45,500

Unbelieveable as it may seem...this is the number of calories that I have lost. 13 lbs...It's just amazing. I can't wait until I can say that I've lost 175,000...that will be 50 lbs...getting me down to 140 :-D

motto

I've been trying to come up with a motto for my journey. "Just do it", is what gets me through each day and each work-out, but I felt like I needed something to encompass my life long goal. I found this one a poster with a gorgeous butterfly on it and I think it exemplifies the mental as well as the physical aspect of making such a large commitment to change my life. And so my new motto is "Change is the essence of life. Be willing to surrender what you are, for what you could become."

I am ready to become something more than I ever dreamed of...

Success

Words cannot express the sheer joy I feel at this moment. It has been a rough 3 months since I said enough, but I have finally done it. I've lost my first 10 lbs. I couldn't believe it as I stood on the scale, the wave of happiness only hitting me in the shower as the water mixed with my tears of joy. Not so much joy at having reached this milestone, but in coming to the realization that I can do this and I have what it takes to fight hard enough to get what I want.