Day 1

I'm writing this throughout my day today.  I feel if I leave it for the end of the day I won't do it at all.  I'm honestly surprised I woke up feeling motivated.  I still constantly think about food, but I'm ready to do this.  Today is one of my school days.  I generally walk a mile around campus throughout the day. I always park in the parking garage and today I'm on the 4th level.  My goal for today is to take the stairs after school.  Breakfast today was two scrambled eggs with a splash of milk, an english muffin and a small glass of cranberry juice. I've brought an apple and a protein bar to eat at school.  It is so expensive to eat well in this country.  I also have not made it to the grocery yet, so I'm subsisting on food I already have.  I'm using an app on my iphone to track my exercise and food. I ate during math and took the stairs to get something out of my car for a friend.  So I'll be getting a little more exercise then planned as I will have to climb the stairs again after my last class.
Here is a picture of me at my lowest and another of picture of me at my (current) highest.

Drastic change, isn't it?  So if the scale and my general health wasn't enough of a wake up call, I think these pictures are.  I feel like crap.  I'm cranky and emotional.  Thankfully I have a great support system.  My sister and my wonderful friend Jayme (that beautiful bride above!) are my biggest fans!  I've also told my friends at school, hoping it will keep me motivated even more. I'm not the best writer.  I'm not doing this to be famous.  I just want to keep myself accountable.  I love life and I do not want it to end early because of my weight. Dinner tonight was a chicken breast and lots of steamed broccoli.  I am going to attempt to not eat after 10pm tonight, since I usually go to bed around 2am.   It was an interesting first day. I still a little emotional but I'm slowly feeling better!