The beginning

Ok, so I've never thought about blogging before, but a good friend suggested it to me today and that's all I can think about, so I guess I should go for it. I mean what's the worst that could happen? I could fail and never write anything again or no one would ever read this, but how bad is that really? When compared to world hunger or something like that, not bad at all. So anyway, here it goes, my very first blog post! Wow!

I'm starting this to hopefully inspire others with my journey of weight loss. It's been a long road and I'm not finished yet, but one day, I hope to have accomplished my ultimate goal of losing 100lbs. There's a lot going through my mind about what I want to write and advice that I have for others who are looking to lose weight, so I guess I will start by telling the begining of my weight loss journey.

February 14, 2011, I weighed in at a whopping 250lbs and I was tired of it. I had been one of those people sitting on my couch eating ice cream and watching The Biggest Loser. I knew that I could lose weight like those people on the show, but I just wasn't ready to put in the hard work that I knew it would take. I had seen so many commercials for programs to help you lose weight and I picked one. I started Weight Watchers online. My husband was getting ready to start a new job as an OTR (Over the Road) truck driver and I knew that with my three little children, making it to weekly WW meetings would be next to impossible. So, I signed up, used some money that I had recieved for Christmas that I was saving for some new clothes and took the plunge.

You might be thinking, "Why make this decision on Valentine's Day?" or "What made you decide to start losing weight?". Well, my friends, I was tired. I was tired of being fat, I was tired of the size of my clothes, I was tired of seeing other people lose weight and look great. But the biggest reason of all was the excuses that other people were giving me for being so fat. I know, they were just being nice and trying to help, but it wasn't, or maybe it was. If that's what got me here. 70lbs lighter and on my way to my ultimate goal.