Let's Start at the Very Beginning

In Ernest Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises, a character asks, "How did you go bunkrupt?" The response is" "Two ways. Gradually, then suddenly." Weight gain often occurs the same way, in the beginning I was simply 10 pounds over weight.... Then I was 20 pounds over weight and before I knew it, that number had jumped to 30. I am 5'2 1/2 and that extra 30 pounds was becoming apparent on my face, in my belly, and in many other places as well.

It was the Christmas Eve of 2013 when I first realized that my weight gain was getting out of control. My grandmother is a typical Caribbean woman who says it like she means it. This particular Christmas Eve she did just that, while helping her in the kitchen, she informed me in one short, sweet statement how she felt, "I know men like them big now a days, but your butt is becoming border line". 

At this point I was a tad bit traumatized. My parents then offered to purchase a gym membership for me and for a time I was quite faithful. I loved the classes and I went often, but as many know, the journey to fitness and health is rarely in a straight line. Many of us give up when we don't see progress as quickly as we'd like. Unfortunately that is exactly what occurred with me. Eventually I ended my membership and regained the weight I had managed to loose.

It was not until a year later when I finally became sick and tired of being sick and tired as the saying goes. I began my journey afresh on October 26th, 2014. I first began by purchasing an app called "Noom" which I am still using now. I love it! Through this app I loaded my weight and my measurements. This app allows me to load my meals and tells me how healthy or unhealthy they are (extremely helpful for beginners). It also gives me daily articles in conjunction with my own progress. They even send me encouraging messages from time to time. Honestly it is this app that truly assisted me in jump starting my journey. By November 29th I had lost 7 pounds! Fast forward to today and I am down 23 pounds altogether!!!!!! 

This has not been an easy journey and I am committed to continuing my progress. I invite you to join me! On this blog I intend to post my workouts and food recipes that I find are working for me in order to also aide you. No one climbs a mountain in one big leap, you climb a mountain one step at a time. Climb with me!