The Fight Begins

This is my blog to weight loss. I decided to do this to not only watch myself change but to help others who are walking through the same thing or who may have a story like mine. From a young age you form habits, whether good or bad. One of the habits you form are eating habits. My parents learned from their parents, and their parents from their parents and so on. My parents didn't have good eating habits, so naturally I didn't either.

When I was younger my dad didn't always have the best temper. He had a bad temper and it was mostly when he was drinking. He would make me a plate of buttered spaghetti that was an adult portion. To this day I hate buttered spaghetti. Anyways, I had to eat everything on my plate or else get my tail beat. My cousins moved in with us for a while and the same went for them. They didn't always eat their food, so all 3 of us would get it. So finally instead of getting spanked, I would eat my food and theirs.

For a long time I blamed my weight and the way I was on my family. When I went to Masters Commission I worked through all of those issues and you know what? I realized those things weren't happening to me now and it is up to me and the decisions I make that affect my future. I decided to start fighting the battle to lose the weight and make changes in my life. I began this journey at 376 lbs. I lost 32 with the help of my friend Emily. Then during the summer before my 3rd year, I lived with a family whom I became very close to. Wendy became a mom to me. I have never met someone who cared, believed in me, and pushed me to prove to myself I can do this. She helped me along the way and during that time I lost another 44 lbs.

So far I have lost 76 lbs total and I have recently started on a routine workout schedule. I have a membership to the YMCA and their is a personal trainer helping me with losing weight. I feel so good after a work out and am getting stronger everyday. I love it. I finished my first full week of working out with a routine everyday. 1 hour of cardio everyday, 1hour of strength training Mon. Wed. & Fri., and watching what I eat is how I am doing it. I am determined to do this. I am making a change so that I can help others make a change.

I will keep blogging to help keep myself accountable. Thank you for reading. :)