February Fitness Fest

Welcome to the very first posting on "Fitness Fest" by yours truly, Christy.

First things first: Hi, I'm Christy. I'm not new to blogging, but I'm no pro either. I currently live in Orlando and am a student at UCF. Thankfully (and terrifyingly) I am about to graduate this May.

What is the purpose of this blog? Accountability.

What am I blogging about? The pathway to a healthier me! That's right, this is an exercise/healthy lifestyle blog (or hopefully will be).

The theme of this blog is "Fitness Fest" and I want to kick it off with a "February Fitness Festival" to jump start the fun!

Here is a little bit of background: I have generally had problems throughout the past years keeping control of my weight. In the summer of 2011, I spent 6 months living in Singapore with my family (for more on that, check out my other blog!). During that time, one of my core goals was to lose weight. The results? Huge success! I weighed myself at 186 pounds before/upon arrival in Singapore, and by the time I left 6 months later, I was consistently between 135/140. Amazing, right? Let me be clear that this weight lose was no experimental treatment or anything, it was a lot of exercise and some healthier eating choices. Unfortunately, in the almost 2 years since Singapore, I have been unable to maintain the weight lose. Slowly, I have crept back upwards, and now I want to make a change again.

To kick off the newer and better me, my goal is to buckle down in February and get some good results. Hopefully by May, I will have dropped significant weight and inches! I haven't decided on my goals exactly yet, but I figure I have 3 months to work on it, so a conservative goal would hopefully be around 8 lbs lost, and a more intense goal would be 22 lbs... my goal will probably fall somewhere in between that.

Over the next day or two, I will be hashing out some plans, as well as taking my measurements. I might even try to get some friends involved, not to mention changing up some features on this sight.

I'm looking forward to the journey ahead!
- Christy