Out of My Head

Once upon a time I had a blog called Tasha Gets Healthy, which still exists in a limited form on Wordpress. It where all of my thoughts and progress related to my weight loss journey lived and I was moderately consistent with it over the course of a year and a half. It took me that long to lose 100 pounds and I was incredibly elated and proud. I maintained that success for a few months, but I started yoyo-ing and have been on an upward yo-yo since the beginning of 2013. So, for a year, I've been dealing with the fact that I have gained back 40 of my 100 pounds lost.


I've tried to make excuses, namely the fact that I was sick for much of the second half 2012 with severe
allergies, bronchitis, pneumonia, and then the flu at the beginning of 2013. I tried to blame it on the fact that I took an extended dose of steroids, which can cause weight gain. I put the blame on being so focused on school that I didn't have time to work out or eat healthily. I blamed my move to Cincinnati and the depression that I fell into. I moved the blame from my own shoulders to these other factors. It was easier that way.

I'm done with excuses. I'm done with thinking about what I need to do and I'm ready again to recommit myself to my healthy lifestyle and the journey that I'm on to be my best self. This doesn't just mean weight loss. This means the best that I can be in every facet of my life.

So, why a new blog? I think that it is important to press the reset button in more ways than one. And if there is something that I've learned about myself in the last couple of years, I really am an extraordinary person. It took experiencing the darkest time in my life to see the light within myself. So, I've decided to use An Extraordinary Girl as a place to share not only my thoughts, feelings, and my perspective, but also product reviews, recipes, and anything that tickles my fancy. Mostly, I wanted to get everything out of my head and into a semi-coherent format. Plus, I'm making some other big changes in my life and I want to document that as well. I do want to revisit some things that I've written about over the last few years and pepper that in to the wider discussion here and there.

I've timed this mostly because February 13, 2011 was the day of my first Weight Watchers meeting and it was the date that I had my first weigh-in as a WW member. I'm following the plan on my own, but I do have a scale and will be weighing in to see where I stand three years later.

I hope you decide to follow me as I share the moments from my extraordinary life!