Real Life Weight Loss Journey- From Fat to Fit to Fat but Getting Better

Hi All, Hope everyone is kicking ass on their weight loss journey. Well, I have something SUPER special for you. My first male feature!!! So I have been following Paul on Instagram for quite some time now, and he has really stuck out to me. His perseverance is incredible and I get so excited to see how much he has transformed. I am super happy to present Paul's story: Hello my Name is Paul Fee. Before I go and tell you about my weight loss journey let me first tell you about myself. Life has never been easy for me and it all started right out of the womb. I was born with hydrocephalus which means that I had excess water on my brain. This was a result from my spinal meningitis which I was also born with. So from the beginning I have had to learn to be a fighter. As a result of the hydrocephalus my brain had to manually rewire itself and thus a learning disability of ADHD formed. Through elementary school, I always had to fight in order to stay on pace with the other student

Hi everyone!!! I am so excited that I get to share another powerhouse woman on my blog this week! Jamie has legitimately KICKED ASS. Like she actually lost a whole half of her, I am so happy that I get to share her story with you today, and you should go follow her on instagram @jamiesjourney2014 !!! Jamie’s Journey   My journey truly begins when I was pregnant with my son. In September 2013 we found out that we were expecting. I remember going to the first doctor appointment and weighing in at 230 pounds. I thought, “Wow, I weigh a lot…it must just be the baby.” DENIAL! There is no way I would be that heavy a month into a pregnancy but I was really good at that, really great at telling my brain everything was ok. As my pregnancy progressed I ended up weighing nearly 270 pounds. I was miserable. My son was born in May and at my postpartum checkup I weighed in at 249 pounds. My body was a wreck, I was mentally a wreck, and I was a new Mom. I knew I could not feel this way f

Hi Everyone!!! We are back with my FAVORITE segment! Weight loss story shout outs!  And who better to kick it off then the super inspiring, Halle! She is a gorgeous girl, who has continued to persevere even when times get tough, I am so excited to share her story with you!             I wish I could say that this is the first time in my life that I have been on a “diet,” but unfortunately, that isn’t the case.   Call it genetics, lifestyle, nature or nurture, but I’ve always been a little curvier than most.   As an athlete growing up and competitively through high school, most of my teen years were spent eating what I wanted, but exercising enough to maintain what I saw as a reasonable, athletic figure.   Standing at a little over 5’9”, I carried it well. Enter: college, a newfound love for the bar hopping scene, dining halls with way too many choices, and little physical activity combined with an even smaller amount of sleep, and, bye, bye “athletic figure,” and hello to a fluf

Okay, so I have been back on track for about a week now and I seriously feel like I could bite someone's head off. You know when you are awkwardly waiting patiently for your stomach to shrink and it feels like you need way more food than you actually should have? Well this back on track thing can be super tough.  I want those fried chicken fingers and French fries really, really bad.  Sometimes I catch myself dreaming about terrible foods when I am slow at work. But then I really think to myself, none of that is worth it. You have to remember why are you doing this, and you know you gain weight faster than you lose it. It can be super stressful, but when you see that scale drop week to week it will get easier for you, as it always does on this journey. I have done this before and if I could lose 83 pounds, what is 25 more? It is all mental, do not psyche yourself out. Here are some tips on ways to stay focused when you are struggling. Drink a ton of water: Drinking water through

Morning Everyone! It's Day 1 of Sarah back on track and I am here to share with you some of my tips for keeping myself in line.  Staying on track can be extremely difficult.  Someone from work brings in a bag of bagels, or that cake for somebody's birthday.  We all wanna dive in and indulge.  But these are things we have to learn to cope with. The best way to stay on track is to PLAN EVERYTHING.  Literally, write it down, memorize it, and stick to it.  Planning out your meals for the week is the key to having success. Pick a day that works with your schedule.  Go to the supermarket and plan your meals. You can stick with the same meals or you can spice it up.  As long as you stay on track with your meal plan, whether it's Weight Watchers or another plan.  Go to the supermarket and don't get anything, I repeat ANYTHING that isn't part of the plan.  I always find myself wandering down the junk food isle and then have to kick myself in the ass and run away.  We all d

Well, it's been awhile. I can honestly say I was pushing through hell for the last 7 months. With Senior Year and working 2 jobs, I barely had time to function. But the end is near and graduation is around the corner with a full time job offer. So exciting times ahead! I have to say I seriously struggled over these past months and I have really lost sight of what is important. Me. I forgot how to love myself and respect my body and my needs. Before this I worked my way down to the 120s by eating right and getting my workouts in. But over this stretch of time, I really started struggling. It would be harder to find time to pack my meals, and I would call and order daily. I wouldn't get time to workout because I would feel overwhelmed and exhausted by the time I got home every day. I really started to lose hope and I just gave up. I let the weight pile on. Today I am 20 pounds heavier then my lowest. Part of me wants to give up. And not start all over. Because that is