..and so it begins..
I have had this for quite some time now, and I’ve been unsure if I had enough time to devote to a blog, or not. Or even if I had anything to say worth writing about. Typically my days are filled with school, and video games, not exactly interesting.
I have been on Youtube since 2006, and in the weight loss community since the begining of 2007. In that time, I have lost weight, gained it back, lost it again, gained some more, and lost again. It isn’t easy, but the support, inspiration, and motivation I have found in the community there, has kept me going.
Sadly, as of late I have noticed a huge rise in drama. It saddens me, because while I understand nobody wants their name drug through the mud, I feel like we’re all losing focus on what is important: ourselves. We are all there for ourselves, to learn and grow, to motivate and support one another, to inspire others. Cutting others down, and making videos about how they are bad people, or their personal life choices not only has nothing to do with why we’re here, but it is deteriorating our community. It’s sad to see, and I hope that soon it will start to return to what it should be.
My classes ended today. I work very hard to get good grades (I’ve gotten all A’s for a year now) and it definitely adds stress to my life. Now that this semester is over, and I have roughly a month before next semester begins, I am going to work on my time management and begin a routine. I plan on starting tomorrow - no “I’ll start Monday” ideas for me.
Since Januarry of this year, I have lost 33.1 lbs. My starting weight was 270, and my goal weight is currently set at 140-145 lbs. However, I am taking it at smaller increments of weight. Originally I was hoping to lose 6 lbs. a month, and am slightly behind in that goal, but I plan to continue on, and hopefully reach 210 lbs. by Christmas, and my goal (140-145) by September of 2010.
Typically I weigh-in on Fridays, but the next two weeks I will be weighing in on Thursdays because I won’t be near a scale on Friday.
See you soon!
~Christina~
