It all started in January when I signed up for Lighten your
load through the Y. The weight came off
pretty easy in January and all I did was start to walk every day and cut out the junk food. By the end of the month I had lost 11
pounds. In February I had lost nothing
and was pretty discouraged but I kept running and going to Fuel Fitness. In March I started to really hit it
hard. By the end of the month for the
challenge I was down 27 pounds and my team had placed 2nd.
I decided to keep going.
I was running more, walking less and started lifting 5 days a week. May had rolled around and I was down 50. The most I had ever lost and I was smaller
than I was in 7th grade.
I am on this whole new level of fitness. There is no more saying “I can’t” but only “I
will”. I’m happier and healthier because
of the new me.
Without my friends and family supporting me and telling me
not to give up I wouldn’t be where I am.
It took dedication, persistence, and a new attitude to get where I
am.
My biggest accomplishment for me is not the weight loss but my friends telling me “because of you, I
have made the difference” and “if you can do it I can do it”. Knowing that I have had such a huge impact on
my friends and family has helped me to keep going.
I am down 58 pounds now and feel great. I continue to keep working hard and staying
positive with the support of my friends and family. I decided that nothing can hold me back from
where I want to be.
My goal now is to focus on getting more toned. I’m almost where I need to be. I am a much stronger person than I was a year
ago. And for the first time I love who I
am, and would not change that for anything.
