Hello everyone,
I'm sorry that I didn't get to post on Sunday. I was traveling and didn't get home till late so here I am now ready and excited to tell you about the new challenge ahead of me. I would also encourage everyone who is trying to loose weight to join in with me.
Ok, so the new challenge is 35 lbs by July 1. That is 67 days from today. My mom and I have been trying to help each other out and we decided on that number together. I would love for everyone who is trying to loose weight to set a goal for yourself. loosing 35 pounds is not for everyone. Some of you don't have that much to loose. I have a lot to loose so my body lets go of weight easier. So keep that in mind. When setting a goal make sure it is something you will have to work hard to reach. If you are already working out and eating healthy then you may need to switch up your work out. Your body gets used to what you are doing so you need to "shock" your body. I am going to start my circuit training. One of the trainers at the gym said I should do it for about 4-6 weeks then change it up again. So if you stop loosing weight and you are putting in the work change it up!!! Along with the challenge I would also like everyone to reward their selves with something when you reach your goal. If you have something in mind then GREAT! If not a good way to help motivate yourself is by putting a dollar in a jar every time you work out for an hour. $1 per hour. Then on July 1st you can take that money and get yourself something you have been wanting like a new outfit or something :) If you would like to put more money per hour that's fine also!
Take the rest of this week to figure out and SCHEDULE in your calendars your work out. Go to the store and buy healthy foods. Weigh yourself and set your goal. Pick the day that you would like to weigh in every week and try to make it in the morning. Lets all make sure we have this done and we are ready to get going on May 1st. That will make this another 60 day challenge :)
I am so excited to hear the stories of you loosing weight! If you would like to leave a comment of your goal that would be awesome. If you need extra help with making sure you stay on track please email me at brittneybaker87@gmail.com or look me up on facebook and message me. I would love to hear the goals you have set for yourselves and help keep you accountable. Also remember this is a lifestyle change not a diet. Don't do anything crazy! I set goals for myself because it keeps me motivated.
I hope this 60 day challenge motivates you. Feel free to look me up I would love to hear from all of you. My prayer is that God uses this in some way to bring more freedom to your life! Be blessed and Know You can do it!
Brittney
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Confidence
I was inspired at church this week to talk about confidence.
When it comes to my confidence in my ability to loose weight I have to be honest and say it is low. My whole life I have gone up and down in my weight. I have probably been on a diet for half of my life... No joke! I have never felt what it is like to be thin because I have always been thick. I'm sure there are many people out there who feel the same way as me and have lived a life style like mine. If you have lived a life like mine you know that it is nearly impossible to have confidence in yourself when it comes to working out and eating right. It has never worked before so why would it work now.
I propose to all of you a different mind set. 1) God can do all things. He is all powerful and what's greatest is he cares about the things that we care about. He has a heart for each and every one of us and I truly believe his heart breaks for his people who do not like the way they look. 2) realize that part of the reason why you can't break out of the habit is because you are turning to something other then God (maybe not in all cases, but most) God can satisfy our every need if we let him. 3) make a life style change don't go on a diet. For me I try extra hard to eat healthy foods that nourish my body and give me energy during the week. I also work out most during the week. I tend to go out to eat more on the weekend when I go on dates with my boyfriend. Instead of saying I'm going to eat super healthy I just already know when I go out to eat I'm going to get what I want in reason. Don't set unrealistic goals for yourself. You aren't going to always eat healthy. I enjoy good food, now I just try to enjoy the things that are a little out of my calorie range less often then before. When you eat better and work out you will loose weight and the great thing about doing it this way is when you do have a day or a week that you don't eat the things you probably should you won't gain all you weight back because you have been loosing the right way.
Have confidence! It's ok if you think you can't do it because let's be honest if you have tried this long to do it yourself you probably can't. The good thing for us is that GOD will help us if we ask! Find your confidence in him. He will work in ways unimaginable. He will put people around you to help you. And let's not forget this is not about being the most beautiful or the slimest or even the most fit and healthy. This is about learning to love who we are. I'm telling you working out an eating healthy helps you learn to love yourself. God gave us all different bodies ask God to help you come to the point that you see yourself the way he does so you can better accomplish the dreams he has for you. Don't get consumed by a "diet". Do everything un to the Lord in the way he would have you do it!
