It Starts Today!

Today is the beginning of my journey to being fit by 30. With my 29th birthday fast approaching I realize just how much I wanted to accomplish by the time I am 30. Many of the things I have accomplished, some I am still working on, and some I have had to let go and realize that I will never be a cowgirl. One thing I will never give up on is my desire to have a fit and healthy body. In order to know why this is so important to me you have to understand the last 29 years of my life. There was never a time in my life where I felt thin. Aside from some athletic spurts here and there I have pretty much been afraid of exercise. To put it simply, fitness wise I am starting from scratch. I have experienced the sadness and periodic self loathing that comes from being truly unhappy with your body. Lacking self confidence, I shied away from going after things that I really wanted. I am committing the next year of my life to giving my self a fit body that I can not only be happy with but proud of. I cannot give myself back the years I held myself back from following my dreams, but I can give myself a long and healthy future to enjoy the many blessing I have in my life. The rolling stones put it best when they said "you can't always get want you want, but if you try sometimes you might find you get what you need." I have everything I need now. I have a supportive family that will be with me the entire way and most importantly I have the help of my sister, Loreli Deleon. Not only as a sister, but as a personal trainer she has committed herself to helping me reach my goal to be fit by 30. She will be working out side by side with me, sharing her wealth of knowledge in fitness and nutrition (certainly my biggest weak point), and providing emotional support. Having someone who won't give up on me even when I want to give up on myself makes me so excited to begin this journey. Over next year I will share the successes and failures of this journey. I will try new workouts, new foods, strive for daily, weekly and monthly goals and report back. I hope you will follow me on this journey, it's always better with a buddy!