Why Water is so important...

I know, I used to hate water too, I literally LIVED for Dr Pepper, craving soda constantly... but I will say the addiction can be broken and if you are committed, it can take as little as 3 days to break. In the beginning of my journey, the first thing I did was break my many sodas a day habit, that was all, no working out, just one week no more soda and 8 glasses of water a day! I Lost 3, yes 3 pounds just by doing that! Does wonders to your face too! No more soda bloat! I bought a large jug that fit my daily water intake in it and began drinking one a day, now I have no problem getting it all in! I feel better, get sick less, and my skin looks amazing! 

http://skinnyms.com/no-soda-challenge/

Try this challenge, it is amazing and can kick start any weight loss journey!

Being dehydrated can kill a workout, so make sure you are drinking it before, during and after to give your body back what it is losing! If you just don't like the taste of water like I didn't, they make amazing water additives in the juice aisle, even Gatorade, orange is the one I love! :) You can beat a 10 calorie additive as opposed to 150 calories in a can of soda!

Hope this was helpful! 

Brittnee

Getting Started... the story of how Fat Brittnee came to be.

Let me just get started saying that I used to be very in shape, I know I know, everyone says that, but really, I was VERY in shape. I danced every single day from the age of 2 and maintained a weight of under 105 for most of my teenage life. 

      Then, Life Happened. I graduated high school and went off to college, out to make my own decisions about food and health, no more daily dance classes or home cooked meals. I managed to go from 105 to 145 very quickly. With my 5' 1 frame that was a massive fat attack to my body. But, that isn't all, 6 months into college I met the guy of my dreams, the one I now call my husband. Love makes you do all sorts of crazy things, and in my case, gain MORE WEIGHT. I was now a solid 160 and growing. I was definitely not aware of just how fat I was getting and continued to be oblivious for quite some time.

   Fast forward to July 2010... 6 years after meeting my man, we have been married for 3 years and decide it is time to get pregnant! At this time I weigh a good 179 pounds, which I have had on me for at least 2 years. I had no desire to get in shape so I went along my merry fat way. It literally took us about 3 weeks to get pregnant after we decided it was time, with no ovulating schedule or anything, we were just really lucky and apparently ready for a baby. I gained NO WEIGHT for the first 4 months of my pregnancy, even dropping quite a few pounds and by April 2011 she was here! Scarlett was such a blessing! 

      I weighed in at 190lbs after giving birth to little Scarlett and was extremely depressed about it! I think this was about the time I finally realized something needed to change if I was going to be able to keep up with this little one! I had a c-section and my body took quite a long time to recover from it. By December, not dropping really any weight I was 189lbs and steady... New Years was coming so I decided to make a resolution... YES THE TYPICAL "LOSE WEIGHT" resolution, but I was serious. 

    I told myself I needed to get healthy, I needed to be around MANY MANY more years for my little girl and I also needed to be a better role model. This really got my butt into gear. I found a true love in zumba, starting once a week... dancing is one of my true passions. I thought it would be easy since I had danced my entire young life, but not exercising for 7 years had really taken a toll on my body so once a week was all I could handle!

    Fast forward to the present... today is September 25th 2012, I weigh in at 171 and steadily losing... I created this blog because I continue to get people asking me how I am doing it and I want to share it with everyone who is curious. With a lot of will power, MORE WATER less soda, healthy eating and a WONDERFUL JOGGING STROLLER, I am making it happen day by day, I didn't get fat in a week so I don't expect to get thin that quickly either!

Brittnee