Day 2: GOALZZZZZ — Sarita en 360

First, I want to say a big GRACIAS to everyone that has reached out with words of encouragement as I step into this wide world of blogging. Hearing from everyone has made this journey that I am embarking on that more REAL, and in a way, you will all hold me accountable! I will most likely not be blogging every day (sorry Alexis McBride!) but I do plan to post as much as possible, and please reach out if I go MIA.

Ok, so let's get down to business. Tonight's blog post is all about my goals. I want to talk about where I am right now and where I hope to be in 358 days. I had my good friend Josh Elmassian (ig: @jeazye) take some 'before' photos of me today that I will use as the year goes on. These will help me to see any progress made. Check out the photos at the bottom of this post.

So every year, my job has a health fair. I go each year, review my stats, and leave saying I need to get it together! For my height (5'7) I am considered obese.....YIKES! In order to just be considered overweight (baby steps, people!) I need to weigh 191 lbs. In the next 358 days, my goal is to lose 44 lbs. You can do the math on that one to calculate my current weight.

Sara, HOW DO YOU PLAN TO DO THIS? If you recall from my first post (aheemmmmmm did you actually read it?!?!?!) I am trying to live a life of balance this year. I don't want to completely eliminate all of the fun (bread, cake, cookies, brownies, wine, chips, crackers, cheese, ice cream....get the picture????) but really need to understand what I am putting in my body and if it is contributing to the BEST version of Sarita. If you also recall from yesterday, I did Whole 30 twice last year. If you have been living under a rock and haven't heard of it, check out this link: WHOLE 30 . I am going to follow a lot of the 'RULES' of the program, like no dairy, or grains, but also understand that I want to continue to live my life, and in the words of my good friend Honora Javier, I want to be present, and not completely restrict my lifestyle.

In terms of fitness and physical activity, I want to try new things and push my limits. This may involve some sort of race, TBD. Mostly, in this area, I want to make sure that I am doing something every day. That may mean a morning walk before work, or something bigger, like a 10k (hush to all of you marathon runners out there, an 8k is the most I've ever done!).

Finally, while food and fitness are SUPER important on this adventure, I need that HEALTHY mind as well. I am going to attempt to do some sort of meditation each day. This may be the hardest part, as I am NOT good with sitting with my thoughts. You know what they say, a healthy mind is a healthy, wait, I actually don't know what they say about that......

Sara