Introduction & Blog's Purpose

I admit it, I have a food addiction. In fact, my addiction had gotten so bad that I had reached 256 pounds by the time I was 28 years old. No kids to blame it on, no medical conditions or drugs to take the fall. It was all on me.

So how did I know that it was time to do something about myself and make a change for the better? One day while at our local grocery store in 2007, my husband and I decided to step on a scale and weigh ourselves. His weight was not anything out of the ordinary, as he is in the military and always keeps it in check. Mine, on the other hand had skyrocketed to 256 pounds. I was so embarrassed. Here I was 28 years old, 5 ft. 6 inches and weighing this much. I guess those size 22 pants should have been a clue.

After that day, I decided to change my life for the better. No, I was not taking the easy way out and getting gastric bypass surgery. I believe that is for the deathly obese that are hundreds overweight. For those that want to lose 100 pounds like myself, discipline is the key. I immediately cut out everything that I could think of that was killing me: fast food, sodas, cakes, you name it. This was in March of that year, and by the time August came I was down to 213. Still intending to keep to my 156 pound goal (my actual weight in high school and a size medium I was), I eventually am now down to 196. So, here you are with me and I am on my journey to lose the last 40 pounds and keep it off.