GOALLLLL!!!!!!!

My before and after picture. In my before picture I had already lost about 15 pounds. In January of 2012 God pressed my panic button. I was extremely out of shape. I could not climb a flight of stairs or even read a book to my kids without being out of breath. I watched my mom die of cancer at just 65 years old obese at over 300 pounds with diabetes and high blood pressure. God told me this was my fate too if I allowed it and continued going down the current road I was on. So literally the day I stepped on the scale weighing in at 220 pounds and a size 20w I came up with plans and goals and started down another road. I started working out and eating healthier. The weight loss has been slow, but I've gained a lot of muscle. I don't follow a certain diet plan except doing my best to make the healthiest choice at that moment for that meal and log calories on my fitness pal. I never entered a gym until I had lost 60 pounds. I've had injuries and set backs bad days/weeks, but I never quit. I just pick up and carry on. My motto has been hard work:determination. ..without hard work you will lose determination and without determination you will not do the hard work. My fitness goals have changed as my stamina and strength have changed, but I tell everyone start small start somewhere just START! Along the way the hard work has surfaced bad experiences, memories and thought processes. I can't write my transformation without writing about my faith. All those bad things that surfaced was taken care of by my Lord who comforted and healed me and showed me a new way a better way! I am most thankful to Him for giving me strength to physically do things and mentally tackling those things that needed addressed. He showed me I was stuffing all those things down with food. I am now 155, do crossfit, run 5ks and enjoy life the good and the bad! I am so thankful at this new life I have. I am in the process of thanking those who have impacted me. I truly couldn't have done it without mfp! And I hope the pictures come through!!!



About two months before I started in November of 2011.



Today holding up the 65lbs I've lost. It felt good to throw it down.