The Beginning http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/weightlosstrain The journey back to my old self en All rights reserved Weight loss extrapounds v2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 1440 http://www.extrapounds.com/images/avatars/users/weightlosstrain.gif Avatar http://www.extrapounds.com/ 100 100 The journey back to my old self The Honeymoon is over! http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/weightlosstrain/comments/321705/the-honeymoon-is-over <p>Just like I feared, the honeymoon is over!&nbsp; Now it is getting harder to stay motivated&nbsp; I went to my drs on Friday and I have gained back about 3 pounds in the last couple of weeks.&nbsp; Not a nightmare, but not in the direction I had hoped to go.&nbsp; But really, what can I expect when I have started to eat the dreaded McDonald's again?&nbsp; Although I am very proud of myself - I did not get fast food last night even though I really wanted to.&nbsp; Score 1 for me!</p> <a href="http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/weightlosstrain/comments/321705/the-honeymoon-is-over">Comments(0)</a> 321705 Wednesday, December 5, 2007 00:06:10 The beginning http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/weightlosstrain/comments/314767/the-beginning <p>So I have finally found my motivation to take off the weight I need to.&nbsp; Where it was while I was putting on the weight, I have no idea.&nbsp; I guess the thing that frustrates me the most is how I let myself get this way in the first place.&nbsp; I remember in high school and college how fat I thought I was and now looking back, I would give anything to go back there - I looked HOT!&nbsp; I know WHY I started gaining weight - to make a long story short, I had a traumatic event happen in my life that totally and completely changed me.&nbsp; For the past 6 or 7 years, I have been a totally different person.&nbsp; I honestly can say I didn't know who I was, who I had become.&nbsp; I was not this person who did not work out, ate whatever they felt like and what tasted good at the time.&nbsp; I still thought of myself as that in shape, athletic girl who can run a mile in 7 minutes.&nbsp; Oh, but I was fooling myself.&nbsp; I had become the person I told myself I would never be - wearing way over a size 20 and so ashamed of that fact I never wanted to go out with my friends.&nbsp; I ultimately let one devastating event change my life - I know Beth would definitely not have wanted that, but at the time, I was helpless to prevent it.&nbsp; For some odd but fabulous reason, I am FINALLY starting to wake up and want to take control of my life.&nbsp; I AM that in shape athletic girl who can run a mile in 7 minutes (or at least I am working on getting back to that girl who is inside me).&nbsp; Surprisingly enough, my change of heart coincided with a crush that ended not so great this past weekend (I got the whole lets just be friends speech).&nbsp; Normally, that would have sent me straight to McDonalds, but I found the strength to put that disappointment into something that would help me become the person I want to be - straight outside and on a nice long walk all the while cursing boys and their idiocracy (while on this walk, I found I can still turn heads which was exactly what I needed at the time!).&nbsp; I am still absolutely terrified the motivation I have acquired will one day leave me much like it came and I will revert back to my old crappy eating, rarely exercising days.&nbsp; I plan to ride this weight loss train all the way to my goal weight!!!!!!</p> <a href="http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/weightlosstrain/comments/314767/the-beginning">Comments(1)</a> 314767 Monday, December 3, 2007 23:06:22