Day One

So yesterday my best friend Keleigh and I decided that we wanted to have a small competition to help motivate us to get fit!  We have both been struggling with eating healthy and losing the weight that we gained after going to college and I think now is the perfect time to begin truly working on this goal.

We have 100 days starting today for this challenge we have set up for ourselves.  We will eat healthy (no crazy dieting) and exercise more while trying to out do the other in weight loss.  At the end of 100 days which will be May 1st we have out final weigh in to see who has outdone the other.  The lesser winner (cause we both win if we get even slightly more fit than we are now) get the privilege of buying a new bathing suite of the winner's choice.

Now neither of us really need to lose lots of weight so we have a goal that if met before May first will also end the competition. We both wear size 11 jeans right now and if either of us reaches a size 7 jean, with approval from the competitor and both of our moms, they will win automatically.

I know that I have been trying to reach this size 7 goal for almost two years with only half assed effort. So 100 days will be a real challenge for me to achieve this goal. Then there is the issue of keeping the weight off once I'm where I'd like to be.

The new year is going to bring changes for my life including moving and trying to find a real job now that I'm a "college graduate."  I think it is the perfect time to start working on myself and some personal goals that I have just never had the time to dedicate myself to before.  This competition with my bestest is just the beginning. I also want to learn Greek and finish a scrapbook that I started in high school.  Both require money so the first thing is to land a job.  I have an application in for the entry level job of my dreams right now so keep your fingers crossed for me and send good vibes my way because I'm hoping to hear about it within the week.

Maybe you should challenge someone in your life to achieve a goal together. :) Its always more fun when you do it with friends or family.

Thats it for now...time to make a cob salad for lunch.

Love and roses,
Jessica