100th post!!!! A giveaway!

Here was my first post ever in the blogging world. Boy, I have come a long way! I am down about 7 pounds, but have lost a lot of inches- I can tell you that. It has been over a year since I began documenting my journey. It has been filled with ups and downs along the way. I have learned a lot about working out and eating right. I have succeeded and failed many times, again and again.

The good part is that I am close to my first goal- 155 lbs and I am finally starting to feel comfortable with my body and happy with it too. I have learned to accept that this is the way I was made and the person I am. It is so important to love yourself and accept who you are.

 

I have learned a lot about food too and what is good for me. My diet is totally different from a year ago today. I have learned to love a lot of healthy foods and most days I crave chicken, salad, fruit.... I stick my tongue out at a lot of foods that I thought I could not live without. It is amazing how many things we become addicted to, but we really don't need. Caffeine, cheese, alcohol, the list goes on. You can do anything you set your mind to. So, for those of you that think about giving up or for those of you that haven't even started- you CAN do it. I NEVER thought I could, but I never stuck with anything long enough to find out. It will happen, it takes time, you will cry, it will be hard, it will hurt, you will be sore... but you can do it and I have faith in you.

 

In celebration of my 100th post I am giving away a $20 gift card to

TAR-JAY as me and the girls like to call it. Makes it sound like we are shopping somewhere fancy :) All you have to do is be a follower of my blog and comment below (if you have blog topic ideas, let me hear them!). I will pick a winner on Wednesday and send the gift card on its way.

THEN:

This was beginning of 2012 at about 170ish

NOW:

This was yesterday at 160

P.S. Look what I found yesterday at Target! I have been wanting to try these :)