Growing up I was always a little slim. By the time I was a senior in highschool my heaviest was about 120lbs. Then came the freshman 15! The next thing I knew I was 135lbs ( I would die to be 135 today lol). 135lbs didn't feel or look too bad. I could have tightened and toned but let's face it...at 19/20 many of us were not thinking about losing weight. I honestly felt like I could have eaten whatever I wanted and got away with it.
One year later, at 21, I had corrective surgery on my left ankle and that was the beginning of my weight struggles. My weight rose to about 145 and once again I did not see the weight. Working about and being the active athlete I once was impossible with a recovering leg (or so I felt).
Fast forward to 28 and diagnosed with PCOS, I peaked at 173 this year. Looking at that scale was so difficult. Looking in the mirror was/is difficult. I've been comfortable in my own skin for so long. Comfortable can be a good thing, but at the same time comfortable can be a pair of rose colored glasses guiding you to an unhealthy path.
This year I have decided enough is enough. I am completely changing my life around. I am finished with excuses and feeling sorry for myself. This summer I lost 12lbs and gained back 5lbs. Underneath this now 166 lbs is a gorgeous health woman dying to be release. I have decided to join DietBet to tap into to the competitive athlete within to be the start of this marvelous journey. I will post daily meal, inspiration, shortcomings and success and this journey continues.
*I've never posted a before picture but I'm so confident that I'll reach my goal that I said, "what the heck, Let's do it". My after pick with blow it out the water anyways!! :-D!!!*