Happy New Year

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Happy New Year everyone! I hope the start of your new year is going well! Mine started with some good news! I am turning dirty 30 this year and I wanted to get some of this weight off and become bikini ready. So, I started working out around Thanksgiving. The goal was to work out the 5 days I had to go to work and rest on the weekend. I did pretty good until the craziness of my work schedule picked up for the holiday season.  I went from working out from 5 days to like 2 days a week around Thanksgiving. Then was able to pick it back up and then the craziness of Christmas started... oh dear! I officially didn't work out until last week Wednesday! So, 2 weeks no work out!
First off I would like to say I am not the working out type because it bores me.  But, I got myself motivated to keep at it. I could see the difference in my clothes. My jeans went from fitting to baggy. Luckily, it's cold here and I have been putting leggings on under my pants so you can't tell the difference that much. And my belt doesn't fit! Lol, I am using one of those belts that you loop in and pull! Just had to have to wear those belts as a kid and hated it!
So, I went to the doctor and found out that I lost 10 lbs!!!! I am super excited and proud of myself! I know 10 lbs is just a start but it's a good start! And it shows me that I was able to lose weight during the holiday season! I am differently going to keep this up! I have 2 months to my birthday and I want to look really good in a bikini!  Here's the thing I don't want to get skinny. Then why work out you ask if that's not your end result? The answer is I want to become tone and healthy. So, losing weight is just the beginning and toning is the next part.

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