Well I am now 23 years old and weight loss has always been a challenging area for me. I've always been one of those girls who wanted the change to be quick and waiting for my body to change didn't seem appealing. With this train of thought I would begin a weight loss journey and fail. This has been a vicious cycle I have been dealing with since I have been 16 years old. 

I would lose 10 or 20 pounds each time I tried to commit to a weight loss journey and then I would just give up and have a cheat day, which would turn into a cheat week and a cheat month and before I would know it that 20 pounds had krept its way back onto my body. Since being 16 this vicious cycle has lead me know where. I started at 196lbs and I am know 243lbs. It has been very unsuccessful.

The funny thing is I have always liked being active. I play hockey, golf in the summer and road bike. I also love attending spin class at the gym. Over the May long weekend I'm biking 320 km through the rocky mountains. I don't let the fact that I'm over weight stop me from achieving things I want to do, but I want to be healthier and feel better about myself thats the main reason I want to lose weight. The main issues for me though has not been the excercise part of the journey, but what goes into my mouth.

Food was always and will always be a hard challenge to overcome for me. My past mentality was oh hey I just excercised for an hour I can have pasta and bread and this and that. My biggest problem in my past and currently is over eating. I have a hard time with portion control and that is what is keeping me from reaching my goals.

In the next month I plan to change the way I think, feel and act around food. 

Being that this is my first diet bet I really want to develop an eating system that works for me and helps me to maintain my portion control and also still be able to enjoy food without the restrictions that ultimately cause failure. When you limit yourself to much nothing good can come of it.

Calorie counting has never worked for me so I have come up with a new plan to track my food. I will still be able to eat whatever I want, but everything will be measured into a portion controlled container before I put food into my mouth.

This system will help me understand how much I am putting into my mouth and when I actually feel full because of my stomach and not because my plate is empty.

I am excited to begin this journey with all of you and I know we can all do this. Let's change our lives!!

 

Good luck!!!

Alanna