Launa, Checking In!

Hello, beautiful Sawyer women! My name is Launa and I am just about 23 years old. I am the person responsible for getting Brittany hooked on Taco Bell. In all fairness, though, she got me started keeping chips by my bed. Seriously. Gross. What were we thinking?

Ideally, in this six month challenge, I’d like to lose about 25% of my current body weight. I recognize the loftiness of this goal so my main goal is simply to lay the foundation for a healthier life. I’ve been overweight my entire life and, in recent years, my weight has gotten out of control. Weight problems run rampant in my family and so do the health problems that result from being overweight. So I need to fix this problem! I love food and my favorite things to do are read and watch TV/movies. I don’t like to exercise and diets make me super cranky. But I want to change. I want to feel good about myself and worry less about whether my fat rolls are showing. Also, lifelong goal of mine, I want to be able to cross my legs. Whaaaa??!! Yeah, that’s right. I have never—in my entire life—been able to cross my legs. That’s why I sit like a dude. All the time.

I think I want what everyone wants: to be fit, healthy, happy, and confident. I’m not really sure how I’m going to proceed yet. I know I need to seriously up my activity level. I’d like to start doing yoga and running. I’ve gotta start somewhere! As for diet, I’m going to start by watching my caloric intake better, eating smaller portions, and making healthier choices.

Pretty much I’m just going to need a lot of support and a lot of help. I’m kind of helpless. But I have a desire to be better, I just need to develop the discipline, strategies, and habits to succeed. So, Happy New Year and good luck to all of us!

P.S. I’m late to the party and I haven’t really started doing anything yet, but I weighed myself today and I weigh less the last time I weighed myself! Maybe this is a good omen for the challenge? At any rate, it makes me excited to actually get started!

Also, here's a picture to remind you guys who I am and where I'm starting. Yikes. But awesome jammies, right?