I want to share my motivation. What my motivation boils down to is that I NEVER want to be as heavy as I was. I have horrible habits that are hard to break with my eating and partying. I have always lived life with a gusto & done exactly what I’ve wanted to. This landed me fat and unhappy. I got to the point where I was uncomfortable in my own skin. Clothes never fit right and they kept getting smaller and smaller as I continued to grow in sizes. I am the kind of person that when I get my mind set on something I will get it or I will do it. Once I started that Biggest Loser Challenge and saw how the weight was coming off and it wasn’t like I had to be SUPER strict with my diet & or a crazed gym rat. It took just making healthy eating decisions and portion control. I stopped making excuses. People always asked “how do you do it?” I think they are disappointed when I tell them sensible eating & working out five to six times a week. I wish weight loss was as simple as a little pill or a magic wand! One situation in particular sticks out in my mind. I was with two women who have known me for a long time. One asked me “what was your breaking point?” I had to think of it because there should have been soooooooo many things that should have brought me to that breaking point such as being 230 lbs or getting diagnosed as a type 2 diabetic. In reality the only reason I started working out and “dieting” was for a competition. I am super competitive!! I wanted to WIN! I wanted to prove that I could do it. Overall being uncomfortable in your own skin is a horrible feeling & no one should feel that way. Its like you know who you are on the inside and your outward appearance doesn’t match. It been a long bumpy trip so far & I am not even half way to where I want to be. That is why I wanted the name of my blog to be a work in progress. Cuz that’s what I am.. A work in Progress!
The photo above shows where I began at 230 lbs September 2008 and the after pix was taken of me in March 2010 at 178 lbs.
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