Let me start out by saying Thank you for checking out my blog…so here goes.

My name is Tiffani I’m 27 years old and I live in South Florida. I should start back a few months ago when I had a flutter feeling in my chest and at times felt like an irregular heartbeat or fast beat. I went and saw my cardiologist and he diagnosed me with high blood pressure and put me on medication. All other blood work and test came back normal. He said he felt my weight was what was causing my high blood pressure and once I lost it I would be able to get off the medication. He said I needed to make a change and lose the weight. At the time I was doing Weightwatchers online and trying to follow the program. In the few weeks that followed I slowly started to lose a few pounds. I wasn’t working out just following how many points I was allowed to eat in a day. My mom had come across a flyer advertising a personal trainer. I looked at her website and liked what I saw. But to be honest it took me over a month to get the courage to reach out to Kelly. I was scared, scared of failing and facing the lifestyle that I needed to change.

When I started my weight lost journey I was 331 pounds. (I am going to be honest and give my numbers I am not ashamed of how heavy I am, I love who I am inside and out but I know I am doing damage that will only cause me more problems later on in life) By the time I got to Kelly I had only lost 2 pounds doing the point system. (Not that it’s a great system because it is, but I needed more, more motivation and more discipline) Kelly put me on a strict diet of only protein and vegetables, no more carbohydrates or dairy. This was hard, I love my cup of coffee in the morning with French Vanilla creamer, and most people say I like creamer with my coffee, but whatever ;) I know how I like my coffee and I like it blond. Kelly also gave me the resources to check out a nutritional cleanse program that she recommended. With the program you could do a 9 day cleanse or a 30 days cleanse. I’m not going to lie I’ve never done a cleanse in my life and have never really dieted. I didn’t think I would be able to do a 30 day it just seem too overwhelming at the time. So I opted for the 9 day. I knew it was going to be intense; my sister had done the 30 day program before so I had an idea of what I was getting myself into. Headaches and hunger pains not to mention moodiness! OK ok it’s really not that bad, but you know how your imagination can get the best of you when you are scared. So like Kelly advised me to do, I did my research. After reading and watching some videos I felt more comfortable with completing the 9 day. I got myself mentally ready because I knew it was going to be hard. I finish my 9 day cleanse and that Friday Kelly took my measurements and I weight again. Just on the 9 day cleanse alone I lost 11 pounds! I couldn’t believe it!! I thought maybe I had read the scale wrong when I got on it, so I got on it again and couldn’t believe what I was seeing! With Kelly’s diet before the cleanse and doing the cleanse after I had lost 20 pounds! 20 pounds!!! I’ll say it again because I was completely shocked, 20 pounds!!! In 4 weeks’ time with working out with Kelly every morning Monday through Friday at 6:00am I lost 20 pounds!! I was beyond ecstatic!!!

So now I am on my technically second week of the 30 day cleanse, it’s been hard this month with birthdays, vacations and company from out of town to stick with the program. I took a 5 day hiatus when I visited family in Virginia and North Carolina. But I only ate half of whatever I ordered when we went out and tried to stick with healthy options. I’ll admit I did have some sweet tea while I was there; it’s a staple in the south and its own food group, right? J Kelly kicked my butt when I got back in town and when I did the Friday weight in I was worried, I knew I had just taken 5 days off and was scared of what the scale would show. Well to my surprise I lost 2 pounds!! J So now we are at a total of 22! I was happy knowing what all I had consumed. I mean people we’re talking about the late night drunk munchies of Sonic at 3:00 in the morning. Again I only ate half of my chicken sandwich and tots. Hey we don’t have Sonic in South Florida and I’d missed it from my college days so I let myself cheat and have some J

Just yesterday I had my Friday weight in and I was excited to see what if any I had lost since last week’s weight in of 2 pounds. This past week we had company in town and it was great to have visitors but that meant that I didn’t always stick with the program. But for the most part I only cheated on 2 days and not 5. So drum roll please…..when I weight yesterday I had lost another 5 pounds!! That’s a total of 27!!! J I am 5 pounds away from finally being under the 300 mark!!!! I am going to be strict this week which shouldn’t be a problem because no birthday, vacations or company in town to derail me. So please stay tuned for an update of my progress.

I will upload pictures and let you know how the week is going. J So until next time, stay focused and stay motivated!