The Journey to a Better Me

I'm sure if you've made it to my site then you are going through the same adventure as I have.    I'm 27 years old and 5'7".  For as long as I can remember I've been self  conscious about my weight.  I've tried several times to lose weight and was usually very unsuccessful.  On the one occasion that I was successful I had started out at 238 and managed to get down to about 198 or so but I was totally unhappy with the program of eating "rabbit food" all the time.  That was back in 1999, right after I had gotten engaged, so when I got married in 2000 I was probably around 200.  From that point on I've struggled even more with my weight.  In 2003, I had my son and things went even further downhill from there.  I would diet and try exercising but for some reason I just couldn't stay motivated.  Then, one day, it just clicked, I know that sounds silly, but it just did.  My sister was getting married in December, 2005 and I was the Matron of Honor.  After being in two other weddings in the past year and a half, I made the decision that I wasn't going to look like a beached whale in my sisters wedding pictures.  So, after visiting with a friend in June, 2005, who had lost 15 lbs doing Weight Watchers online, I decided I would give it a try.  Needless, to say, two days later, I began my journey to a better me! 

There have been a lot of ups and downs in my personal life since I started out with Weight Watchers.  But, I've managed to stay on plan throughout all of them.  I've discovered, that there aren't too many things in life that you can take control of, but I have found that my weight is one thing I can have a lot of control over..  I started WW on June 15, 2005 at 263 lbs.  By my sister's wedding in December, 2005 I was back in onederland, something I hadn't seen since 2000.  As I'm writing this I'm at 186, 77 lbs gone!  And, I'm feeling better than ever.  WW is a wonderful program and one that I plan on following forever, because I never want to be where I was 8 months ago again.  I'm hoping that by having this site I can encourage other women out there who have struggled with their weight to TAKE CONTROL.  It can be done, you just need to be committed to making the change.  I still have 26 more lbs to go to reach my personal goal and I have no doubt that I'll make it.

4/22/06 - Well, I'm down 93 lbs so far.  So, very close to 100!  If you would have asked me 10 months ago if I could lose this much weight I would have told you that you were crazy!  Or, if you would have told me that I would be fitting into size 12 Levi's, I would have laughed even harder!  It really gives you a perspective on how much you've actually lost when you pick up your 30 lbs son and realize you've lost THREE of him.  How in the world did I carry that extra weight around?  Well, 7 more to 100 and 10 more to go to my current goal of 160.  I'll keep you updated.

6/2/06 - Well, as you can see from my weight chart, I made it to 100 lbs lost and I also made it to my goal of 160.   So, with that being said, I've decided to go a little further.  I've reset my goal weight at 150 and I'm currently at 157.5.    I have my annual dr.s appt on the 12th of this month so I plan on talking to him about how much more to lose, if any.   I will keep you updated.

7/19/06 - Okay, so that wagon that everyone keeps talking about falling off of....I've found it ...and crashed off of it.  I haven't really gained any weight, but I can't seem to get myself over this hump.  I've been stuck around 157 -159 for the last month and a half or so.  I know it's all me, I just can't get back on track.  So, from this point on, I am going to hop back on that wagon and get rid of these last seven pounds!