EG's Diary

My journey to weight loss began on July 1, 2009. I weighed in at 240. Today I am 235. I have made mini-goals for myself and I'm giving myself one year to get the 75 pounds of fat off of me that is making me so miserable. I am the mother of three beautiful children. The youngest is just 7 weeks old. I want to be around for them. Diabetes and heart disease run in my family so I want to make sure I'm doing what I need to do to get myself healthy and stay that way.

My first goal was to get to 236, which was the weight I was when I decided last year to start losing weight. I had gotten down to 220 and then I got pregnant. I gained 53 pounds during my pregnancy. I want so much to win this battle with myself. It's something I've wanted for the longest time. I have a feeling I'm going to do it this time.