dominicanita

I don’t know why, but whenever I hit the next 10’s level I get stuck.  It takes me weeks, now months to move into the new weight category.  It’s a little frustrating!  I’ve been up/down 4-5 lbs for the past 4 months now.  I hit 226lbs for about 2 days and now I’m back up to 231lbs.  I’m hoping that I can find some motivation/inspiration so I can keep this journey moving.  My goal is to be out of the 200’s by my birthday in July.

I’m a 31 yr old Latina.    I’m on a journey to get healthy and become fit.  My motivation is that I want to start a family and be a good role model for my kids.  I’ve been overweight my entire life but I’ve recently had “that moment” when I decided that I need to change my lifestyle and become healthy.  This happened in January 08.  I weighed in at 265 lbs.  I’m now down to 229 +/- 2lbs and I’m working towards my goal of 180 lbs +/- 5 lbs. 

I’ve tried it all: weight watchers, jenny craig, slim fast, optifast, atkins, LA weightloss, the you-are-what-you eat, e-diets… did I miss any!?!  Most recently I decided to get help from the obesity clinic and a local hospital.  So far it’s working, it’s been SLOW…but I guess that’s a good thing.  I’ve also joined a gym, which has helped me get through my last plateau (when I was in the 240’s) but now I’m in SERIOUS need of new motivation.  I’ve still got 50-60 lbs to go.

 I’m looking for support and to share stories.

I’m also trying to find a better term than “losing weight” b/c it’s taken a WHOLE lot of work, this isn’t like I lost a sock or losing keys… so if anyone has a better term please let me know.