Hey girls!
When I got to college I certainly didn’t think that weight was something that I had to worry about. I know we had all heard of the infamous “freshman 15” but did we ever imagine that it would happen to us? Of course not. But boy was I wrong! And I figured this out eventually, but not until I was in too deep.
That day of realization happened sometime during my sophomore year. I remember stepping on a scale and
realizing that I weighed a solid 28 pounds more than I did when I entered college. In a little over a year, I had gained a phenomenal amount of weight and I was ready to get it off. Easier said than done. A year and a half of bad lifestyle choices and extreme laziness is hard to get rid of without the right level of motivation. And I was certainly lacking in that department.
Oftentimes I look back on the girl I was in high school. I weight a healthy 130 pounds, played 3 sports and ate healthy food. I cared about my body, not just for everyone else, but also for myself. And somewhere along the way I seem to have lost sight of that person I used to be.
Over to the left is me during my sophomore year learning to throw javelin. I decided joining a sport might help take some of the weight off, but I later realized commitment to yourself and the sport is key.
However, today is the day I am truly going to give myself to my weight loss 100%. Today is the day when I actually begin paying attention to what I am eating and today is the day I start working out and caring about my health.
My starting weight is 158 pounds. It is actually crazy to put that number in writing, not because I’m ashamed of it but because that makes this whole process real. I am finally doing this! I now realize that I’ve just let this pesky freshman 15, or maybe 28, bother me for just a bit too long. It is time to regain control of my life and once again realize the person that I can be if I just put my mind to it. It is going to be a challenge but I know that I, Catye Cantrall, can do it.
Do you think I can handle the challenge?
I think so, but having you girls here to help is all the motivation I need. Together we can accomplish out goals and regain control of our lives!