150.

How much I weigh!

I have lost 54 pounds!

My Heart

There is a movement across this world. A movement that promotes a healthy lifestyle. However there is an even greater epidemic, One that promotes obesity. Which Movement are we part of?


The question is.. how did we get this way??

"Many factors can contribute to obesity and overweight, such as, lifestyle choices (e.g., lack of exercise), medical conditions (e.g., hypothyroidism), and genetics (i.e., heredity). When a person takes in more calories than he or she uses, overweight and obesity result. These excess calories are stored in the body as fat, and unless weight-control strategies are put into place, more and more weight is gained." (Healthcommunities.com)


Look around you.. fast food.. fried food.. easy food.. fatty food. Do we even know what is in that food? Do we even know what it does? People joke about what they are eating. Sadly they don't realize the harm it is doing to their bodies. Truly examine the food. Check out the fat content. Check out the calories. We can not assume that a salad is good for us, just because it involves lettuce. Most food items and drinks hold more calories that you probably thought.

55 percent of the state I live in, is overweight or obese.

My heart is to help people realize how to eat, how to live, how to be healthy!

Some may not realize it, but when you are obese, it controls your life. Its takes the joy of life from you. The best part is, that can change.

I want to tell people my story, to help them see. That they can do anything! We all can do anything.

So today.. lets try harder, run faster, love harder, and live a healthy and whole life. Lets do it, together.

Thoughts today.

Today I was thinking about if I had never changed.

Lately I've been seeing a lot of people I haven't seen in a while. For my bridal shower, and soon I'll see people from college.

I am so glad I decided to do this. To challenge myself. To actually try and lose weight. I see obese people a lot. People who are over 300 pounds. People who use wheel chairs at stores to get around. Today I wanted to stop a lady from buying things I knew were bad for her. I heard a woman tell her child "Get this one, it has more."..

That is how I use to think. Get the large, the bigger, the most. Yesterday I got mad because I wanted a small ice cream and my parents got me a large. It was way to big. My sister ate half of it for me. I never would have thought I'd be mad over too much.

What if I was still 204 pounds? What if I still cried going clothes shopping? What If my wedding dress was still too tight? What if I still had chest pains? What if I still had a hard time breathing? What if I still ate fast food? What if I still didn't like the way I look..

What if I had not tried?

I don't want to raise obese children.. I don't want to live an unhealthy life..

I don't want to feel unattractive.. I don't want to be the way I was.

Some how I want to show people how to be healthier. So that they can live again.

There is hope and there is freedom. Change is possible. We can reach our goals. We can change..

Don't let anyone tell you that you can't changes, especially yourself.

I believe in you!

What I use to look like..

This blog is in connection to my previous blog "Proud pictures".

Every once in a while its good to see how far I've come.

(click on any picture to enlarge it)

These are pictures of me from when I was around 200 pounds.

Proud pictures.

Today was a very proud day.

I took some pictures with my family (which I will have to post sometime).

I actually looked normal. For years I hated full body pictures. I always looked round... But today. Today was different! I looked good. I looked Normal. Being obese for so many years I always wanted to throw pictures away. Not I don't care. I like them! I like the way I look!

So.. I have decided to post some recent pictures from the past month or two..

Here you go!

The big 10

1 year has passed since I began this weight loss journey. I remember the day I lost my first 10 pounds. I had never lost weight on purpose. I wasn't even sure this exercise and eating healthy "thing" would work. To my surprise.. it did! I lost 10 pounds!.. It was a great feeling! I bought a cute purple shirt from target to celebrate. That shirt is huge on me now. But I still have it.. to remember that great moment in my life. The top 10. The most meaningful 10 pounds I ever lost.

(pictured above- me in the purple shirt, the day I hit my 10th pound mark)

I'm featured on diet.com!

My blog "Numbers" was featured on Diet.com's homepage. # 4. How cool is that! :)