I look forward to writing my next blog. Here comes another challenge. :) if anyone would like to do it with me feel free. I will tell you more about it soon. I will inform you of what the challenge is on Sunday 4/22/12!!! Can't wait!
Love you all
Brittney
When it comes to my confidence in my ability to loose weight I have to be honest and say it is low. My whole life I have gone up and down in my weight. I have probably been on a diet for half of my life... No joke! I have never felt what it is like to be thin because I have always been thick. I'm sure there are many people out there who feel the same way as me and have lived a life style like mine. If you have lived a life like mine you know that it is nearly impossible to have confidence in yourself when it comes to working out and eating right. It has never worked before so why would it work now.
I propose to all of you a different mind set. 1) God can do all things. He is all powerful and what's greatest is he cares about the things that we care about. He has a heart for each and every one of us and I truly believe his heart breaks for his people who do not like the way they look. 2) realize that part of the reason why you can't break out of the habit is because you are turning to something other then God (maybe not in all cases, but most) God can satisfy our every need if we let him. 3) make a life style change don't go on a diet. For me I try extra hard to eat healthy foods that nourish my body and give me energy during the week. I also work out most during the week. I tend to go out to eat more on the weekend when I go on dates with my boyfriend. Instead of saying I'm going to eat super healthy I just already know when I go out to eat I'm going to get what I want in reason. Don't set unrealistic goals for yourself. You aren't going to always eat healthy. I enjoy good food, now I just try to enjoy the things that are a little out of my calorie range less often then before. When you eat better and work out you will loose weight and the great thing about doing it this way is when you do have a day or a week that you don't eat the things you probably should you won't gain all you weight back because you have been loosing the right way.
Have confidence! It's ok if you think you can't do it because let's be honest if you have tried this long to do it yourself you probably can't. The good thing for us is that GOD will help us if we ask! Find your confidence in him. He will work in ways unimaginable. He will put people around you to help you. And let's not forget this is not about being the most beautiful or the slimest or even the most fit and healthy. This is about learning to love who we are. I'm telling you working out an eating healthy helps you learn to love yourself. God gave us all different bodies ask God to help you come to the point that you see yourself the way he does so you can better accomplish the dreams he has for you. Don't get consumed by a "diet". Do everything un to the Lord in the way he would have you do it!
I look forward to writing my next blog. Here comes another challenge. :) if anyone would like to do it with me feel free. I will tell you more about it soon. I will inform you of what the challenge is on Sunday 4/22/12!!! Can't wait!
Love you all
Brittney
Thursday, April 5, 2012
50 pounds in 60 days
Hello again!
If you read my last blog then you know that my goal was to loose 50 pounds in 60 days. The 60th day being my oh so epic 25th birthday, yikes I'm getting old, march 16 2012.
You might be wondering to yourself, WHY would you set such a high goal for yourself? The answer is simple really. I had to have a goal that would force me to push myself harder then I thought I could push myself. And boy did it work! I accomplished and did things I never thought I would do. I worked harder then I thought my body could work and I'm proud of myself. I can honestly say that I worked for every pound I lost!
Let's talk about how I lost the weight... Then I'll tell you the number.
So starting out I created a calendar with all the classes I wanted to take that my gym offered. Even if that meant doubling up on a day. The classes are an hour long and after I tried some of them out and decided I didn't like a few of them I was left with, Zumba, Hustle, and strength training. Then I surrounded myself as much as possible with people who depended on me going to the gym. This mostly consisted of late nights and 30 minutes of cardio! As you can see I mostly did cardio to loose the weight for my first 60 days.
I continued this style of working out and eating healthy during the week and allowed myself to go out and order what I wanted when I was out with my boyfriend on the weekends. My reason for this was not to reward myself but instead to be realistic. I was making a lifestyle change not going on a diet, so I thought realistically I will usually order what I want on the weekend when I go out so I might as well do it now also! Good decision I think!
