Hello everyone! And welcome to the first official post!! For those who don't know me, or maybe haven't seen or spoken to me in a while, allow me to make the introductions! My name is Carry Vaughan and I was born, raised and still currently live in North Carolina. I went to college at Appalachian State University where I double majored and currently hold two Bachelors Degrees in Theatre Education and Creative Writing.
I have always been a little over weight. And actually sometimes more than just "a little". Around January or February of 2011 after I graduated with my Theatre degree and moved home I got a job working part time at a grocery store with my mom. One day I randomly checked my weight and saw that I was coming in close to 180 and I could barely fit into a size 12 pair of pants. I had been a size 12 since around high school and the thought of getting bigger than that was not a thought I wanted to entertain. So, I began to do something about it. I slowly started to ween soda out of my diet as I was a religious Mountain Dew drinker, and I replaced it with water. I put myself on an "eating curfew" and no matter what time my last meal was, if it was past 10pm and I was hungry I wouldn't let myself eat (Which is super unhealthy. Seriously, sometimes you have to listen to your body! More on this later...) and I began to work out using some Zumba dvds at home. I would pretty much do 20-45 minutes of Zumba at least 5 days a week.
Eventually I decided to go back to school, so later that year I moved back to Boone and continued my minor from before and turned it into a full degree. In my time at ASU the second time I still used Zumba, but I also made use of one of the on-campus gym facilities. I also had a jogging loop in my area of town that I'd use on nice days. By the time I graduated in December 2012 I was down to a size 8 pant and dress size and my weight was usually around 145-148. I wasn't completely where I wanted to be, which was 135 pounds, but I was happy being a size 8 because that was my size goal. I felt confident. I felt beautiful for the first time in I don't even remember how long. I felt healthy. When I moved home I tried to keep up my new routines but it was difficult. I started working multiple jobs just to get by even though I was living at home. I started going to a Planet Fitness, which I absolutely loved, but at some point it turned into the only reason I would go in there was to use the showers between jobs.
Fast-forward to now. March 16, 2016. And a LOT has changed in my life. My eating habits have greatly changed, I became more sedentary. Stress took over my life in one form or another. I became comfortable. 50 pounds and about 8 clothing sizes later here I am. 29 years old, approximately 197 pounds (as told to me by my physician yesterday) and around a size 16. ... I just can't even.
So now I bring you to my blog's proper introduction.... #Project50. The goal is to lose the approximately 50 pounds I gained back and I'm giving myself about a year to do it, which averages out to just over a pound to lose a week. If I get there faster, great! But if not, no sweat. I've done it before, I know that I can do it again. I have a brand new Zumba kit that just came in the mail today. I have a very terrific support team composed of friends, family and a greatly supportive boyfriend. With all of them by my side I know I can get there! My other goal is that I hope this blog can help others who may be struggling with similar issues. I want to create a dialog and a community where if people have tips to share or questions to ask we can all come together and support each other.
I believe this is it for now. Stay posted weekly for reports and postings, bi-weekly for "weigh-in Wednesdays", and monthly for measurement checks!
Thanks so much! And welcome to #Project50
Later days!
--CarryV
You got this!!!
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