Opening Up: My Weight Loss Journey pt.1

I finally have a moment to sit down and catch you guys up on what's been happening in my life. I haven't blogged in months because I've been so busy and focused on my shop and my recently started weight loss journey.

 

Over the summer of 2013, my husband I were prepping for our anniversary trip to Miami. I, of course, was trying to figure out how I could lose a few pounds. I had recently weighed myself and realized I was nearly 300lbs. Actually, I was 278 to be exact. Can you imagine reading a number that large on the scale? Yeah, me neither. Anyway, the trip came and went and needless to say, I didn't lose any weight. I did manage to gain 2 more pounds, though.

 

Fast forward to September... I was sitting at my desk and looking at pictures on Instagram. I follow a few fitness pages and I was like "man, I can do this. I can lose weight, too." So on Sep.7, 2013 I started writing down what I needed to do to lose weight.

1. Eat better (clean)

2. Drink lots of water

3. Exercise

I also wrote down a list of foods I liked that were healthy and made a grocery list of sorts to get me started.

Chicken breast

Ground turkey

Shrimp

Fish (Talapia)

Whole wheat sandwich thins (bread)

Spinach

Reduced fat shredded cheese

Eggs

Broccoli

Brown rice

Canned tuna (in water)

Lettuce

Low sodium seasonings

 

Because I didn't have a gym membership, walking was my exercise of choice. Walking was something I knew I could do and I told myself to start off walking an hour. I knew I could do that and I figured if I start off like that, I wouldn't have to struggle too much to work myself up to the next level.

During many of my times walking, I would record myself. Just a few of my feelings at the moment and also shared some encouraging words to others that may have wanted to join in. 9 weeks later and I was down 22lbs!

(At the top of Stone Mountain)

 

That was back in October. I have been sticking to it and I'm at a total of 43lbs lost so far! Want to hear more about my journey? Stay tuned for part 2!

If you're anxious to see more, I am on Instagram (my personal account!) search either lakeitha Duncan or @lakeitha_duncan