Today is not the first day of my weight loss journey, but it is the first day of the final push to a slimmer, toner me.

 

So that you have some context, I'll give you a little background.  I am 25 and I spent the last four years of my life overweight.  In the summer of 2005, I gained 35 pounds.  After that the weight kept packing on.  I stopped stepping on a scale, so I can't tell you what my highest weight was, but I can tell you, that I never want to be there again.

 

Last summer, I went to a wedding with my father.  I was wearing a black gown, and I thought I looked nice.  After the wedding, while we were waiting for the reception to begin, my father pulled me aside and asked me if I was pregnant.  I was outraged.  I didn't know that the world saw me that way.  That was the first time that I truly felt fat. 

 

I had purchased a wii fit that week, which I had not yet used.  I stepped on, and the little wii board told me I was OBESE, weighing in at a grand 232.6lbs.  I decided that day, that it was time to do something about the weight.

 

I kept seeing those Nutrisystem commercials, and I really didn't think it would work, but I gave them a call and decided to give it a try.  Miraculously, it worked.  My first week, I lost 7 pounds.  I was so proud, and was determined to get the weight off.  After a few weeks, I started exercising as well, and I saw real progress.  By the end of October, I was down 41.7lbs.

 

At that point, I decided to take a break.  My birthday was coming, and who wants to be on a diet during their birthday.  What was suppose to be two weeks off plan, turned in to two months.  The amazing thing, is that I didn't gain the weight back.  In fact, I kept losing.  I lost at a much slower rate, but it was still a loss.  By the end of the year, I was at 182.6lbs, exactly 50lbs down from my starting weight.

 

With the start of January, I was determined to get myself back on track.  That lasted a little while, but I don't have the same focus I had when I first started this journey.  Weekends are hard for me, and the scale definitely shows it.  My lowest weight this month was 172.8, but of course after a saturday night, my weigh in this morning was 174.4. 

 

I am down 8.2lbs this month, which at my current weight is not bad at all.  Unfortunately, that still makes me overweight.  I won't be at a normal weight until 169, and I think I'll have to make real effort to get to that point and beyond.  That is why I have decided to embark on this final journey. 

 

Pictures from the journey thus far:

 

Pre-Journey ~

30lbs Down ~

Almost 60lbs Down ~

Today is the start of my final push to lose the weight and get the body I want. To help me in this effort, I have decided to start the Beach Body Slim in 6 Program.  The program is designed to maximize your weight loss and sculpt your body in six weeks.  I have seen some success with this program before, but I have never been able to go the full six weeks.  This time, I am determined to stick with it until the end.  Let's see how it turns out.