Why I Started This Journey

Me, 4 months ago at my son's Bday Party

I started this journey after enrolling my son in a new school. His new classroom was upstairs and I took a tour with the counselor before leaving him there, which meant "I" had to go up the stairs too. Upon reaching the top, I could NOT breathe at all but I kept going so as not to let on. It was then and there that I knew I had to do something about my weight. I think knew I could not go on like this.

When I started out almost 4 weeks ago, I weighed 315. I had weighed 315 lbs for a few years now. For my height, the high end I should weigh is 164 lbs so that is we're I'm aiming for. I started using MyFitnessPal to count my calories. I love that it takes your weight and goals and tells you how much you should be eating and exercising. Their food database is enormous too which helps a lot.

For exercise, I started walking around my neighborhood. I feel I'm doing really good on that front. I hope to have many more blog posts tracking my success and in turn, many followers who feel inspired!