Biggest Loser

Several years ago, I found the show "The Biggest Loser". It was part way through season 11 when I started watching. Sisters, Hannah and Olivia, became two of my biggest inspirations. So much of what Hannah was saying was how I had felt at the time: like I didn't matter, I wasn't good enough, that I was invisible

(Sorry for the blurry picture) This is me at about 183 at my heaviest.

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Within a year, I started my own weight loss journey. I found an app to add to my phone to help me keep track of what I was eating and how much I was exercising. In the course of a year, I lost roughly 30 pounds. Yes, there were days that I slipped and ate way too much junk food and many other foods that were unhealthy for me.

I moved back to my hometown in February of 2013. I had quit keeping track of my eating and exercise habits. I wasn't walking as much as I had been. I ended up gaining 5-7 pounds back. My motivation has been lacking.

I recently got a new phone and added the same weight loss app that I had started with before. I've been good at keeping track and have lost a few pounds. Yes, I still eat junk, but I've been better about my grocery shopping and getting healthier food choices. I've even tried a few recipes from some of my Biggest Loser cookbooks.

December 2012 - the same size I am now.

My goal weight is 135-140, which I feel is a comfortable and healthy weight range for me. I still have minimum 12 pounds to go. I know I can do it and that it will take more hard work than I'm putting in now. It will also take me time.

I am thankful for my families support along my journey. I have also made many friends on Twitter who are each on their own weight loss journeys. I am super thankful for them as well.

(Thanks goes out to: @JBReclaim, @FitFamSam, @happyblackchick, @BL11Courtney, @Lightjules12, @ExpDomesticity, @GrimmwayFarms)