Meet Katie

My name is Katie, I am nineteen, and I have been overweight since I was about eight-years-old.  The reason I want to lose weight is because I want to lead a healthier and longer life.  At this rate, I am at risk for so many diseases in the future, and I would like to prevent that starting now.  A few other reasons this is important to me is because I would like to look good, feel good, fix my back, and be able to do what I want to do without my weight getting in the way.  I want to break my addiction to food and I want to have more energy.

Current Weight: 162 lbs

Height: 5'3"

Pant Size: 13

BMI: 28.7 (Overweight)

Goal Weight: 115

Goal Pant Size: 5

Goal BMI: 20.4 (Normal)

Goal by Summer: Lose 20 lbs

Goal by Winter: Reach Goal

Lifetime Goal: Keep weight off and stay healthy, strong and flexible.

The way I plan on doing this is through traditional ways.  Exercise and eating right.  

Exercise plan:

* Cardio 30 minutes a day, increase 5 minutes every week.

* Weights every day, increase 5 pounds a month.

* Pilates twice a week to strengthen my weak back.

Food plan:

* No more than 1 egg yolk a day (I usually have 2 over-easy eggs with toast every morning so this will be tough).

* Fruit and Veggies at every meal (this is hard on such a small budget, but I'm hoping I can do this...).

* Drink 60-80 ounces of water a day (and visit the bathroom a million times a day...).

* Drink 3 cups of milk a day (to prevent Osteoporosis ...our bones are at peak density by the time we're 30 so I need to get on this!).

* No more candy (it gives me a headache anyways).

* No more than 1 soda a week.

* Fast food no more than once a week.

For me, it's not the exercise that's the hard part, it's eating right.  Especially because I am in college and can't spend much money on food, I end up eating things that are really bad for me.  That, and I am addicted to pastries and donuts (while I was typing that I actually considered going to get some ...I need help!!).  My apartment complex has a 24 hour gym that I have been going to about three times a week without a problem, so hopefully every day will be just as easy.

I enrolled in a Nutrition class this semester and it has really made me realize how much I need to start taking care of myself.  Not just to look good, but to live longer and prevent diseases

The real reason for this blog is my co-author, Viktoria.  She has inspired me to take control of my body, with her public outcry for support in her endeavor to live a healthier life.  Thus, we have become supporters of one another, and this blog was created to keep ourselves and one another accountable through this journey.

In the future I plan on posting once a week on my progress as well as posting whenever I feel like about things that are especially hard or that I am especially proud of.  I might also post helpful links, interesting articles, or motivational things to help us through this.

I will post a picture on here when I get around to it later this week as my "starting picture."