30

Yesterday I turned 30!!! I weighed myself on sat and I weighed 145.7lbs. I passed my goal by God's grace! I am very happy and excited to enter this decade at a weight I am happy with!! This was a great journey and I still want to lose 5.7 lbs. Thank you for all of your support on this journey. Time for a new one. Not sure what that is but God will show me. Excited to see Him continue to work in my life.

Here is a current picture taken last Saturday and my before picture!!

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!!!!

I DID IT!!!!!!!!!

I weighed myself this morning and I weigh 149.3lbs. My goal by my birthday was 150lbs. I got to my goal 15 days early!!!! I am super excited. I am now in the 140's. Happy Birthday to myself!!!!

2 to go!!!

I know I haven't posted in a while. I've been fluctuating around the 153lbs for a few weeks but today i am 152 - so 2 to go!!! yay!!!! I'm very excited to be almost there :)

Gearing Up

We are all gearing up for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Out here in Southern California it's summer weather. I am a winter girl and want it to be cold and it's crazy hot!!! This week I am down to 156.7lbs. I am 6.7 lbs til my birthday goal weight. I am so close and so excited. Maybe I will be at my final goal by my birthday!!! We will see...one goal at a time for me :) I love that I am getting to my goal week by week and lb by lb. In the beginning I set an achievable goal and I have been determined to get there and here I am 6.7lbs away. I am thankful for every lb I lose because I know I am getting healthier. Getting healthy outweighs any piece of cake or spoonful of ice cream!!!

Obese to Normal

When I started my journey I was in the obese category and now I am in the normal range. I cannot tell you how exciting it is. My goal is so close. I am so excited to be in the normal BMI range. I lost 2.2lbs and now weigh 159.2. In the entire time that I have been with my husband he has always weighed less than me. Well now I weigh less. That is another goal that I wanted for myself. Not to feel better than him, but when we first got together he could carry me and give me piggy back rides but then I gained so much weight that I wouldn't let him for fear of me hurting him. Well..now I will be able to get piggy back rides again and he can lift me. I have 9.2lbs to get to my birthday goal. This has been an amazing journey thus far and I know it has been worth it. Cheers for getting in the Normal Range on my Wii!!!

over 50

yep i have now lost over 50lbs. i have lost 51.6lbs. I am 161.4lbs and only 11.4lbs away from my birthday goal. I am getting very excited. my goal is so close!!! I have not strayed once thus far and it is paying off for sure. I am just now able to recognize that i am thinner when i look in the mirror. I am happy about that as well. people say when you are overweight for so long, when you lose weight you still see your old self in the mirror. so if you are on the journey to losing weight and still see your old self in the mirror - have no fear it will come when one day you will the change.