New Year, New Town, New Life!

Hey Y'all!

I took a big break from everything over the past year and change. So much has happened.

But the biggest change that has happened is that I moved!
Yup, I moved from NYC to Charleston, SC.

Its different, very different.
But I love it! 

Since I moved back home to NY, I would suffer (yes, suffer) from anxiety.
Without pointing fingers or fully divulging into too much of my personal life, this move was the best thing for me and my son.

If you live in NY, you know just how expensive it is to live there. And in order to give my kid the best life possible, I had to make a sacrifice and get out of town.

Years ago, I used to be stationed in Charleston, SC. And I loved the whole town! I always said that when I retired (because I was convinced I would live in NY for the rest of my life), I wanted to come back and spend the rest of my days here. So since I had to make a decision, I figured why not go where my heart always wanted to be?

When I mad the decision to move down South, it didn't take me long to find a place that I would be able to call home. So within a month and a half of making my decision, I packed up our belongings and hit the road.

I've been in my new home for a little over a month now, and I can honestly say that I haven't had any issues with anxiety. I'm in such a better place mentally, and emotionally.
I had no clue that I needed this change.

Granted, I miss all of my friends and family so much, and I'm still looking for a job... but I'm actually happy. 

So since the holidays have come and gone, I figured it was time for me to get back on my weight loss journey. With everything that I had experienced over the past year and change, I ended up gaining all of my weight back.
But, I've done this before, and I will do this again! 

Starting on Monday January 6th, 2019 I pressed play on my Turbo Fire DVD's. I was so out of shape, that I didn't even complete my first week. So I knew that I needed a redo on week one starting January 14th. When I can, I walk 2 miles in the morning with Charlie. But, it's starting to get super cold here so thats becoming a bit difficult.

On Monday January 6th, I weighed in at 245 lbs!
I didn't look it, and I didn't feel it. But after trying to do Turbo Fire, I guess I really was!
On Monday January 14th, I weighed in at 225 lbs!
And now I felt like I was getting somewhere! I have not taken any other measurements from those two Monday's but starting next Monday I will.
And I'll also try to take better weekly photos.

I won't really go into too much of what I eat because I eat when I'm hungry. If that means I skip lunch but have a hearty dinner, then I'll do that. If I'm not hungry in the morning for breakfast and don't eat till the afternoon, I'll do that too.
However, I am logging in my food on my MyFitnessPal app. It helps me to see just how many calories I am eating and if I need to eat more.
Because you do need to eat calories in order to burn calories. You cannot starve yourself.
I'll repeat that.
YOU CANNOT STARVE YOURSELF! 

I'm trying to watch everything that I eat, but I'm on an extreme budget so I cannot be too picky. I won't stop myself from having pizza on Friday night, or pasta during the week. But if I do, I try to eat really clean and healthy during the day so I don't overload myself on carbs.

I already see a change in the way my body and face looks this week compared to last week. And that makes me super happy!
I'd love to get back into the 100's club by my birthday in April. At 225, I have a feeling that can definitely be accomplished!



I'll check back in with y'all on Monday!

~ Jess

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