I MADE IT TO THE 100'S !!! 83 LBS DOWN !!!

I HAVE HIT MY HUGE MILESTONE!! I have entered ONEderland!! I am officially out of the 200's, never to be seen again!

I HAVE LOST 83 LBS AND 81 INCHES !!!! (so far..hehe)

Here is my story:

A little less than 7 months ago I had a defining moment in my life that has forever changed me. I still remember the afternoon of September 10, 2012, when I had hit my breaking point and could not go on another day living the way I was and I still remember how broken down and defeated I had become. However that day was the day that I made the best decision I ever made. The decision to my Aunt T that day, with tears in my eyes, telling her that I needed help and that I wanted to change, I wanted to lose weight. I didn't realize at that time that I deserved to be happy and that it would ever be possible to be considered a healthy, NON OBESE person!

My aunt has been my saving grace throughout this journey and one thing she said to me really resonated with me, and I quote, "Damn right it’s scary to live in a world where for so long you have been looking in the window of that world, never believing you were deserving enough to belong to that world. It takes grit to keep going no matter what the situation. The determination to complete each task, to dig deep when your body says no more and your mind will override your body and say just a few more." This hit home when I stepped onto the scale this morning and it read 198.6 lbs. As the tears were streaming down my face I remembered what it took to get to this point..all the blood, sweat, and tears and refusing to give up when I felt my body wanted to be defeated.

I have been over 200 lbs my entire 20's and for my weight to be under that for the first time since I was 19, is overwhelming! I had always just accepted the fact that these were the cards I was dealt and I was just destined to be fat forever. But that is not the case, I am living proof that if you dig deep enough to find your inner strength and never give up or allow yourself to make excuses for being miserable, anything is truly possible.

Although I have lost 83 lbs so far, I have gained so much more in my inner strength and love for myself. I now know what it's like to be truly happy with the person I see staring back at me in the mirror in the morning. I see the new Megan, the girl that fights with everything she has because nothing will stop her, and as my aunt says, "my smile now matches my eyes". I have that spark back; that will to live the best life I can; the outlook on life that I can achieve anything I put my mind to. No fad diet or magic pill got me to where I am today… just a bunch of hard *kitten* work and determination to never be defeated! This is my time, my year!! And I'm not even finished yet!!! WATCH OUT WORLD!!!