Day 1 - Definitely a Success

     Thought of the Day: Friends "June 12th: Praise, when used sparingly, retains an everlasting value."
     I most definitely consider today to be a success! I woke up unwillingly at 8am to start the beginning of my better life. I fast walked 1.1 miles, did sit-ups and other ab workouts, worked on the upper leg muscles, and then passed out on my mom's bed. I think the smoke outside from the fire in the mountains and the heat exhaustion just really got to me. Still tonight, my asthma is killing me. On the bright side, this will be my hardest workout yet. I consider the first one to always be the hardest because it is always when you are at your weakest and heaviest. I've decided that I'm going to progressively keep upping my workouts. Tomorrow I'm going to walk 1.1+ miles, for example. The easiest way to keep improving is to keep excelling.
     As far as the nutrition part of my new lifestyle, I definitely think I stuck to my 1,500 calorie diet. The only thing I lacked on was drinking enough water, but that is something I can always improve on.
     As far as my "amazing" social life goes, I went to the Windsor lake today with my besties Tiana and Alyssa. We hung out in the lake, attempted to play beach volleyball with the Turrentines and the Dyers, walked out on this weird concrete dock thing, and hung out on the playground. We had a lot of fun honestly, with all the people we were with. I just hate all the smoke in the air though. Normally, it would have been a beautiful day, but the smoke just hung in the air like a bad dream. At least I didn't get sunburned though!

I shared this picture on Facebook. I like the perspective
of it so much. Basically, just remember that no matter
how slow you are going, with anything in life,
you are always progressing. You may not be the
best, but you are at least working towards it.
Hardworking people are who really make a
difference in this world.

     I'm trying to go to bed earlier tonight so I can actually enjoy my workout tomorrow morning. All I'd like to say for my last-minute statement is that no matter how far behind I am, I believe in myself that I can catch back up. I'm progressing slowly, but I just have accept it and embrace it. With anything in life, I can see the end of the rainbow. It may sound cliche, but it's absolutely true. You'd be amazed how different your life would be if you would go into every situation with a completely open mind. Like today, I had to walk by a group of boys practicing baseball. I knew a lot of them, and for a split second I felt embarrassed that they saw me working out. I felt like they would make fun of me and all this crap, but in reality, they probably didn't even notice me walking by! I'm not saying that losing weight is going to make people stop judging me, but at least they will judge me for who I am! Being fat is not who I am, it's just a pathetic part of me right now. All my life it has just been a crappy part. It's going to get better though: I know it will. The problem with me is I used to ignore my weight while everyone else always immediately pointed it out. I didn't realize how unhealthy I was, mainly because I just didn't want to. You guys reading this are mainly my motivation. If I didn't have so many supporting friends and family, I wouldn't be here today. Just remember that just by reading this you are changing my life. I hope you keep everything I say in mind and I hope you too can learn never to judge a person based on who you think they are. Keep in mind that everyone has a story, you probably just haven't given them the chance to tell it yet. Stay optimistic!
     On another note, if you ever want to go walking or jogging with me or anything, I'd love the supportive company! Keep checking this blog for new posts and new polls on the right sidebar. Hope you are having a great summer!