[Zimmeh]

When I lost my weight, my rings were to big and they still are. When I gave up soda in January of 2007, I lost 35lbs in the first month. I also watch how much salt and sugar that I consume. I was showing my coworkers this picture of me back in 2003 and then 2007, and they couldn't believe it was me. I now look at those pictures and say, never again. I like being a size 12 misses pants and a size 15 juniors jeans...I feel more confident with myself and I am not afraid to walk into a room full of strangers...

Have a great night and power walking is the best!

Zimmy

Originally Posted by Yellow band

slow and steady wins the race!


The first thing I noticed, my rings were spinning on my fingers, less fluid retention. I was feeling much better, had energy (more like positive energy) and my clothes were not fitting. I didn't have a scale (yet). In what seemed like no time, the walks were effortless, so I would walk some, jog some (me jogging??) walk some more....and the more I did that, the longer I was able to jog, then further and further....weight loss at the end of the first year 35 pounds. Slow and steady.

Eventually, I got into a gym and continued exercising of some sort. Long story short. My body picked it's new weight of 135 pounds (minus 103) over a three year period. I'd also like to tell you, when I got down to a size 12....I thought, Oh, I like this size...but I kept eating properly and doing what the american heart association suggests 10,000 steps a day and 45 minutes of exercise a day and slowly the weight kept coming off.

In the mean time, I became hooked on exercise (endorphines) and Physically I am in the best shape of my life. I also eat extremely healthy now, I no longer make excuses for the way I eat. (I mean to non dieting friends and family, no thank you and that is it!) I am not suggesting you become an endorphine junkie to achieve your weight loss goal. I'm only supporting, slow and steady weight loss will win. Do the right things as often as possible and it will happen. / yb





ETA....it's been ten years.....its been a new life.....seriously! so glad I changed my cookie binge ways