Embarrassing - The moment I realized I needed to start eatin

I think the major thing that hit me was when my friend--who I see more as a non blood related sister--asked me to be her maid of honor. The dresses are going to be light colors and are going to show my shoulders. I *HATE* showing my shoulders. Though, instead of protesting, I want to help make her wedding day the best day it can be on her budget. She says that out of all of her friends, I was and am the best choice because I am a very good planning and organization guru. I'm also very stubborn and I refuse for her to procrastinate. So, I looked at it from another angle: I would try to lose weight so that I wouldn't feel ashamed of my shoulders and back.

I've been trying off and on for a year. It wasn't until the beginning of this year that I learned everything I was doing wrong. You can't lose weight by just adjusting how much food you eat and doing cardio. All that does is take away the muscles you do have fueling your metabolism.

So, I suppose you can say I had two wake up calls. My wish to look nice and not be a complaining maid of honor (because the dress is nice, unlike what her and I saw in a lot of advertisements where it seemed like they were trying to make the bridesmaids look hideous in order to compliment the bride even more) and a book that taught me the proper way in which to lose my weight. (Of which, I have current issues in the way that are preventing me from the 21-day plan that will get me on the road I need to be: I have to wait until I graduate, get a second job, and move out before I can start it.)