I Choose the Real Me!

Posted on February 26, 2015

The choices I make determine the person I am... the REAL ME is healthy, athletic, slim, and happy!

By April 1st of last year I was "overflowing" my size 12 "fat jeans"... and then I found DietBet. I did a one month DietBet4 followed by a six month DietBet6 and lost 22 pounds and got into all my size 8 "skinny pants"! DietBet was such a God send! I can't even begin to explain how wonderful it was to feel comfortable in my own skin again!

Then winter hit and I started gaining back again (8 pounds/size 10)... Yuck!!! I had my 60th birthday this week and decided I want to get back the "happy me" by April 1st to be able to enjoy wearing my "skinny clothes" all Spring and Summer!!!

So yesterday I joined DietBet4 "Keeping it Lean in 2015" and am once again motivated to make the right choices to find the real me again!

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Beth

05/30/2015 5:08AM

Just finished an early morning 3.1mi/5K run. I really didn't want to do it... I biked yesterday and ran the day before, so I was dealing with sore muscles. But I've worked so hard since I joined the transformer last Sunday... and I got on the scale this morning to see I've lost more than 4 pounds! I've had one of the best weeks for diet and exercise since last fall... and there's nothing like diet success to motivate you to exercise and eat right... so instead of going back to bed or having a bowl of cereal in front of the TV, I went for a run. Now I'm ready for another good day!

Beth

05/27/2015 5:08AM

I had a good day yesterday... ran a full 3.1 miles (5K) for the first time since I quit exercising in March... it felt good! Scale is saying good things to me this morning... I really want to start out very strong this first month of the 6 month challenge. My final goal is the lowest weight I've been since my 20's... I know getting there is going to be really hard! I feel like the only way I'm going to make it, is if I get within 5 pounds of my final goal in the first two months... that last 5 is always nearly impossible to lose! Good luck to all the participants!!!

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Beth

05/26/2015 6:36AM

Life has a way of messing with the best intentions... I really wanted to spend this entire summer at my goal weight, but that hasn't happened. I lost my dear sweet Mom in March and my chocolate Lab, Bubba, in April. My other Lab, Babe, has serious health issues. I haven't handled it well... went straight to comfort food and sitting on the couch... packed on 10 pounds in the blink of an eye! My entire large family will be getting together in October at a resort in Florida. I'm counting on this May-November DietBet10 Transformer to get me back to being the "Me" I want to be!!!!

Beth

02/28/2015 7:11AM

Off to a good start... down almost 2 pounds! I learned last year doing DietBet that for me it's really important to get a quick start on my weight loss goal so I feel good about my progress and am motivated to push hard for the final weigh-in. My DietBet4 goal is 5.5 pounds, but my personal goal for this month is to loose the full 8 pounds I've gained in the last 4 months! So far I've been doing better about eating healthy foods and not overeating... but I haven't done anything as far as exercise. That changes today! My goal is to do a minimum of 30-45 minutes every day. It's still really cold, so I'm planning to read a romance novel while riding my exercise bike... I don't like exercising inside but I can go a lot longer if I'm distracted!