60 days ago

I weighed in at 248.4 pounds.   That my friends it almost 250 POUNDS!

 The most I have ever weighed in my entire life. I had 1 pair of jeans that fit. (size 22)

On Sunday December 30th 2012 I decided that I wasn't going to spend this year morbidly obese. I decided that I would start out 2013 on a low carb diet. My grocery budget for the month was exhausted. However my father had sent a Publix gift card to us as a Christmas present and I still had that. I went to the store and purchased all kinds of yummy low carb items to get me started. I didn't want to label myself as being on Atkin's because I was not planning on sticking to under 20 carbs like induction has you doing. I planned on just cutting sugar/wheat carbs and going from there. I started eating low carb that night.

On December 31, 2012 I began my new life of making better choices and eating healthier. I am pre-diabetic so I find that low carbing works best for me and my body. I have cut out majority of sugar and a large portion of carbs. Some days I may have a little more carbs or sugar than my new normal. I am working on finding my trigger points so that I know to avoid them. Many chocolate covered strawberries the day after Valentine's Day?  TRIGGER!  I have had some bread here and there and it doesn't seem to be a trigger for me. I am still avoiding it though as I would rather fill my tummy with veggies than fluff carbs. This is my own personal way of eating so I can't give you a definite on what diet I am following other than choosing food that is healthy. For now it is working for me so I will continue on this path.

I am generally a much happier person now. I have started to exercise and don't I don't consider it a bad word anymore. I have walked a 5K and come in dead last. I am not sad by that though. I am happy because I can now say I have done a 5K. I now have a baseline time that can only get better. Just from a few days of exercise I already feel stronger in my legs. 60 days ago I tried to do a calf raise with just my own body weight of almost 250 pounds. I barely could!!  I stopped because I was afraid I would hurt myself!!!!


Last night I did them in the kitchen spontaneously and I had no fear. I felt strong and in control!

 Today, I weigh in 16 pounds lower at 232.4 (actual pic)  

Today I felt that I have come far enough that I am not ashamed to show my weight. I am finally lower than I was at start when I attempted this whole weight loss thing Sept 2009. You see I have been here before. Then my start was 239 though and I was on a prescription weight loss drug. You see how well that worked out for me huh?