I thought I should do a "Shout out" to the most important person, Heavenly Father.
As I've made losing weight a priority in my life I have tried to make sure and include my Heavenly Father in it.
In prayers I've ask for help and strength to be able to accomplishand and do the things I want. I know that the prays have been answered.
There have been may days when I lay in bed and have just about talked my self out of going to the gym and then all of the sudden I will have the ability to make my self get ready and go.
I know that is from Heavenly Fathers help, and without him I could not do the thing I am doing.
I am so grateful for the strength He gives me and knowing my body is a temple.

FORTY!!!

I love being able to say I HAVE LOST FORTY POUNDS!!!!

This week I lost 4 pounds!!!

Which means not only did I hit the 40 pound mark I know weigh 269.8!!!

That means no more 270's!!!

Slow and steady

Remember the fable about the tortoise and the hare?

Slow and steady wins the race. I need to remind myself of that often! I get frustrated when I don't have a great success, however as long as I'm moving in the right direction I'll finish!
This week was a step closer down 0.9 pounds!!! As long as its a negative sign I'm happy!

Fridays!

Friday are either my favorite or least favorite day, depending on the scale....
This week it was my favorite! NO SUGAR paid off.

Down 2.9 pounds!!!

I currently weigh 272.9 pounds!!!!!!
Now time for another shout out, this one goes to Kim Simmons

Kim has been such a support to me alway encourging and cheering me on! Bewtween her comments on my blog and facebook, it keeps going! She has shared some great adivice with me. My favorite has been this web site http://www.fatsecret.com/ and with it there is calorie counter for phones! Greatest thing ever!

Thanks Kim your wonderful!!! :)

Friday the 13th

I've hit a rut...again. I've got to figure out how to get out of it!!!

Fun fact: My first weigh in was a Friday the 13th! Here we are again Friday the 13th!
Then I weighed 312 pounds NOW 275 pounds!!

"Diet"

First of all I'd like to say I lost 3.1 pounds this past week!!! It's a nice feeling to be at a weight I can't even remember the last time I weighed that much! :) 273.8 pounds OH YAY!!!

Now-I want to know what you think when you hear the word "diet"?

I personally don't like the word, because of an attitude of my mom that she got from Dr. Phil.

To me a"diet" is a short term thing, a quick fix, it's a fad. I'm after a life style change! I don't want lose weight to gain it back or go from one crazy thing to another. Anyways, the reason for the diet question is a friend has used that word a lot about my eating habits and in a way it bugs...BUT then I think who really cares what they call it Because the recognize that I AM losing weight!!!! Let me know your thoughts on "diets".

I'm really wanting to give up...

BUT then I remember I'm 4 pounds away from having lost

40 pounds!!!

"Before" was taken November 2009

"After" was taken May 2011

Can you see a difference?!