My Best Friend- My iPod

In my last post I told you of my worst enemy- soda.  After I wrote that post I started thinking about what my best friend was when it came to exercise and dieting and the answer was obvious- my iPod. I'd be lost without it!
There are two reasons why I love this little piece of technology:
1.) Music- The most obvious reason of course. I don't think I could get through a single workout with listening to my music. Maybe its my ADD or something but I get so bored running on the treadmill. Sometimes I think I could run forever, I just get bored and eventually give up.
2.) Lose It- I discovered this App a couple weeks ago when my friend suggested I use it. I decided to try it out and it was free so I decided, what's the harm? I absolutely have fallen in love with it! I can track everything I eat in the entire day and it's great because I carry my iPod around with my anyways, so if I eat something, I can record it on the spot. It also lets you record all of the exercise you have done and tells you how many calories you have burnt. And then at the end of the day you can see your net number of calories. Also, there is an option that lets you set a goal. You input the required information and it will tell you how many  calories you can eat daily in order to lose the weight you need to. This is a great tool and I recommend it for anyone who has an iPod Touch or iPhone.
My Runner-Up/ Honorable Mention Best Friend: Flavored Water :)

My Worst Enemy- SODA

So I officially started my "hardcore diet" yesterday, but a about a week and a half ago I decided to make a huge lifestyle change. I made the choice to give up soda once and for all.  Soda has always been a huge part of my daily eating and I sometimes find myself drinking four or five cans a day.  It got to be the only thing I drank. So, I decided to start drinking water instead. At the results have been great. In the week and half that I haven't drank soda I have lost 8 pounds! Just from drinking water instead of soda! To me this is just unbelievable. I hadn't even changed any of my other dieting habits or started to exercise. So if I can lose 8 pounds in a week and a half by just not drinking pop, I can't even imagine what my results will be with a significant change to my diet and daily exercise.

The Realization

A couple months ago I had what I like to call my "Realization".  Basically, I looked at myself I was disgusted. I had no clue how I got to be 278 pounds. I guess it was over a period of time that I slowly gained weight and made poor lifestyle changes. However I got here, it has resulted in me being a person that I just can't be proud of.  If you are overweight or obese, I'm sure you know the exact feeling. I'm a young person and I have all this energy that I want to use, but I can't because my body is like the body of a 60 year old. But back to my realization. It all started on one Tuesday night. I turned on the TV to NBC to watch The Biggest Loser. As I was stuffing my face with chocolate ice cream, one of the contestants stepped on the scale to be weighed in and they weighed less than I did.  My eating slowed and I gently put the spoon back into the bowl and pushed it aside. Here I was, indulging in a high-calorie desert, when I should be on The Biggest Loser. I guess I had never realized how heavy I actually was until I saw others with the same weight as me. So, that day I made the vow to start losing weight. Yet, here I am... months later, writing about how I need to lose weight. So, why haven't I started? Well, I couldn't tell you. But I'm sure you have all had the same struggle. Starting.  It's probably one of the hardest parts of losing weight. You have to decide to change your entire life.  It might be hard at first, but I know that the end result will be what I always wanted. So, again, I'm making a vow to myself to lose weight. And why am I blogging about it? Well, as you noticed my first attempt at shedding the pounds resulted in me doing nothing and sitting on my couch... only to gain two pounds. I know, I'm disgusted with myself too. So now,  I'm making a pledge to you, my fellow blogging community, to lose weight and get my life back. I'll be recording my struggles, my achievements, all my tears, all my mistakes, and of course my results.  And now that I'm doing it, why can't you? I challenge all of you, my beloved readers, to join with me as we get rid of our fat once and for all.