3-8

So I've lost 38 lbs. since the beginning of March. A couple of you have asked me how I've done it so I decided to just post it here:

1) eliminated fried foods
2) reduced the portions of red meat that I eat
3) increased vegetables/fruits in my daily regimen
4) eliminated just 100 calories a day (just started doing this 2wks ago) which = 2 tortillas daily
5) stayed positive

What led to the change? I saw 2 pix of myself about a year ago & was like "wow, why didn't my friends tell me?!!!" As you can see, exercise isn't on that list. It's because I really haven't exercised but I figure once I get into a good workout/lifting routine, that's how I'll lose the 15-20 lbs. I'd still like to shed. While the pictures were the catalyst, I did it mostly to change bad habits & get into healthy routines. I'll stress that I've always looked @ the mirror & liked myself- maybe i wasn't content or satisfied but I never looked at myself w/disdain. I've always said that it's that FIRST step that's the toughest but once you get past that, there's no turning back.

Wasted

I've got all these talents and I've wasted them up to this point in my life. Young folks out there: don't make my same mistakes. We're all blessed with something...unique, special, remarkable. Put that something to positive use & don't let it stagnate, rotting away until you realize one day you're special. We're born with it but it's up to us to discover & develop it. Start searching.

Yo me digo a mi,
que nunca es muy tarde.
But how grander it would be,
if a lot earlier I'd started.