Well here I am! About the share my journey with the world. I hope for this to serve 2 purposes. One, to motivate and keep myself accountable. Two, to hopefully inspire others to keep plugging along…because this time success IS coming!!

I guess it helps to give you some background of where and what I’ve done.  I will at some point go into more details, but for now I’ll try to be brief.

I’ve always viewed myself as heavy, ever since I was in elementary school.  I’ve struggled with a low self-esteem for as long as I can remember.  As far as diets of any sort, the first attempt started in 6th grade when I became anorexic.  The next year I did some weird fiber cookie diet thing.  So the yo-yo rollercoaster started in Junior High and I’ve been on that ride since.  I’ve done everything from South Beach Diet, Slim Fast shakes, Weight Watchers twice, diet pills bought from the television that I can’t even recall the names of, Meredia, Phentramine, etc. you get the picture!  And with each attempt I’ve ended up heavier than when I started.

So, currently, here is my gameplan.  I ran across a Biggest Loser Contest Blog thing that some people are doing and it inspired me to create a Biggest Loser Contest at work. We started our 12 week contest on March 14th and it goes through June 6th.  So far it’s been a real friendly competition!  I am ready to get this weight off, I’ve had it and I’m miserable. As much as I’d love to win the jackpot at the end (which is somewhere around $400′ish) I ultimately want to instill some healthy habits for myself and my family. I’ve done Weight Watchers before and although I’m not actively attending meetings, that’s basically the background behind what I’m doing. I want to be and FEEL in control of my body, that is such a powerful feeling!