In the Beginning...

Hiiii my  name is Jenn, and I'm an alcoholic....I MEAN!! WRONG BLOG! (jk)

Hey guys, it was suggested I should start a blog about my journey to losing weight and living a healthier lifestyle. I can't guarantee that all my ramblings in this blog will be entirely fitness and health related as I tend to go off on my own little tangents about stuff and very rarely stay on topic so bear with me as I take you on my journey to beating the bulge.

A few things you may or may not know. I am currently on my second degree at university, and so this involves large amounts of study....which leads to large amounts of comfort eating to deal with my stresses. I like to think that I enjoy all aspects of food and so I have also recently begun experimenting in the kitchen (I told you I talk on tangents). Some have been great successes and others have been eye-watering/ scull-a-cup-of-milk spicy. Anyways I LOVE FOOD! This has lead to the body which I now am very unsatisfied with. I would say I have always had body issues as my brothers are both stick thin, and then there's me...a bit wider set, or that lovely phrase, 'big-boned'. So in saying that I will never be as thin as a Victoria's Secret's model but who wants to be that thin anyways. Disgusting in my opinion....anywho!

I began this journey at the beginning of 2013 where I officially weighed in at 92kgs. I could have cried when I saw that number. That is the heaviest I have been ever and I would not have been seen dead in a bikini at the beach or in short shorts for that matter. I was probably at my lowest point weight-wise, and I was doing some shopping in Fraser Cove when I noticed the sign outside the gym there for a special trial for 20days. I figured what the hell, you know you need to do it and once upon a time I did actually love to play sports.. So I tried it out and I loved it there. It's a women's only gym so there is no need to feel self conscious, everyone is positive and cares about what you have to say. Overall I fell in love with this place and thus begun my 5days a week gym routine powering away on the treadmill, cross-trainer, and weights. 

After my 20day trial ended I joined up for the first time to my first gym. I got my first gym programme which is a mixture of cardio and resistance training. I started out on 20kg weights and since then I have moved into 30kg weight bracket (36kgs but who's braggin!). On my first measurement day I lost 20cm off my entire body! TWENTY CENTIMETERS!! I worked extra hard in the gym that day. I have in total only lost 7kgs since February due to some minor setbacks (ie: Exams and assignments). But that is ok, because I started going back to the gym this week after a few weeks of not going and I have already lost another 1.5kgs! My goal weight is to be a healthy 75kgs but I do plan to get down to 70kgs if possible because that would make me feel spiffing on the inside.

Sadly, from how women are portrayed in the media, women who are the slightest bit chubby are looked down on and scorned at, so I feel (even though I am above that sort of thing) that I need to get to a more healthy and reasonable weight to feel good on the inside and out. I was always teased by my brothers and in school about my weight as I grew up so it is a touchy issue for me. I am happy as I am now but I know I will be so much more happy when I am that babe on the beach who rips off their clothes and can feel comfortable with what's underneath. I'm not quite there yet but I am determined to get there :-) Exercise paired with better eating choices is my healthy way to kick the bulge and I will do it! I wish I had done a before photo to compare for my completed after photo but oh well.. 

This is my very first blog so I hope that it is inspiring enough and gives everyone a base knowledge of what I'm all about at this moment in time. The content of this blog may vary but hopefully I can keep it health and fitness related. 

I hope this has been a pleasure for you all to read, and until next time...

Smell ya!!

Jenn xxx