1 Year Weight Loss Anniversary! (Lots of Pics!)

Today marks the day that I first started my weight loss journey. 1 year ago today I decided to put down the cake and pick up the weights. It's been a non-stop battle. I've had my bad days; that's for sure. At one point I was even extremely close to quitting and deleting my account but my amazing mfp friends convinced me to stay; and I'm so glad I did.

When I first started I weighed 263 lbs, wore a 3X-4X shirt, size 20 jeans. I couldn't go for walks because I would feel like I was having a heart attack. My blood pressure was high and I was well on my way to developing diabetes. I didn't exercise at all. I was eating 3000+ calories everyday and I never got full.

The main reason why I started this weight loss journey was because of Sidney Crosby. And yes, this might sound "pathetic" to some of you but as a huge hockey fan since I was literally 11, it only really makes sense that I would find an hockey player to become my inspiration. Just his training and fitness level was so amazing to me....I wanted to be able to do the things he does (With an exception of hockey....I'm really not that good at hockey haha). So I started working out...nothing compared to what he does, but I had to start somewhere.

Eventually I became stronger and stronger and started more intense workouts like kickboxing. I monitored my food and tried to eat as healthy as I could.

Fast forward to today; I've completed Shaun T's Insanity workout, I've done Tae Bo, Zumba, Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred, Jillian Michaels 6 Week 6 Pack and I'm now doing another program called Hip Hop Abs by Shaun T. I workout 6 days a week usually, but sometimes I workout 7 days a week for 30-60 minutes a day.

I've lost 64 lbs and dropped 5 pants sizes and 4 shirt sizes. I'm now wearing L/XL shirts and size 15 jeans.

I personally think it's amazing how someone you've never met before could change your whole outlook on life and make you change your lifestyle for the better. If I have never taken a interest in Sid, I would honestly be almost 400 lbs. I started this whole weight loss journey when I was close to 300 lbs, and I'm now 198 lbs.

I sincerely want to thank every one of my mfp friends for constantly motivating me to keep going. I honestly do not know what I would do without you all. I have about another 18 lbs to lost, then I'll determine if I'm at the weight I want to be at, then I'll go into maintenance. So, I'm going to be on here for awhile haha, so feel free to send me a friend request Anyways, here's some pictures of my journey