Embarking on a new journey

For as long as I can remember I've always been "overweight".  I first decided to do something about it at the age of 20 - newly married, and about 165 pounds. I started Weight Watcher's. It was SO easy to do - I loved it & the weight was falling off. The accountability of the meetings kept me motivated. A few months later I became pregnant with our first child. No more weight loss. LOL

After baby arrived I tried unsuccessfully to do WWers at home. I needed the accountability but with a newborn I didn't think I could handle the weekly meetings. Life happens & the military moved us, again, and my weight loss was put on the back burner. When my son was 15 months old we discovered I was pregnant again.

I was very determined to get my weight off once & for all after little man #2 arrived and I re-joined WWers when he was just 4 weeks old! I stuck with it - had a few hills to overcome, but in the end I reached my goal!! I was finally 140 lbs. I was thrilled! I loved the "new" me - I felt wonderful.  Then the military moved us again, this time all the way to Hawaii. In the process of the move and taking some time off to see family - eating out, living in hotels, etc... I gained those pesky "last 10" back. I was so disappointed and faced with the reality that my hsband was headed to Afghanistan, I couldn't stay focused enough to get the weight back off. Then...I found out I was pregnant with #3. As soon as he was born, I was back in WWers and quickly lost back down to about 165. Then, in Jan 05', I suddenly found myself in for emergency surgery due to perferatted diverticulitis, essentially my intestines ruptured, and it really set me back - emotionally.  I haven't been able to gain my motivation back. I've tried on my own to lose weight since then, and I managed to spend all of 2005 losing & re-gaining the same 10 pounds. I vowed 2006 would be better, but here I am now, the end of July and at my highest-EVER, non-pregnant weight! I HAVE to do something!! 

I'm such a stress-eater and my husband is on his way to Iraq for a year, it's taken a toll on my spirit & my emotions. I VOW to spend his year away, losing this extra baggage once & for all! I want to find the thinner me again - she was so much happier than "chunky" me.

I've heard Hudson on the radio station, talking about her weight loss success using Medifast. I was intrigued...peeked at her site and was very interested - yet skeptical. Does it REALLY work? Is the food any good? Can I do this??  I pondered over it a few more weeks, doing a little web research and some soul-searching. I found MakemeThinner.com and browsed their forum, reading about success, after success, after success...  The men & women there are SO welcoming and made me feel right at home with my first post. On July 24th, together with my husband, I made the decision to place my first order & begin my new journey with Medifast! I hope my husband returns home next year to a new & improved wife!

Now I, impatiently, await my first order!    - Starting Weight: 177.4lbs, with a BMI of 29.6 "Overweight"