joana loses it.

One woman's quest to lose weight and not her mind.

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What i did today:

rejoiced over the fact that the pool at my gym is filled again and will be open on monday. WHOO! can't wait to get back in the water. <3 30 Minutes on the Treadmill with a 1.5% incline at an avg speed of 3.4  Small Circuit: (a minute of each of these for 30 minutes)

Crunches

This exercise with the platform where i drop one foot down almost to the ground while the other remains on the platform (see photo where i try to show you what i do.) 1 minute for each leg. 

Dumbell pushups with a row - 15 lb weights

Squats with 30lb kettlebell

Chest Press with the 15lb weight

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11/13 workout 30 min treadmill 30 min circuit (I'll post about this in a little bit.

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A few current photos at a size 20. Still have a long ways to go but appreciating progress made.

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These are all photos from around the time that I got home from Europe. 

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AH, the dreaded “Before Photos”…YUCK!

Okay, the first three are a sampling of the last year or two. I pretty much have weighed around the same weight for a couple of years now.

The bottom photos is from the first day of my trip to Europe. In most of these photos I am wearing a size 24 pant and a size 3X shirt. 

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My very first post!

Okay, I'm not very good at blogging about stuff that matters. I'd much rather reblog pictures of Shaun White or gifs from the Office. (Bears. Beets. Battlestar Galactica.)

This is my attempt at having some more accountability while I try to reach my goals. I hope that if more people are involved or "watching" me, I'll work harder to stay on track. It already helps that I have some amazing friends that are also aiming for the same (or similar) goal. 

So, this journey started when I got back from my 20 day trip to Spain/Frane with my friend, Rigo. Before i left for Europe, i was at my heaviest weight. All the walking we did combined with the amazingly healthy foods we ate in Europe led to me losing somewhere around 12 lbs while in Europe. It turned out to be the momentum I needed to start changing my lifestyle here at home. Since coming back from Europe, I have lost another 14 lbs for a total of 26 lbs.

It hasn't been easy but I am slowly getting the hang of going to the gym, not eating so much food, and eating better foods. My mom and I joined a gym and have been participating in a fitness challenge which has definitely helped me make a habit out of going to the gym! 

Anyway, i can't guarantee that everything I do or say is going to be interesting or even right. And I'm going going to be a fitness guru...but if you want to follow along, I'll try to make it worth your while. If anything, you can have a good laugh at all the dumb things i'm bound to do/say, 

Thanks for your support. :)