It all starts today ...

Well tomorrow technically.  Tonight I had my initial weigh in as well as the lecture about the program.

Here are the results of my initial weigh in:

Weight: 218.3

Bust: 50 1/2"

Waist: 46”

Hip: 48 1/2”

Neck: 15 1/2”

Thigh: 26 1/2”

Arm: 13 3/4”

59 marbles to move = goal weight 160

Not pretty I know, my BMI was at 41 which puts me in the morbidly obese category.  It was depressing to see/hear.  I have know for years now that I am overweight but I have never been in a place where I was ready to really make the changes necessary.  I gained the weight during my first 2 years of college.  Eventually I was diagnosed with a thyroid disease which is what lead to the weight gain.  Once I got my thyroid issues under control I did not put on more weight but I also have not lost much over the years since.  It is not that I eat badly, I don't I actually eat fairly healthy but I struggle with portion control and snacking.  I am a boredom eater, and I snack when I game ... which is all the time.

Tomorrow I start my load day 1 of 2 along with the spray of Relena two times a day every day for the next 4 weeks.  I only have 2 more days to get in as much of the wonderful Chicago food I love before I have to say good bye to carbs.  I am ready for this as I have finally gotten to a point in my life where I willing to make the sacrifices to get healthy again.  I am sick of not liking the person I see in the mirror, well more so in pictures.  I don't always think I look bad when I look at me, yeah I am overweight but I don't see my self as obese but then I see pictures of my self and I am like "wow am I really that big??"  So here goes all of my savings to try and get healthy again, to a new me a me who likes the person I am in the mirror.

Well here is to healthy life changes!

Sláinte,

Kat