Who is Ellen, and why is she getting fit?

I am Ellen. I am a 20- something "professional" living in Dallas. I really hate that sentence, but it's a great explanation without giving away every detail of my life. I'm currently fat, and that's no one's fault but my own. I love to eat, I love to drink, and I love to NOT exercise. This combined with a 45+ hour work week of sitting on a computer = FATTY McFATPANTS. And I truly accept it. I have to, because I let myself get this way, no one did it to me, and if you can't accept your own failures and laugh at yourself, you fuckin' suck. Sorry. 

So that is me, and now this is what I want to do. 

These are my goals (i'm not staying quiet), rewards, plans etc. And sorry for all the lists I'm bound to post, but i'm severely Type A and if you don't like it, suck it. 

1. I want to get down to my pre-college size. NOT WEIGHT. I don't think my 18 year old weight of 155 will work now that I am an actual woman. But i want to be a comfortable size 6/8, and I think that 170 is my goal weight.

Here are some pics of me back in my prime

 This was after about 6 weeks of Crossfit, Sophomore year of college.

I think I was 18 here? I don't know. Could've been right before I went to college. I just know at the time I thought I was so fat, look at me covering my "love handles." if only you could see mine now!

2. My first chronological goal is to lose 10% of my body weight by March 31st. One of my close guy friends from high school always makes this his New Year's Resolution, and I really like it. I need to set tangible goals or I will get nowhere. so 23 pounds in 90ish days? doable. 

3. I am doing the Whole 30. I'm fairly certain I have a few food intolerance's because i constantly feel disgusting, and this is a great way to kick start this healthy lifestyle I'm adopting.

4. Crossfit. I have always loved Crossfit. I hate the Price, but I bought a Groupon. Booyah. 
5. I guess I lied, my first goal is the 5k I'm running on March 11. HAHAHA I effing hate running so much. Shoot me now. Maybe I'll get shin splints or another slightly painfulish injury I can deal with, but will inhibit my running. *fingers crossed* 

WAIT STOP ELLEN. THIS IS WHY YOU ARE FAT. NO EXCUSES. THAT CELLULITE ON YOUR THIGHS WILL STAY THERE FOREVER OTHERWISE.



So Normally, I would post a photo of me now, so you can track my progress. But there are two issues. 1) I am taking before pictures of myself basically half naked that will never make it on the internet. 2) all of my photos not half naked are editing using those amazing apps and aren't true to size.

 <So fucking what, everyone uses them, stop lying to yourself if you don't. I look effing phenomenal with them. >




So that's really all I have for now...
Adios.
Ellen