Ok I am 39, a lifetime spent struggling
with my weight has taught me I can't do it alone. I am
doing it this time. I am starting with small
goals. Lose 40 before I am 40...6-30-07. I have
a great son and a wonderful man and I would
like to go on any amusement park ride with them
next summer.
9-14-06 Oh my I have lost 10 WOW. I have never
been in such control of my life. My body wakes
me up at 6am to go walking. I feel like i have
had a metabolism transplant!
10-7-06 I am so excited!!! 20 lbs gone forever.
I am overcoming challenges on a daily basis.
Much kudos to my unmet friends on the NutriSystem BB's.
They are an unlimited well of support!!!!
11-10-06 Wahoooo!!! Not my weigh in day but I
stepped on the scale and 30.5lbs gone forever.I
think my niece weighs that much. I still feel
like I just started this journey and I am
excited every day.
11-23-06 Happy Thanksgiving! I DID IT!!!! My
first 5K walk. I didn't even finish last, my
time was 53.3 min.
Halloween 2006 -27lbs
We were Lions, Tigers and Bears….Oh My! | 12-19-06 Wow the week before Christmas and even
with 3 parties I loose 2.5 lbs. Did Strong
Bodies class, spinning/Pilates 75 min class,
and shaved 4 minutes off my 3 mile time, I can
now do 3 miles n 50 min but pressed on and did
3.5 miles in 60 min. Who would have thought
this would be so great 46.5 lbs in 16 weeks!
12-30-06 I did it (not changing my official
weight until weigh in on Tuesday) but I did it
scale today showed 229.9, 51 lbs gone forever,
before 2007. This is the biggest Christmas
present I could give myself! Bring on 2007 I am
not afraid... I am remaking my body!
1-30-07 Here it is half way on my journey and I
must say I am learning all the time. What a
great experience!
2-20-07 Happy Fat Tuesday! I always called this
my holiday but no more! Today I have lost 70
freakin pounds....miracle! Yesterday I did 3
miles in 49 minutes. All I can say is WOW and I
can't stop saying it!
3-28-07 There are two zero's on my scale
today!!!200.4 2/3's of the way to my goal. My 3
mile time is a hair over 45 min. Bring on
spring weather....I am ready!
4-28-07 Okay today was my second 5k and I did it in 46 minutes.
Wow I ran to the finish line with a huge smile on my face!
5-5-07 Happy Cinco de Mayo! I spent the weekend at a
Michigan Jaycees Convention at BoyneMountain. So the 500 foot
Mountain was there and I made it ¾ the way up! 
6-1-07 Okay I am holding steady at -95 lbs someone said I am half the person I used to be, wow what a concept. I must say it is getting harder but then I have less to loose so that is to be expected. I must just keep making my health a priority!
7-3-07 WOW what a ride.....I am officially no longer obese just overweight. It feels strange to be "normal" I mean who doesn't have 20-30 lbs to lose? I have to remind myself that I have already lost 102 pounds. 9 more pounds and I will have lost my 11 year old son. So I threw myself a lavish 40th birthday party/look at me coming out party! It was such a blast, I do not think I have ever felt so beautiful and blessed. I am truly a lucky person!
Okay this is me -103 lbs. I did another fitness evaluation and the numbers blew me away. I wish I had done one when I started. Since my first eval I have lost 18 inches (4 places measured) and 8.4% body fat. All since January. I know from my starting hip measurement I have lost 14.5 inches...amazing. But now I must admit loosing weight is getting harder and so frustrating. I know the scale is not the best tool but it says I am up a few lbs and that is not acceptable. On a positive note I am wearing a size 14 jean and large shirt...ok not every size 14 jean but most! My new goals include being down 111 lbs by Labor Day. So no more excuses I know if I work hard that is an attainable goal!
End of year one in this journey. I am down 110 lbs and am starting to find parts of the process very hard. I am forgeting to look at the big picture of how far I ahve come in a year and am concentrating on the scale. I need to stop that. The almost constant coments coming form those I see who haven't seen me in awhile is fun but also very strange. I am having bouts of who am I now but I have started reading the book Joining The Thin Club and so far it has been as if someone was in my head. I feel very average which is uncomfortable to me, I am not the biggest person in the room anymore and I only have 30 or so lbs to loose. I have never felt like this before. I hope I can get used to it! Oh yeah we hit Great America this summer and it was AWESOME!
11-13-07
Help I have fallen and I can't get up! Ok I can get up and starting today I am up but that is how i feel.I used to be great at logging every bite and working out every day. Well i fell. I lost 111 lbs and i was 10 or so lbs from goal when i got lazy and cocky. So of course 10 lbs have crept back on and today I re- start. No more excuses, no more lying to myself. No more BLT's (bites, licks or tastes).
I am so scared that this gain just proves that i am a failure, that keeping it off won't happen and that I am just not strong enough. I love the positive feedback but i know my journey isn't done. I feel like everyone else who has 30 lbs to loose like being morbidly obese and having to loose over 100 lbs made me different or special. Sick I know.
So today i am quite a b*tch but i know that if i do the things that got me here i can do this....right?
1-3-08
Happy New Rear! So ignore the last 3 months of my life and today I am restarting. I have about 30 lbs to loose and that seems more daunting then 121 lbs. But I will do it. I have rested on my success long enogh and I am on to the finish line. I guess I started off a hare but have turned into the tortoise...but the goal is crosing the finish line. And then staying across the finish line! As I have said before I know I am worth this hard work. The last few months have taught me how bad food makes me feel bad AND that when given the oppourtunity I am one hell of an emotional eater!
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