Now let's get down to it. How much did I loose? I wish I could say I lost 50 pounds... But I didn't. I lost 35 pounds and like I said I worked for those 35 pounds and it was hard work. However, I read this quote with 2 weeks left in my 60 days that really made me think.
Up till the time I read this quote I had always said I would be happy no matter what I lost as long as I lost! With 2 weeks to go I had 20 pounds left to loose and I read this quote that said " when you know for sure you will not reach your goal don't change your goal change the steps you take to get there" and I knew that I needed to change up my work outs. I needed to add in some More weights and do things my body wasn't used too. I wanted to do it, I knew for me to be happy with the number I lost I had to do everything in my power to try to loose the 50 pounds, yet I still didn't do it. I got lazy and stuck to my normal workout. I didn't harness the will power to embrace the pain of a new workout.
Am I proud of those 35 pounds? You better believe I am, but I am not proud of those last 2 weeks. It reminded me of the old me. The me that lived in a comfort zone too scared to do something new. Too scared of what others may think or how bad I might be at something compared to others. The new me embraced the challenge of new things and found pride in accomplishing them even if she wasn't the best! The new me walked into rooms full of people and danced as a form of cardio. The new me insisted we go on walks and wasn't afraid of being out of breath, instead embraced it for the simple fact of working out! The new me went on a jog on a nice day! I love that me:) that me is more confident and more connected to Christ. Why do I feel closer to God in all of this? I'm not sure I can even give an answer. I believe part of the reason is because I'm starting to live as God created me to live. Confident and with out fear.
So I lost 35 pounds, more than a 1/2 pound a day. I went down 3 pant sizes. I'm proud of myself for what I accomplished and it may sound cheesy to you but thanks be to God because I KNOW I could not have done it with out him! I felt him with me every step of the way!
To hear more about what I'm doing now and my up coming goals and my ULTIMATE goal keep reading!
Thanks for the interest in my blog and I hope and pray I can inspire others who long to feel freedom from the fear of what others think!
Love always
Brittney
If you read my last blog then you know that my goal was to loose 50 pounds in 60 days. The 60th day being my oh so epic 25th birthday, yikes I'm getting old, march 16 2012.
You might be wondering to yourself, WHY would you set such a high goal for yourself? The answer is simple really. I had to have a goal that would force me to push myself harder then I thought I could push myself. And boy did it work! I accomplished and did things I never thought I would do. I worked harder then I thought my body could work and I'm proud of myself. I can honestly say that I worked for every pound I lost!
Let's talk about how I lost the weight... Then I'll tell you the number.
So starting out I created a calendar with all the classes I wanted to take that my gym offered. Even if that meant doubling up on a day. The classes are an hour long and after I tried some of them out and decided I didn't like a few of them I was left with, Zumba, Hustle, and strength training. Then I surrounded myself as much as possible with people who depended on me going to the gym. This mostly consisted of late nights and 30 minutes of cardio! As you can see I mostly did cardio to loose the weight for my first 60 days.
I continued this style of working out and eating healthy during the week and allowed myself to go out and order what I wanted when I was out with my boyfriend on the weekends. My reason for this was not to reward myself but instead to be realistic. I was making a lifestyle change not going on a diet, so I thought realistically I will usually order what I want on the weekend when I go out so I might as well do it now also! Good decision I think!
Now let's get down to it. How much did I loose? I wish I could say I lost 50 pounds... But I didn't. I lost 35 pounds and like I said I worked for those 35 pounds and it was hard work. However, I read this quote with 2 weeks left in my 60 days that really made me think.
Up till the time I read this quote I had always said I would be happy no matter what I lost as long as I lost! With 2 weeks to go I had 20 pounds left to loose and I read this quote that said " when you know for sure you will not reach your goal don't change your goal change the steps you take to get there" and I knew that I needed to change up my work outs. I needed to add in some More weights and do things my body wasn't used too. I wanted to do it, I knew for me to be happy with the number I lost I had to do everything in my power to try to loose the 50 pounds, yet I still didn't do it. I got lazy and stuck to my normal workout. I didn't harness the will power to embrace the pain of a new workout.
