About

Like the title of our Blog states, there are two of us here, two fatties, hoping to become two former fatties.

I’m Jess, great to meet you, and thanks for tagging along on Akima and my adventure.

Up top is a picture of me, when I really felt great about myself. It was from a few years ago. Then there’s a picture with my skinny BFF, Trish from her 40th B-day party. I’d like to get myself back to the pic on the left….just sayin’.

Our hope is that this blog gives us strength, and determination to stick to our goals. I think we’d like to use this blog to gain perspective, to hold ourselves accountable, and hopefully meet others who have similar goals and want to join us on our personal journeys.

I know we plan to include all kinds of recipes. Mostly healthy, eat clean, low fat or paleo recipes. But, I’ll also include any recipes I enjoy making for my special treat days. A lot of my recipes come from my slightly more dangerous blog, The CopyCake Cook. I do believe that food is happiness and sharing a lovely meal and a scrumptious dessert is all part of life. But, the difficulty just comes in finding that healthy balance. Which is exactly why we are creating this blog.

Hi there world, I’m Akima, the second fat foodie in tow.  I’m here to share my story on the road to fitness.  Jess and I have been friends for almost a decade and have always been able to laugh at ourselves , especially over our weight.  Earlier this year, it wouldn’t have been strange to find us both biting into booze infused, red velvet cupcakes topped with a mound of cream cheese.  As we dug in, we’d be simultaneously overcome with delight and shame over our lack of self control.  Well the time for all of that to end has arrived.  I am tired of the shame. I am tired of regretting my last meal.  I am tired of hating what I see in the mirror because it does not match my residual self image.  Every time I look into the mirror, I expect to see myself as I was prenatally.  However, I don’t recognize myself so I blink, and change positions, sucking in my stomach as I pose but the fat girl in the mirror persists. On my quest to annihilate her, this year I started a home study personal training course so I could learn how to maximize my workouts.  The course is beyond difficult!  I wish I had known before I spent my good money that I had to learn human anatomy …in depth! You see my challenge has never been choosing foods high in nutrition.  I love fruit, love  veggies, eat tons of whole grain, yogurt and lean meat.. I just also love cookies and cakes and stews with rice to suck up the gravy and pasta and eat way too much of both food groups.  That’s right I’m a binger!  Quite often in the middle of the night you can find me sucking down some highly delectable, extremely rich, extremely heavy, gigantic meal that’s so inappropriate at that hour, it could never qualify as a midnight snack, .  The madness ends here!

I am hoping that by documenting this quest to establish a fit and healthy life style, I will have a clear visual of what I’m actually doing.  I expect this blog to help me identify pitfalls, recognize challenges, expose weaknesses and celebrate victories.  I intend to be honest without any sugar coating.   My hope is that the followers of this blog find inspiration in reading how two regular girls with the same aspirations as them, in spite of fears and encountering life’s many stumbling blocks, push through to achieve their goal.  In the following entries I will be sharing my plan of action including, workout schedules, nutritional intake, yummy but healthful recipes, as well as the documentation of the rollercoaster of emotions I’m sure to conjure up on this journey.  I am committed to ending the madness and staying on course but if I should find myself close to the edge once more, I will be sharing it on here as another means of holding myself accountable.  Wish me luck!