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Throughout the years I have had issues with weight, looking back I have been battling it over half my life!  I lost it in High School the WRONG way and nearly paid a horrible price for it.  I lost it again in 2000 on atkins just to gain it all back plus much more when I had my three children.  This time has to be different, I can’t go on anymore fad diets, I realize now that I have to change the way I live if I want to live a good and healthy life.  Let alone be a good role model for my children.  I hate the idea of them being embarrassed of me or even worse the idea of them having the same issues with weight because of my influence.  They are my inspiration!!!  

I went to my new Primary Care Physician to get referrals and a physical.  It just happened that the physician I chose off a list of around 100 is a Physician specializing in weight loss also.  She looked at me after I just weighed in at the most I have ever (280Lbs.) and told me “You know I can help you”.  I fell apart sitting there on that chair, all the hopelessness and doubt I have ever had in regards to loosing weight spewwed out of me in front of this stranger.  At that moment she shared with me a plan that we would both put into action to finally would help me escape this prison I call my body.

I started on 9/8/08 with an initial weight of 280

My Rules 

1.) At least 5 small meals a day if not 6

2.) Protein first, I eat 3 meals and 2 snacks daily

3.) I drink at LEAST 100oz of H2O daily but aim for half my body weight which is recommended at 140oz daily

4.) I eat NOTHING past 7p.m. in order for my metabolism to take care of it

5.) I will incorporate changes in my life that allow me to burn more calories (working out, walking, or just taking the stairs instead of the elevator)

6.) I journal everything that goes into my body!  Origionally it was in a notebook until I found this site and now I journal it all in my food journal online.

7.) I remain possitive and focused on my goal of being a healthier and thinner!

After 12 days of following all these rules (and I didn’t have the motivation or time to go to the gym) I weighed in at my Doctor’s office and had lost 14Lbs.  So now I am hooked, I know that I can do this it is just going to take me keeping focused and possitive!  I am really excited about this website in the fact that it allows me to organize my excercise, meals and find support from people in the same situation and I!