12.5 months!!!

The beginning of November 2014 my sister and I decided we would lose weight together. I was at my heaviest ever, I was embarrassed by how much I weighed, I was uncomfortable and definitely punishing myself with food. Yes I say punish because I used food as a weapon against myself, I'm sad...I carbo load, I'm upset.... I carbo load, something went sideways...you guessed it, carbs. When my sister and I started I weighed 280 pounds, my sister didn't want to know but when I told her my beginning weight a few weeks later she was in disbelief. What we did share was our goal weights. I'm 5'81/2 she's 5'9.

I chose a weight if 178, she chose 175. As I've gone along this journey, I've changed my goal downward but for me 178 was the goal I felt if I hit, I could/would go on to a lifestyle change. Well today, 54 weeks later, I reach 178 pounds. My official weigh day and I cried, I believed myself worth it, began to transform my thinking and now have clothes that fit properly. But more importantly I've put down my weapon of choice, think and set myself to achieving my goal. I think I'll go for another 6 pounds, but for me I reached that goal that was so illusive.

I say all this to say if I can, you can...just believe. When I get to 172 I'll post pics!!!