My 100lb journey

I started on this journey back in January. I had turned 40 a couple months earlier and did not like how I was living, how I looked, felt, ate, drank and most importantly the example I was showing my two kids. After flying through my 30’s heavily involved in work, family and life, my weight topped out around 312lbs.

Knowing something drastic needed to change or it would change me, I woke up one morning and a light switch went off. I decided to make wholesale changes to the way I consumed and viewed my diet; fast food gone, alcohol gone, processed foods gone, non-diet soda gone, juice gone, processed white starches gone, and so on and so on. I incorporated 2 major lifestyle changes, First staying under my BMR by tracking everything I ate with MyFitnessPal and most importantly I wanted to have as close to a completely plant based diet as I could. While I’m no vegetarian (I do eat a small amount of meat a day) changing to a heavy plant based diet made my body melt away the fat I was carrying around.

Starting off I had small goals, first was get under 300, then 290, then 280 and before you know it after 3 months I had lost 60lbs. Realizing this was working very well I then decided to get a gym membership (and use it!) to start working out and exercising more everyday. These last 40lbs have been much harder to loose but adding muscle and moving more daily made this possible.

Today I weigh less than I did when I graduated college. My blood pressure is normal (no more meds! Yay!) I sleep better, my skin is healthier, I feel happier and over all feel like I’m a better example for my kids. What I’ve learned from years of failed attempts to get healthy is that there is no secret, no special pills you need, no “diet gimmick” you need to buy, just a determination and mindset to make your self happier and healthier. As of yesterday morning I weighed 211.4lbs, I finally broke through the 100lbs goal mark. This is an accomplishment that will drive me for the rest of my life. Thanks for reading, and thank you MyFitnessPal for helping me with my journey!

Miika