Sooooo this is the beginning of the end of my weight loss journey. I started this journey a looonnnggg time ago at the beginning of March it will be two years since I started losing weight. I could be at my goal weight by now, but so far slow and steady is winning the race for me. When I started I was 310 pounds, fresh out of college and just wanted to live a happy and successful life.

 

It has taken time, hard work, and an entire lifestyle change to get where I am today which is 240ish pounds (haven't weight myself for a few days so im not exactly sure where I am). Due to the fact that I had an eating disorder in high school I decided I would not focus on the scale, but on changing my lifestyle and losing weight the healthy normal way.

 

2011 was an extremely successful year for me, as I lost most of my weight during this time and also completed a half marathon.

 

I'm honestly not sure what my final goal weight is. I just want to be healthy, active, and happy. I know for health reasons I need to get below 200 pounds so I am hoping to get my butt in gear and reach this goal by the beginning of June. I started the South Beach diet at the end of October 2011 and have loved my results so far. (more on this later) I am also loving the low carb lifestyle, I have so much more energy!

 

I decided to write this blog because I want to be able to look back upon this experience and remember just how hard I've worked to get where I am. I am also hoping to hear from other people about their ups and downs in the world of weight loss, and be there to give encouragement!

 

Thanks for reading, I'm sure I'll be on to post much more later.