I Believe In Me!

I know you're sick of me blogging about myself... but guess what? Here goes another one! :)

As many of you know, I have struggled with my weight my entire life. I was thin for 3 years of my life, at 160 pounds. My goal is to be thinner than I was in high school. I finally have a way of achieving it, and it is working so far! Now I'm really kicking it into gear, in a new way! Last time I blogged about weight loss, I put pressure on myself to write about it every day, to share my story. This time, I'm doing it for me. I still want to share my story, but I am not going to pressure myself to write everyday!

My sister and I auditioned for NBC's "The Biggest Loser" this past February, and though we didn't make it, we did make many friends through the audition process.

When I got back home from the audition, I decided that this was it. I wasn't going to have to audition again, because I was going to do this on my own! I am using a lot of The Biggest Loser technique.

I read Jillian Michaels' book about losing weight, and it really made me look at things in a whole new way. I see it as not only a journey, but a life-long journey. I know once I get the weight off I won't be able to eat whatever I want whenever I want. This is why I gained my weight back after high school, I simply stuck to the same eating habits! Not going to happen again, I'm telling you!

This past weekend I ordered a BodyBugg to help track calories in and calories out. Through reading about the product, I also found that it tracks sleeping habits as well! FABULOUS! I can't wait to see how this thing works! I should be getting it soon! :) YAY!

So far since the audition, I have lost 4 pounds. A slow start to a VERY LONG process! But I'm cool with that! I have been in the gym, thanks to Mom and Dad for exercising with me! Mom and I also purchased pads and gloves for martial arts, which I have been doing for almost a year now. Mom just started it with me this week, and it is SO MUCH FUN! It's nice to have someone at home to work out with, so if I don't want to go to the gym, I can just do it here!

Well, let's show the Biggest Loser what I'm made of, and what they're missing out on! Here's to a long, successful journey!

"Change can happen in seconds... It's about waking up. That's all it is. Waking up to your true potential and strength."-Jillian Michaels