Introducing...drum roll...ME!

Well...

Well, it's been fun while it's lasted. I mean, this whole being unfit and unhealthy to an extreme thing...you know it really loses its flair after 26 years. While being out of breath when I walk up the stairs and nearly dying after jogging lightly for only a minute has been wild and exciting, I think I'm ready to start something new in my life.

Me

Hi! My name is Samantha, I'm 26 years old and I weigh 270 pounds as of 2 minutes ago.
Now, obviously this isn't an ideal state of being. I mean, I doubt anyone finds out they have achieved this weight and then run (huff puff huff puff) up a mountain to shout it out to the world. (It's funny because I'm essentially doing that as I make this blog post, ahahaha what a sad person I am).

Why?

Today I'm making this blog and this blog post for several reasons:

1. I'm a sad internet junkie who feels the need to shout into the endless void of the internet for attention and possibly recognition.
2. I would like to change my life and I would like something to be in place so that I can be held accountable for the changes that I make and the changes that I don't make.
3. I would love to totally change my life and have the amazing things that I've done to improve myself chronicled in one place where I can look and reflect on my life.
4. Number 1 is a joke (sort of) (not really)

I don't know exactly what my plans are for this blog, but I want it to be as big as I am. I want to help myself and I want to help others.

More About Me

Some facts about where I am right now with fitness/weight loss:

•  Yes, I'm 270 lbs, but several months ago I was 280. That's 10 lbs down!
•  Losing weight is not even close to my main goal. I do not have a goal weight and I do not want one. What is my goal, you ask? Fitness.
•  I want to run a 5K.
•  I have started and am on week 4 of the C25K program. I'm using the app created by zenlabs and I think the program is working for me. (In case you're curious, week 4 of the program is a 5 minute warm-up walk, 3 min jogging, 90 sec walking, 5 min jogging, 2.5 min walk, repeat).
•  I am not counting calories. I have tried to count calories in the past and it works as an anti-motivator because I get annoyed having to keep track of every little thing and eventually throw the entire project out the window! Instead, I'm focusing on eating better quality foods. I enjoy vegetables, so I'm eating more of them. I'm working on learning to cook more for myself. I'm eating less sweets and enjoying more time organizing my life.
•  I work. A lot. I work at a health clinic in the medical records department and because of limited staff, I find myself often working over time, sometimes 50 hours a week (which is exhausting).
•  I attend school online. I'm currently taking a small break, but I will be starting up again soon and there goes even more of my time.
•  I don't have children, nor do I have a husband or even a boyfriend. I DO have a huge family and lots of friends, however, so my social life is not as sad as it sounds (hahaha...I'm not a sad person I swear...oh god...oh no).

Who Knows What the Future Holds

So, now that you know more about me (you being myself since I'm probably the only one reading this), I think I'll leave this here. I hope I continue with this! I will post pictures soon--