Keeping it Real

I'm throwing it all out there.  The good, the bad and the ugly.  Although there is not much good about my starting point.

The Starting Point

 

Weight: 223 pounds
Chest: 43"
Abs: 42 3/4 "
Hips: 41"
Thigh: 28"
Arm: 13"
These were taken on December 26th, 2011 and I weighed in the same on Jan 1, 2012.  I will do measurements once a month only.

The Goals

1. Lose 53 pounds.  Averaging a pound a week seems reasonable and doable with any craziness
2. Run a 10K, a half marathon and a full marathon.
3. Wear my wedding rings and my prepregnancy jeans (my "baby" is turning 2 in April)

The Plan  

1. Running 3 times a week with my half marathon training group (maybe once more if I feel like it)
2. Strength train 2 times a week
3. Yoga once a week.
4. My food plan is a little looser at the moment.  I'm focusing on cutting out all day eating to start.  3 healthy meals and two healthy snacks.  8 glasses of water daily.  If I need to tighten things up down the road and track calories I am willing to do that as well.
5. Post a weekly weigh-in, once a month measurement and during photos every 2 months or 10 pounds (whichever happens first).

And even though I'm the only one reading this, it was still really really scary to put out there :/