about 4 exceptions to the sweets right around Christmas. Since then, I have not had any of those things. It's actually not hard at all, and I get more satisfaction from not eating them, than I would indulging in one of them. 

Another change I am making (it will be easier once I am back at my house and not my parents) is to eat very clean! I want to stay away from processed/canned/frozen foods. I don't see myself becoming extremely obsessed with the organic movement, but I do want to try to make my diet cleaner. 

I am extremely excited about 2013 and all the changes I know will come my way! God has blessed me beyond measure, and I am ecstatic about continuing to clean up my lifestyle in a fitness and faith way. God has been revealing a lot of things to me, and I am really working on following a plan I know he will approve of. Living for him continues to be my ultimate goal. 

I hope that everyone's year has started off amazing, and that it only gets better! It's a new year and you can choose to make huge changes this year! 

Goals for the next semester: 

• Have a Bible study with my best friend
• Start memorizing more Bible verses
• Run a 5k, 10k, and maybe a half
• Reach my initial goal weight
• Workout at least 4x's a week
• Run at least 4x's a week
• Volunteer for Habitat in Abilene more
• Get a really cute bikini
• Eat clean
• Drink more water
• Keep encouraging people any way I can
• Pray about what God wants me to do in the future