My story in a nutshell!!!

In june of 2010 I started to lose weight - i started at 213 lbs and i am 5'7". ive had 4 kids in a short amount of time and could not lose weight to save my life. i made a goal to be 150lbs (losing 63lbs) by my birthday which is jan 27th. I reached my goal 15 days early!!! I am very excited. My ultimate goal is 140lbs but I'm so happy to be at my b-day goal early!! There were good weeks and bad weeks and saying no to many situations and temptations. I pushed on and am now in my new body that I dreamed of so many months ago. I know that there are many who are struggling to lose weight - my advice is to keep going, don't give up. Yes it takes hard work and dedication to yourself. For me it was time to focus on myself or there might not have been a me to care for my family. I was obese and being obese is serious. So many ppl are obese that it's taken so lightly in our country. However, being obese has serious health problems and repercussions. To me that ice cream or piece of cake was just not worth the health risks. The first month of saying no felt great! Believe it or not a lot of losing weight is mental. Anyway I write to encourage those who are struggling!!! Keep going!!!!