Weight Loss

I have truly struggled with my weight over the last several years. I have always known I was bigger than all of my friends even in high school. I thought I was overweight in high school (I wasn't. I was only 'thicker' and taller than all my friends), but when I graduated I no longer had consistent exercise. In high school I was in some sort of sport almost every season of the year. When I graduated I no longer stayed active but continued to eat the same things I ate before. I will admit that I did not grow up in the healthiest family (I wasn't forced to eat veggies/salads).
When I went away to college, I gained the typical 15 lbs in my first year. This weight gain was strictly from overeating (not from drinking). I would make my attempts at becoming active again, but would soon get bored with it when I didn't see results. In the fall of my sophomore year of college Kevin proposed (I was 19, he was 20). I had all sorts of plans to lose weight before the wedding which was just over a year later. 6 months later my mom and I found my dress. It fit just right and only needed slight alterations. Over the next few months as our wedding approached I only tried my dress on a handful of times. It wasn't until my wedding day that I noticed how tight it had gotten and that I was spilling out of the top. I had gone up 2 cup sizes since I bought the dress and undergarments.

Over the next few months I got VERY comfortable in married life. I gained more weight and finally, in May 2010 I started Weight Watchers online. I started off at 196 lbs. Over the course of two months I lost 20 lbs and I was so excited about being only 10 lbs away from no longer being considered overweight. This is where I made a huge mistake. Even though I was still supposed to be following Weight Watchers, I gradually let my food habits creep back in. Over the course of the next few months I gained all of my weight back.

Jump to February 2012. My mom and I had a talk and decided that for my birthday my mom would pay for me to attend Weight Watchers meetings. I instantly starting dropping weight (not as quickly as before though).  I decided to stop attending meetings when I found a website that I found to be a great help. It is called SparkPeople. You should definitely check it out, even if you don't want to lose weight. It allows you to track what you eat and exercise.

These past few months I really have been struggling with how I eat (I am a huge sugar addict). I have been exercising regularly for the past couple months and the only results I have seen are more toned arms. This week I have really been making an attempt at controlling my hunger and not overeating.


My plan is to use this blog to document my weight loss and hopefully keep me accountable with what I eat and how often I exercise.