I was browsing online yesterday to read posts about weight loss success stories and fell upon http://bendoeslife.tumblr.com and was captivated and motivated by his story.. I ve been looking for a place to post but didnt want to use Facebook. Didnt want all my facebook friends (well actual people Ive met throughtout my life) to comment on my daily efforts to lose weight.  Why you might ask.. simply because most of my friends have never struggled with their weight.. I’ve been chubby all my life and overweight I would say for the past 8 years or so.

To help you understand a little I am 6ft tall.. yes I am tall for a girl. My weight loss journey started about 6 weeks ago .. when I bought a scale and weighed in at 307 lbs. (size 22-24) I was shocked and so disappointed in myself. The lightest I remember weighing was in 1998 at the age of 17 at 184 lbs. 6ft and at a comfortable size 14.. I was happy with myself… think i have a picture somewhere Ill try to post it for you guys. (well whomever decides to read me if any does lol).

I slowly gained weight before my 20s and then dramatically when in 2002 i broke my leg.. nope not in some sport accident or somethign that would have sounded cool but just walking down the street on a very cold icy day and slipped and had a bad fall. I broke it in a weird manner to the point that I was told by a doctor to go see a bone specialist and by the bone specialist that I have 72 hours to get operated or i lose my foot and to forget about ever walking again. I was like (*&%%% you. I had already decided that that wasnt my faith.. but nevertheless it took me 4 months in a wheelchair and almost 1 year and a half to walk properly again. So you can think that I didnt do any sort of exercise or workouts and by the age of 27 i was probably close to my current weight… size 20-22.

I ve always been a social butterfly, plenty of people around but as the weight kept pilling on I became more and more private and prefered solitude to group environments.  In 2009, I was in a relationship (after a few years of occasional dating but nothing serious).. sadly have to say that this relationship wasnt a good one (I am not here to put him down or anything) but any attempt to going out, making life changes or doing anything on my own was put down, criticized and much more. I was the most miserable person ever and I didn’t know how to get out of it. I couldnt just pack up and leave (I had been pressured in buying a house with him so now i had that burden and was lost to finding a way out).

Well my brother (who is 1 year younger then I) pulled me out of the situation. On his birthday (March 6th, 2010) he saw how miserable I was and said enough is enough and had me move in with him until my now ex realized it was over and we found a solution about the house situation.

Well after about 6 weeks, my now ex had to accept that it was over.. we became friends (and our relationship was so much better for it).. we came to an agreement, he would take over (legally) my share of the house and I would stay and rent a room for 1 year to help him financially). Well with that said that went well and I have now since moved out  as of April 1st 2011.

I have met the sweetest guy ever and we have been dating since December 12th 2010 and I am a happy girl again. I decided that with a new appartment and a new boyfriend would also come a new way of life. it is TIME NOW to get in shape think about the future and lose weight.

Stats :

Age : 31

Height : 6ft

Weight : 327 to start.. as of june 1st - 297 woohooo :)