Alright. . . .
 

So I think I'm ready to put myself out there. . . .

I've been lurking around 3fc for a few months now and I can't even express how inspirational you ladies have been. . . . You've helped me through some rough moments and I give you a big THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart for that :)

I've been a bigger girl my whole life. I have ALWAYS been bigger than all of my friends. Despite that, I was very athletic up until about 6 years ago. Even at a size 14-16 throughout high school I played sports and held my own on the basketball court :)

I was not small to start with, and then my life did a big 180. Saddly, I gained at least 60 pounds within a few years (beyond the size 16 I was wearing). I have no excuse for it. I didn't exercise and I ate a lot of junk (I convinced myself that I ate healthy food, but I was SOOOO wrong)

I finally had my moment that changed it all this year right before I was going to Lollapalooza, a big music festival in Chicago. Our hotel was about 2 miles from the park and my friends said we should walk there and back every day. I knew how out of shape I was, and knew I couldn't handle that plus an all day music festival on my feet. I think that was the first time I realized how much my weight prevented OTHER PEOPLE from doing what they want to do. It had stopped ME before, but I convinced myself that it didn't affect others.

I started working out before that fateful concert this year. I don't know if I lost any weight by that point, but I was able to walk the long walk there and back (my feet hurt like crazy by the end of the third day, I had to sit while a great band was on).

I started my journey in August this year not knowing what i was going to do. I found 3fc in around November and this place has helped me greatly. At my half way point (January-ish??) , I hit a big wall and weighed in right between 203-199 for about two months. I probably would have quit if I didn't read the inspirational stories here.

Happy to say that I weighed in around 192 today. . . I have a long way to go, but I don't know if if I would have made it this far without you!!

THANK YOU!!!!!

lizzybeth81, sounds like you are on the right track. Congrats for making it to 192. Keep up the hard work and drink alot of water. I also use to eat alot of junk food. I no longer keep anything that is in a bag in my house!!