Do you or do you not love my title to this post?
OKAY! HAPPY FRIDAY TO EVERYONE!
So back in July I wrote two posts 1) Follow Me on My Journey and 2) Party Week is Over. I suggest you read those in that order, if you haven't already, in order to really grasp the meaning and value of this post.
It is January 12, 2018. Crazy right?!
I am just stalling on this post because I don't know how to begin to say what I need to say. How typical of me.
I was really nervous when I wrote "Follow Me on My Journey" because that was the first time I made it public that I wanted to lose weight but I am soooooooo glad I wrote it because now I am able to go back and read how excited and nervous I was to start this really difficult journey.
Not long after I wrote "Follow Me on My Journey," I wrote "Party Week is Over." This post was really funny to read but also an eye-opener for me. I saw how hard it was for me to be motivated especially when things got off to a bad start. I just kept making bad decisions.
July was when I decided to go on this Weight Loss Journey and that is when I hired my personal trainer. I stopped going in October when I was hired to work in San Francisco, the commute was too much to keep up with.
I was determined to NOT GIVE UP, therefore I joined Weight Watchers in November.
Weight Watchers is all about healthy foods, healthy eating, healthy portions, healthy, healthy, healthy. I KNEW this was going to definitely be a challenge for me because food is my weakness.
It is now January 12, 2018 and I just found out that........ I lost a total of 13 pounds since July 2017!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Possibly 15 but I didn't take my boots off because that's a hassle. (knee high boots)) I know that may not be a lot to some people, but it is a HUGE deal for me. I found out the total I had lost because I went in to my Health App which I got when I started with my trainer and I saw the weight I had entered at the time.
13 POUNDS! I have never lost that much weight. I have GAINED that much, but I never LOST that much.
Thanks to WW, I have changed my eating habits and it has helped me mentally as well. I also lost a pound during all these Holidays, soooo that's awesome!!
The biggest thing for me is the way WW changed my mentality. I have not reached my goal yet and it is still very hard for me to eat right, but here I am, continuing on this journey.
Special thanks to my sister, Orlenda Herrera for supporting me and being my personal cheerleader. To my co-worker Donna, who puts up with my extreme grocery shopping at Trader Joe's during our lunch, waiting as I scan everything to make sure it is low on points. To my dog Rambo for being my emotional support and my best friend.
THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ! I hope this helps someone and encourages someone today.
I'll be posting just random pictures I have taken of my food, sorry in advance for the bad quality of the pictures, they were taken from my iPhone. (hehe)
-Jaqueline Herrera :)
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