Awesome Loser Girl Claire

Awesome Loser Girl Claire! I'm one of those people who suck at individual plans- you know, trying to workout by myself doesn't work kind of thing. Likewise, trying to lose weight is frankly a pain the ass, sometimes literally too.

For as long as I can remember I've been "overweight." I'm sick of this. I've see people make the changes, I've seen morbidly obese people work and become healthy people. One of my best friends from college who looked like my twin during the school year watched what she act and walked daily and has lost over 30 lbs. Needless to say, we don't look like twins anymore. Thing is, deep down I know I can do the same thing. I KNOW I can lose the weight. It comes down to do I want to lose the weight? For most people this question is well a little retarded, come on who wants to be overweight? But for me, it's been a part of my identity, I've used food to deal with my emotions and even to entertain myself while being bored.

Screw that.

I don't want to be overweight another day. And since I'm in control of this body of mine, I'm going to change things. And you, well whoever reads this blog, will be witness to the changes. You'll be privy to my good days, my days where I slip up, my successes and failures. I plan on posting every day what I eat, the day's calorie totals (if I can get the info), how much water I drink, if I have my vitamin (because this is an accountability tool for ME), if I exercise: what I do and for how long. I'll also post some other stuff, but the majority of it will be these kind of mundane details. Whew, this is long!

My main goal is to lose weight steadily over time, I am working at losing 5 lbs at a time. My second goal is to train for various running events that I've signed up for over the summer. My third goal is to use food ONLY for FUEL- I need to break my reliance on food for comfort, stress relief, and entertainment. If my best friend from college can lose 30 lbs so can I!!