30 weeks from today - May 14, 2012

This blog is designed to help me document my 30 weeks. Writing has become my therapy. So I want to share my story to encourage others like myself.
I'm giving myself 30 weeks as of today to lose 30lbs. I recently quit smoking cigarettes after 10 long years of smoking. One day my boyfriend said he wouldn't kiss me anymore if i continued to smoke. The embarrassment and shame that came over me, convinced me to quit. I am 3 months in cigarette free! And within those 3 months i have gained 20 pounds, which is why many people are scared to quit smoking. I'm currently 185lbs and I am 5'8". May 14th, 2012 is my 30 week mark. Memorial Day weekend my mister and I will be planning a trip to Hawaii. My goal is to lose 30 pounds. I am taking full advantage of the free classes offered by http://www.nyc.gov/ all around the city. The Virgo in me has created a schedule and plan to take a 1 hour class every day after work at the Chelsea Rec Center on 25th between 9th & 10th. Along with eating healthier, drinking lots of water and gettinga good nights rest, i should be able to lose that weight in 30 weeks if not sooner.
Since I am tall, I don't want to go under 150lbs. I like my curves, I am a Latina, with lots of junk in my trunk and my boyfriend will leave me if i start looking goofy and slinky and lose my ASSets.

It took me too long to decide i wanted to lose this weight. I kept making excuses. The biggest excuse was I didn't want to do this alone. But you know what in this world, you are born alone and you are going to die alone so i started learning how to do things on my own, and stopped waiting around for people. I have to do this for me and because I want to. So today is Day 1.