Am I proud of those 35 pounds? You better believe I am, but I am not proud of those last 2 weeks. It reminded me of the old me. The me that lived in a comfort zone too scared to do something new. Too scared of what others may think or how bad I might be at something compared to others. The new me embraced the challenge of new things and found pride in accomplishing them even if she wasn't the best! The new me walked into rooms full of people and danced as a form of cardio. The new me insisted we go on walks and wasn't afraid of being out of breath, instead embraced it for the simple fact of working out! The new me went on a jog on a nice day! I love that me:) that me is more confident and more connected to Christ. Why do I feel closer to God in all of this? I'm not sure I can even give an answer. I believe part of the reason is because I'm starting to live as God created me to live. Confident and with out fear.
So I lost 35 pounds, more than a 1/2 pound a day. I went down 3 pant sizes. I'm proud of myself for what I accomplished and it may sound cheesy to you but thanks be to God because I KNOW I could not have done it with out him! I felt him with me every step of the way!
To hear more about what I'm doing now and my up coming goals and my ULTIMATE goal keep reading!
Thanks for the interest in my blog and I hope and pray I can inspire others who long to feel freedom from the fear of what others think!
Love always
Brittney
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Hello everyone:)
This is my new blog! I am here to help inspire my friends, family, myself, and possibly a stranger that may come along.
Loosing weight is not easy and I have come to find that being a women and trying to loose weight is even harder! (can I get an amen?)
In this first posting I would like to mostly focus on the past 60 days of my weight loss journey and show you what I have accomplished. I have much more to talk about but I know you are all wanting to see what my weight loss has looked like. So let's start with my before pictures... Ok so I must admit I am embarrassed to show these. When I saw the picture of me sitting on a rock at the beach I was literally sad. I was so happy when I was at the beach and so excited to have a picture of me with the beautiful ocean behind me but instead when I saw it I was ashamed. Now I'm not saying that it's ok for me to feel that way about myself. Because its not. I'm just trying to be honest. I really wish I could put into words the way I felt when I saw that picture.
When I got home from florida I decided I was going to loose weight BUT I did it all wrong.
While I was in Florida my aunt and uncle offered to purchase me a membership to a gym and my uncle bobby got me some work out shoes for me to use when I worked out with my aunt and her trainer in Florida (best experience of my life, and so nice of my uncle!!!)
So when I got home I was ready to go. I went on a LOW calorie diet. I lost weight but then Christmas came and I'm not kidding in that week I gained my weight back because I had not been loosing the weight right... Lesson learned!
After Christmas I decided I was gunna challenge myself to loose 50 pounds in 60 days! And the 60th day being my 25 th birthday march 16th 2012. To find out how I lost my weight and how much I lost in 60days read my next posting!
This is my new blog! I am here to help inspire my friends, family, myself, and possibly a stranger that may come along.
Loosing weight is not easy and I have come to find that being a women and trying to loose weight is even harder! (can I get an amen?)
In this first posting I would like to mostly focus on the past 60 days of my weight loss journey and show you what I have accomplished. I have much more to talk about but I know you are all wanting to see what my weight loss has looked like. So let's start with my before pictures... Ok so I must admit I am embarrassed to show these. When I saw the picture of me sitting on a rock at the beach I was literally sad. I was so happy when I was at the beach and so excited to have a picture of me with the beautiful ocean behind me but instead when I saw it I was ashamed. Now I'm not saying that it's ok for me to feel that way about myself. Because its not. I'm just trying to be honest. I really wish I could put into words the way I felt when I saw that picture.
When I got home from florida I decided I was going to loose weight BUT I did it all wrong.
While I was in Florida my aunt and uncle offered to purchase me a membership to a gym and my uncle bobby got me some work out shoes for me to use when I worked out with my aunt and her trainer in Florida (best experience of my life, and so nice of my uncle!!!)
So when I got home I was ready to go. I went on a LOW calorie diet. I lost weight but then Christmas came and I'm not kidding in that week I gained my weight back because I had not been loosing the weight right... Lesson learned!
After Christmas I decided I was gunna challenge myself to loose 50 pounds in 60 days! And the 60th day being my 25 th birthday march 16th 2012. To find out how I lost my weight and how much I lost in 60days read my next posting!
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