I finally got tired of being fat!!
At my heaviest I was 319. I still remember stepping on the scale that day... I said, "Holly h*ll is that scale right?!" My breaking point was an avalanche of things... knee surgery, health issues, and my doctors scolding me & telling me losing weight would solve all my problems. I swore I would never get any heaver. (I never did either!) I've never been a dieter (I just ate what I wanted) but a friend from work suggested I try the fad diet she swore by... HCG diet. It "worked"... not healthy but it got the ball rolling. My weight dropped to 250... Then my health went bad again. I was diagnosed with MS. Within the next two years my weight ballooned back up to 279.

Last summer I went to my Neurologist and he lectured me about being fat... that was the last straw. I left his office really mad and was determined to prove them all wrong...I won't be put on blood pressure meds... I won't get diabetes. I knew I needed a lot of help to lose weight so I signed up for a weight loss program at my local hospital's gym. Wasn't cheap by any means, but it was worth it if it keeps my butt out of a wheelchair :) For 12 weeks they assigned me to a nurse (for health questions), nutritionist & physical trainer... Now I'm on my own with the knowledge that is changing my life!!

It has become my new addiction. I replaced fast food with working out. Weight training gives me a feeling of strength and control. Each time I increase the weight on my reps I get a feeling of accomplishment. For me, it is a step further away from MS controlling my life. The endorphins I get from working out is a type of meditation for me. I have begun to love cardio too. I use my daily stressors & anger (I got lots of anger haha... I'm a redhead LOL) to fuel my fat burning sessions :) Seeing results on my body helps a little too :)