Radio changed my life!!!

Last Christmas I weighed more than 290lbs, I was uncomfortable, unhappy and unhealthy. I had given up on myself and that was that. I ate what I wanted when I wanted and I moved as little as possible. I had 2 beautiful daughters that I loved but was not a great example to or even that great of a Mommy.

That all changed,

One day my favorite radio station announced that they were going to be taking entries for a Biggest Loser Winnipeg contest. A friend and I decided to each send in an entry and see what happened. I thought that there was very little chance of even getting picked. I loved the Biggest Loser TV show, I would sit down each week with snacks and watch other people take control of their lives as I ate chips or popcorn.
Well late January the chosen teams were announced, out of more than 400 entries only 15 teams were chosen. We were the 15th team!

On Feb 1, we walked into our sponsor gym to meet our trainers. I had never had the courage to walk into a gym before because I thought that people would stare at me and think that I didn't belong there. I was nrevous and terrified! We were weighed and measured. I was 294lbs and was more inches than I could have ever imagined. We were put on treadmills and told to go. I could hardly walk at the speed she had set me at, I was panting and my heart rate was higher that I thought it would go, I was sure I was going to drop dead right there on the treadmill, but I made it. Over the next few weeks the trainer pushed me as hard as she could and I went to the gym every single day without fail. She gave me a diet and I followed it, I can honestly say that during the 3 month contest I did not cheat on my diet once. The first 2 weeks I dropped 24lbs and I felt better than I had in years. The treadmill got easier and I was able to start using all of the other machines that I was so afraid of on day one. I rocked the elliptical trainer and kicked the stairmaters butt. I could do circuits and muscles that I didn't know I had were hurting. Short story is, my body was doing things I didn't believe possible, I was losing weight and feeling fantastic. Clothes were starting to get loose and later falling off me. After the first month people began to comment on how different I looked and how I needed smaller clothes. It was even more motivation!

The contest ended on May 2, I managed to lose a total of 80 lbs, I felt like a new person. I am happier, more patient and more relaxed. I am now the mother that my girls deserve. I can run and play and I have the energy to do all of the things I should. Our whole family is healthier and happier. I sleep better, I wake up easier in the morning. I am the person I should have been all my life.

The contest has been over for a month and life gets better and better. I am still eating a healthy balanced diet, I don't crave unhealthy food. I love exercise and look forward to my workouts. I went from a size 22 pants to a 12, I am shopping in stores that I have never been able to fit in my whole life. My workout pants from day one were a 3X, the ones I wore today to they gym are a lg.

I have done things that I never thought were possible and I am just getting started. I have now lost 84lbs and I have a long way to go but I know I am going to get there! I am using this site and I have joined a TOPS group in my area and I am more motivated than ever!

Thanks for talking the time to read my story! Good luck on your journey!