Welcome to Finding the New You!

Dear friends,
Thank you for joining my journey to find a better me. I am so proud that you wanted to join me. Let me explain how I would like this to go.
Each day I ask that you work out 20 min. Thats all ! Every friday is a weigh in. I will be POSTING my weight. You are welcome to do that as well, but if not then just let us know if you gained or lost. :)
I am starting this blog to host our feelings and our thoughts about this process.
Also to post great recipes, or workout tips. This is a great place for support, and comfort, as each of us is going through tthe same thing.
So Aug 1 2011 is the first day. I will be posting my starting weight, no lies, no excusses.. Just the raw me. I will continue to post every friday for one full year.. after one year on AUG 1 2012 if I have reached my goals I will be heading to Vegas. Where I am hoping with all the hard work you have put in you will be able to join me.
Now I know it seems like a lot of time and money. BUt if you commit to just 20 min a day 5 days a week, and every 2 weeks put 20 dollars aside. THen I know this will be a piece of cake.
MMMMMM CAKE! . So what are you waiting for lets get this show on the road..
Im here for you as I know you will always be there for me.
xoxoxo
Geneva

Friday, August 19, 2011

Dont give up!!!

Good morning friends another friday. wow what a busy week for me.. How about you? How did your week go.
I know that it is getting harder to fit exercise into your day but remember that we are all trying to do this together dont give up. Work hard.
So my personal goal for the week was to lose 4 lbs.
Well my scale this morning read.
261.4 so I did it..
My mile on the other hand is going no where. I will be taking a week off from running to ride the bike. and see how that goes.
I hope people are reading this. I am trying to do this to help me be accountable ...
Also starting next week I will be posting healthy reciepies and if you have any I would love to see them.
Love you all
heres to a nother day, another pound and another step to a new you.
xoxoxoxox
Love me

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

WOW wed already

OH boy its WED already. I cant believe it. How fast this week has gone. I am only 1 lb from my goal weight for the week.. I am happy about that. OK I am having some issues. Several people said they posted in the blog.. But I cant find anything.. any one have any ideas.. ??
HELP!!!
Remember to stay strong with your goals. You can do it. I love and support you.
Heres to another day, another pound and another step to a new you.
xoxoxox
me

Sunday, August 14, 2011

My dearest friends,

So after another horrible week, where the scale and my mile time went NO WHERE! I have decided to relook at things and try something a bit different. I have learned to ride a bike, so I will be doing that and I am soo excited.
I also learned this past week that others will notice the changes in you and try very hard to use you as a ladder to climb to their sucess. Be strong in who you are, remind yourself as I have had to do, that you are doing this journey for yourself no one else. I have decied to put a personal goal for each week. Instead of a general goal. So this next week I want to shave 3 sec of my mile and I want to lose 4 lbs. I want to hear your personal goals!! help motivate me and I will help motivate you..
heres to another day another pound and a nother step to a new you
I love you all
me

Friday, August 12, 2011

Its a friday.

Goodmorning my beautiful friends. Last night I was sitting on my bed wondering what it was I was doing so wrong with my life. Why everything happend to me why ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.... oh sorry I fell asleep. BORING!! Everyone wonders the same things.. Instead of wondering what is so WRONG with my life, I am going to take this moment to see the things I have RIGHT in my life.
Family
friends
job
food
home
health
I get to live laugh and love everyday. I get to cry, frown, and be excited. I am thankful for all that I have, for all that I get in life. I have learned not to take anything for granted. I dont take this opportunity for granted. I can and will lose weight. I will do it becasue I can.
Weight - 267 water weight is back..
Runtime- 14 min flat.
Both these numbers are back up not down. But thats fine.. That tells me work harder ..
FOr all of you that listen and read my ramblings everyday. I thank you. I love you and I am here for you.
so lets get out there today and see what is so RIGHT in our lives.
heres to another day, another pound and a nother step to the new you.
xoxoxoxx me

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Good OVER THE HUMP DAY!

Goodmorning my beautiful friends,
This is a crazy busy week for me. I got a new job as a membership consultant at the Downtown YMCA that I am super excited for. It is a big step up in the world. So yay me .. Todays weight? GAG lol Not where I want it to be.. I need to step up my exercise.
Going to try some yoga, I hope I like it. Maybe not. I am not sure I can center my mind enough to relax. I am getting pumped for everything and hearing from all of you. I am proud of the progress you all are making. Even though sometimes we feel like we are standing still, remember people are still watching you, they see your struggles, and they wait to see how you will handle it. Remember to always put your best effort forward. I know that sometimes we are not were we want to be in our lives but we are where the Lord wants us to be.
Stay strong as I know we are hitting a flat spot in our weight loss. Push that much harder.
Heres to another day, another pound and another step to the new you.
xoxoxoxo
me

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Hello Tuesday Morning,

Goodmorning dear friends,
Another day is upon us and boy oh boy things are looking up. I stepped on the scale this morning to find it sitting at 262 again so happy about that. I am pretty sure that I strained something in my knee yesterday playing ultimate frezbee. But it was loads of fun.
Im excited to say that I got a great new job. I will have to tell you more bout it later.
I was looking over my goals to discover I am only 69 pounds from my target weight. YAY!! I thougth I was about a hundred pounds away but man oh man I need to learn how to do math. I love reading all your comments I love that you are going on this journey with me.
So heres to another Day, another Pound and another step to the new you.
xoxoxox
me

Monday, August 8, 2011

Its Monday!

Goodmorning, Oh boy another weekend has gone by. I am hoping that after a TERRIBLE week this one will be better. I am sad that it is my last week at the youth center, I will miss the kids but school is starting and it is time for them to head back.
I didnt work out this weekend as I usually dont and I am starting to wonder if that is making things worse. I feel like by monday I have to push myself so hard that it almost hurts. I wonder if I should work out on saturday but not sunday. Any Ideas? Starting weight this week my scale said I gained 4 lbs over the weekend. I think it is just water weight or at leaste I hope it is just water weight. So I start the week back at 266.. frusterating. OH WELL! Use it to make me stronger and faster.
I thougth by now I would have some sort of craving but I dont. I am suprised as I always have before. I do dream of watermellon. :) I know its silly but it just sounds so good.
I am going to start a multi vitamin this week to see if it helps anywith my energy. Usually working out gives me all kinds of energy but for some reason I am more exausted. My DR seems to think it is just because of all the medications and all the sickness I have had so i am going on a all natural multi viti.. Hope it helps.
I want to hear how the rest of you are doing? Is it hard to meet your weekly goals? Are you haveing cravings? What is the best and worst part of it all?
I am proud of every baby step that you and I take along this journey.
SO heres to another day, another pound and another step to the new you .
xoxoxoxo
me