My Weight Loss Journey

I probably should have started this blog months ago. But that's ok.

6 months ago I weight 262 pounds. I'm not quite 5'1". So I'm short and round. My husband's company decided to change their health insurance plan. The new plan required everyone to get physicals. The physicals checked for 3 things: BMI, blood pressure, and tobacco use. I knew that my BMI was going to be an issue. It doesn't take a genius to know when you're overweight. You might be able to live in denial for a little while, but at some point it sinks in. What was worse was that I would have to find a new doctor for this physical. Our old doctor didn't accept our new insurance. I knew that I was going to get yelled at by my new doctor.

By the time that I went to the new doctor, my weight was already down to 253. I had made a few simple changes. I had started taking walks at night with my daughter, and was paying more attention to my eating. My OB/GYN had also put me back on my oral diabetes medication.

My new doctor didn't yell at me. She did show me what my BMI was, and suggested that I join Weight Watchers. I knew that I could get a discount from the new insurance company, so I went to a meeting to see what it was like. I really enjoyed the meeting, so I joined right away. By the time I went for my first official weigh-in, my weight was down to 249.2 pounds. What a big difference already from 262 pounds!

Today I weigh 220.6 pounds. That's a difference of 41.4 pounds! My clothes are all falling off of me, and I have more energy than I've had in years. I still have a long way to go. My goal is roughly 135 pounds. It will probably take me about another year to get there. So join me on my journey.