I do this not only for myself...but for you too!

Why you may ask? Because we all learn from those who have traveled the path before us and from those that will travel the path after us. NO ONE is in this alone! We ALL know the struggles of the yo-yo dieting and the emotional rollercoaster that comes along with that, and then the shame that follows. I know because I lived it! I don't pretend to know how people feel...I DO know how people feel and the fact that we can all relate is what draws us to each other. I have encountered some amazing people on this site. People that I would never have had the opportunity to meet...people who have shown me that this journey that I'm on, along with you, can be accomplished. And that it’s okay when I eat too much or don’t exercise…no one is standing over saying “well Liz, you didn’t workout today." I alone put these pressures on myself, because of my own fears of what people may say, IF I’m not working out or eating right. Everyone is here to support each other and share their experiences…that in turn generates hope in others that they may reach the same goal.

I was always scared to step out of the box. Oh no “I can’t do this or I can’t do that!” Why did I think like that? Because I listened to what everyone else said…and I believed it! I didn’t realize that I TOO deserved to be healthy and happy…and so do YOU! I used to be so ashamed of myself…of my failures and what I did to make myself feel better. Today I don’t have to feel like that.

You can do anything that you want to do...as long as you are willing to make the change and work through the pains of your past to get to your amazing future!!! It has been an awesome experience to knock down the walls that I put up to keep people out, expect when I did this I locked myself in. Only viewing what was out in the world, instead of living it. Today I get to live out the world, and I don’t worry so much about what other people think of me…why? Because today I can look at myself in the mirror and I actually love the person staring back at me…