As of this morning I have lost 30 pounds!
Before 8/8/05 I had been teetering slowly upwards. My "normal" weight since high school that I had pretty much stayed around was 150. I had gained a little, but then naturally lost it and so on. Then in 2004 after I had gained 13 pounds then lost it on the South Beach diet, I went off it, around the same time quit smoking, and quit working as a personal trainer (and started a desk job). Again I went up, came down a little and finally ended up gaining about 40 pounds from about June of 2004 until early August of 2005. I realized that in the past year if I wasn't losing I was gaining and there was no steady at all. I decided to go back to school for the summer sessions this year as an edu major and after the second summer session was over I decided I just couldn't even stand being in my own body, I felt uncomfortable and wouldn't even look at myself in the mirror. So I decided to do something about it, and I started August 8th! Although I am not to my big goal yet, losing 30 pounds is something that i really didn't think I could do. I know for sure now that I can do whatever I set my mind to. Now I am a nutrition major, something I didn't think I could do when I was consistantly gaining weight, because I felt like I would be a hypocrite. And I feel like a brand new person: I feel comfortable in my body again, I feel more confident and I definitely have a lot more self esteem. Best of all I have accomlished this loss through eating good foods, keeping track of my calorie intake and exercising regularly. I didn't try to do anything that in the past really only hindered me (diet pills, crash diets, starving etc.)
I wanted to share my little success with you all because I know that there are many people just starting out and you should know that you CAN do it! Even if right now you aren't 100% sure, move ahead anyway and soon you will KNOW you can do it, and you WILL do it!!!
