Today marks Day 1 of my journey with Nutrisystem. I intend to write a whole post with before pictures, thoughts & feelings, etc. but it seems VERY daunting to me right now. I’ve decided to start out with blogging about my starting weight & a little on how I’ve gotten to the weight I have. So, here it goes. My starting weight is:
That photo makes me very angry. I always told myself I would never get over 200 pounds. It happened and I yo-yo dieted quite a bit. Then, about 2 years ago, I started working out with a trainer and was 217 at the beginning. I got stronger, I started running, if I missed a couple days of running I MISSED it which was so weird for me and I lost weight. Life & circumstances got in the way so I stopped working out with my trainer, stopped working out all together & started eating.
I had told myself I would never get over 220. And then I did. I stopped weighing myself because THAT’s always the best way to handle things…DENIAL. Then I started noticing that my “fat jeans” were getting tight. I thought “Gosh, I must be 225!”, but I still didn’t weight myself. That is until I found out about my Nutrisystem journey. Then I weighed myself to see the damage I had done to my body. Not only was I over 230, I was over 240! Just under 9 more pounds and I would have been closer to 300 pounds than to 200 pounds! That thought astounds me, that thought makes me say enough is enough. Stop eating your feelings! Stop letting food control you & your life. You life isn’t happy right now? You have issues? Well, Tara, those issues certainly aren’t going to go away by stuffing your face and not exercising. In fact, you are making your life worse and making yourself even more unhappy! It’s time to take control of your life, of your eating, of your happiness.
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I’m trying to lose weight as well. I gained too much when I was pregnant with my son, and I’ve taken a lot of it off, but I seem to have plateaud. I’m really frustrated with myself right now, but I know I just need to try harder. I’m not exercising as much as I should, and I think that’s key for me- key for anyone, really. You can do it! Blogging about it should help you stay motivated.
I really need to exercise too. I dislike it very very much LOL But once I do it I am really happy I did. Hard to think about that before you start though 🙂
I commend you! I have found losing weight to be harder than quitting smoking! I was on a roll last year and then got pregnant which was my excuse to throw it all out the window. I am now almost 2 months postpartum and working on getting back on track. My 1st goal is to be at or under 199 (loss of 32lbs) by my 30th birthday in August!
I did the same thing, Adrienne. I lost a bunch of weight, then got pregnant and had a ball eating. I personally kept using that as an excuse & then one day I looked at pictures of myself after I had my youngest and I was under 200 pounds in the pictures. So, eating made *me* fat lol
One day at a time friend! You will do great! You are funny and sweet and so caring.. your weight is only a number! I look forward to supporting you on this journey!
Jesi, you are such a wonderful friend. Thank you so much!
Good Luck! I feel that I am in the same spot as you! I’m at the highest weight I’ve ever been and couldn’t believe it when I weighed myself this week. It has kick started me into being healthy! I can’t wait to hear all about your journey.
Thank you so much, Kim! We can do this!
You’re awesome, Tara! I know you can do this!
Hey, I am proud of YOU, my friend! You keep telling me about your weight loss & I\’ll start telling you about mine 🙂
I was 244 when I started my weight loss journey last year. Nothing is worse than putting that number out there. I am down to something like 224 and my goal is to get down to 160 again.
Thank you so much Susan! You know you can always talk to me if you need help or support! Funny that we are so close in our start & goal weights 🙂
You can do it!
Thank you, Susan!
Good luck! I am super close to the same weight and would love to lose about 100lbs. but I don’t believe in dieting and I am too lazy to exercise.
You can do it!! I am starting Weight Watchers so we will lean on each other!
Thanks, Janna <3
I understand the anger over your weight… I feel the same every time I step on the scale. Time to harness that anger for good and take it off! We can do this. See you in ONEderland!
You are absolutely right, Tonya! We can do this 🙂
YOU CAN DO IT!! Congrats on starting this journey friend!!!
Thank you for always being there for me, Barbara!
Happy to see that you’re taking control of it. We’ll all be here to cheer you on lady! <3
Thank you Brooke! <3
Very inspiring…Plus the fact that you are blogging about your experience is a great way to keep you motivated 🙂 …Best of luck to you!
Thank you, Jenn!