I'm not a person who can say I've always been big or at least I didn't feel that way. I'm 5'3". In high school ('95-'99) I was about 150-155lbs. Some people would say that was big but I was comfortable at this size, the only awkwardness I had was just the normal high school stuff everyone has. Over the course of about a year and a half (mid ’04-late ’05) I gained 100lbs. Every life stresser you can think of happen to me over that period of time: major health problems, boyfriend issues, financial issues, etc… I was told in November ’05 that if I didn’t start losing weight and get my blood pressure down that I would be put on blood pressure meds that scared me to death. The next day I started walking and drinking nothing but water. I cried every time I walked and gagged every time I took a drink of water. I hated water. It took about 4 months to get used to the water and the walking. I’ve been able to stay under 200lbs. I fluctuate between 195lbs and 180lbs. I can’t seem to get under 180lbs. Of course, I don’t walk that often anymore. Mountain Dew Code Red and a Fountain Pepsi are my weakness. I want to get back on track and live a healthier life. For me, it’s more about realizing and understanding what too much weight, eating unhealthy foods, and being inactive does to my body and how it makes me feel physically and emotionally.

Here I go… my attempt to lose the last 40lbs of the 100lb weight gain…and keep it off…