Background

I have always had a battle with my weight. I have started this blog to give some insite how I have been able to go from my heaviest weight of 315 lbs in 2008,to the 190's now in 2012. I will not lie, & say it's been an easy process, but it has been worth every struggle to be where I am now! I have been married for almost 1 year now; my husbands name is Justin, & we have 3 dogs. I generally try to eat healthy now days, & work out at least 3 days a week. By loosing weight I have been able to try all new kinds of experiences, some which I have come to love! I signed up for my 1st 5k race in march of 2011, with one of my best friends. We didn't really train for the race, we just had a goal of finishing it, knowing we would be walking the entire way. I have done 3 5k's now, 1 8k, & 1 10k. I no longer just walk the races, but alternate walking & sprinting. I have signed up for a 5k in November, which I have a goal of being able to run the entire race!!! I have lost roughly 123lbs since my heaviest weight, & would like to loose another 50-60lbs. When I really started focusing on loosing weight it was Christmas of 2010, because I had just gotten engaged & all I could think is "wedding pictures are forever, & I don't want to look back at fat weddi g pictures!" so Jan of 2011, I joined a gym & weight watchers. At first I followed WW to a T,but eventually I droped WW because being a nurse I had known all a long what I should & should not eat, it was just a matter of getting into that pratice! At the time I got engaged I probably weighed about 280 lbs or so, at my wedding day I believe I was down to about 225 lbs or so. I was very pleased with the weight I had lost, & how I ha started to tone up my body from sheer diet & working out. I enjoyed doing cardio classes, however weight training & running were not enjoyable. When I first started at the gym, I had a personal trainer, which helped teach me what to do with weights & the various machines at the gym. Now days I still love cardio classes, Body Jam is my fave, but I'm really trying to get to a point where I enjoy running too! I also started taking Pilates reformer about 6 months ago, which I also really enjoy! The reason I decided to start blogging is because I get asked on a regular basis "what is your secret", to my weight loss. I usually say no, secret just hard work & determination! Which is in fact the struggle, I still continue to struggle with my "inner" fat girl mentally; I still crave the unhealthy & fried foods, & I still have a serious struggle with my body image! I almost think I struggle more with my body image now, than I did before I lost weight. I hope this blog inspires someone else to get started working on their fitness, we are a society in an epidemic of obesity! I finally decided I wante to work at living & enjoying life, instead of slowly killing myself enjoying a lazy lifestyle & fattening foods!