One Pound at a Time http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/thedreamingtree And my many thoughts along the way... en All rights reserved Weight loss extrapounds v2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 1440 http://www.extrapounds.com/images/avatars/users/thedreamingtree.gif Avatar http://www.extrapounds.com/ 100 100 And my many thoughts along the way... About Me http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/thedreamingtree/comments/341625/about-me <p>So I might as well tell you what made me start losing weight.... the whole embarassing story <img alt="" src="http://www.extrapounds.com/fckeditor/editor/images/smiley/msn/tounge_smile.gif" /></p> <p>Basically, I've never been thin but I've never been &quot;over weight&quot;.... that was until 4 years ago when I moved out.... I gained at least 20 pounds my first semister at college and I have struggled with my weight ever since.&nbsp; However, I've never really faced the fact I was heavy until about 2 months ago.&nbsp; My friends and I were celebrating my 24th birthday, when I realized I was too embarassed to take off my bathing suit cover up.&nbsp; I'm a former swimmer and have grown up in florida... so I have never been uncomfortable in a bikini... until that day...&nbsp;</p> <p>And then the icing on the cake.. the same week, I heard the guy I had been seeing at the time mention to his buddy on the phone his current weight, stating that he was the heaviest he had ever been....&nbsp; The number stuck in my head.. since I had no idea of my own weight...&nbsp; So later that weekend I sucked it up and jumped on a scale....&nbsp; and wouldn't you know it .... I pretty much weighed as much as him....</p> <p>Soooo after that...&nbsp;&nbsp; I decided I should date bigger guys, no seriously.&nbsp; I faced the fact that I had gained over 40 pounds and I had to do something....&nbsp; I searched the web for a weight loss program that I thought would work for me.....</p> <p>So I've been following a weight loss program for a month now and I've lost ten pounds....&nbsp; I feel great and I feel like I have control again!!</p> <p><img alt="" src="http://www.extrapounds.com/fckeditor/editor/images/smiley/msn/wink_smile.gif" />&nbsp; And my goal is to be comfortable in my own skin again!</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Oh yeah.... and to not date anyone I have 20 pounds on lol!!</p> <p>Hope it wasn't too boring! And I wish everyone success in their weight loss journey!!!!</p> <a href="http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/thedreamingtree/comments/341625/about-me">Comments(5)</a> 341625 Thursday, December 6, 2007 23:09:16