The road ahead

So this week I decided to join the single mommy weight loss group. It's a 7 week challenge to lose or maintain weight. I also added my fitness pal to my phone and have been at it all week. I am very proud of my interest of looking up the calories before I eat something. If you want to add me I am souffle86. Yes a food related name but also my cats name. Later I thought of soontobeskinnycakes... lol.
I had been thinking of using some of my tax refund to buy an exercise bike thinking I would buy one of those 200 dollar ones. I started taking to a friend who had just bought one her's cost her $1,600!!!!! That is not what I was thinking... While I was texting her a coworker posted one on the area's for sale site. I said I was interested and had some questions. She was selling it for $475 and 5 years old with about 100 miles on it. It's a very nice bike. I bought it and brought it home tonight with the help of my dad. I then needed to test it out and did a 20 min ride, I traveled 4.4 miles! I am hoping with spending so much money that it will also make me use it more. Right now it is in the basement but hoping after A's party this week I could move it upstairs.

When we were leaving the gals place she said "your be fit in no time". I said good but now really thinking about it, It does not have to be fast. I am ready for a long road ahead. It's not going to be easy. I am fine with it taking the whole 3 years to lose about 160 pounds. I want this to be a life change not a fast fix. My goal is to be down to around 150 to 175. It will depend on when I get there and what I look like and feel like. When I reach that goal we will be going to Disney World and be riding all those fun rides!

I am really proud of myself watching serving size. Yes you can have chips but only have the 21 chips per serving!!! I don't want to say "no you can't have that" it's only going to make me want it more.  I also have worked out 3 times this week. Yes only for 20 min. but it's allot better then sitting on the couch.   On a ending note down to 314.1. My small goal right now it to be under 300 by the end of June. That's 5lbs a month but with my fitness pal it should be about 8 a month. Both ways I am fine with.