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I’ve weighed 300+ lbs. 318 to be exact May 1, 2008. I was so miserable and couldn’t beleive 7 yrs after my last of 3 pregnancies, I weighed more than I ever did at 9 months pregnant. I was completely depressed and felt like the biggest failure ever. I’ve always been a go getter even though I’ve been over weight and fighting obesity since puberty. But my go get had got up and gone!!! At some point being fat just became a normal way of my life. Acceptance of myself was the worst thing I ever did to me. On May 1, 2008 I “woke” up. Something inside of me said it was time to take a stance and no longer accept that it was ok to be 318 lbs. because I wanted to live my life again. The key to my success was realizing that I didn’t have to do it all over night. I just had to do something!!! My first goal was just to lose 9 lbs so I could be under 310. My next goal was to lose 10 lbs so I could be under 300. Each goal I set was at 10 lb intervals within 5 weeks. Each time I met that goal I felt more and more successful. And let me tell you there is no quicker way to stop feeling like a failure than to make yourself successful at something. Doesn’t matter what it is…the more times you reach a goal the more you realize this is possible. Don’t think about the long term of reaching 155lbs…Keep your vision on the short term. All of those short terms add up. It’s now a year and 3 weeks since I woke up and I’m 216. I’ve lost 102 lbs in a year!!!!! Did I set myself out to take that long? NOPE I never gave it any thought!!!!! Have I been 110% dedicated every single day of that year?...NOPE…but after a couple days of breaks I would feel the dissapointment in myself for not keeping my focus…so I got right back on board. I have 61 more lbs to go to reach my Dr’s suggested “Ideal Weight” I havent seen the other side of 200lbs in close to 20 yrs. But I know if I can loose that past 102 lbs I can keep losing the next 61.

I’ve weighed 300+ lbs. 318 to be exact May 1, 2008. I was so miserable and couldn’t beleive 7 yrs after my last of 3 pregnancies, I weighed more than I ever did at 9 months pregnant. I was completely depressed and felt like the biggest failure ever. I’ve always been a go getter even though I’ve been over weight and fighting obesity since puberty. But my go get had got up and gone!!! At some point being fat just became a normal way of my life. Acceptance of myself was the worst thing I ever did to me. On May 1, 2008 I “woke” up. Something inside of me said it was time to take a stance and no longer accept that it was ok to be 318 lbs. because I wanted to live my life again. The key to my success was realizing that I didn’t have to do it all over night. I just had to do something!!! My first goal was just to lose 9 lbs so I could be under 310. My next goal was to lose 10 lbs so I could be under 300. Each goal I set was at 10 lb intervals within 5 weeks. Each time I met that goal I felt more and more successful. And let me tell you there is no quicker way to stop feeling like a failure than to make yourself successful at something. Doesn’t matter what it is…the more times you reach a goal the more you realize this is possible. Don’t think about the long term of reaching 155lbs…Keep your vision on the short term. All of those short terms add up. It’s now a year and 3 weeks since I woke up and I’m 216. I’ve lost 102 lbs in a year!!!!! Did I set myself out to take that long? NOPE I never gave it any thought!!!!! Have I been 110% dedicated every single day of that year?...NOPE…but after a couple days of breaks I would feel the dissapointment in myself for not keeping my focus…so I got right back on board. I have 61 more lbs to go to reach my Dr’s suggested “Ideal Weight” I havent seen the other side of 200lbs in close to 20 yrs. But I know if I can loose that past 102 lbs I can keep losing the next 61.