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

I just want to say a huge THANK YOU, to all of the haters out there. Because of you, I have become a strong and independent woman. Because of you I think more highly about myself. Thank you for all the times you put me down and belittled me, because I came out stronger. Thanks for the times you told me I was eating too much, or the times you've told me I put on weight. Thank you for all of your mean messages and texts and harsh words. Because of you, I love myself. Your words and actions mean nothing to me. I chose this weight loss journey for me. Oh did you think it was for you? It wasn't. You might have helped me jumpstart my weight loss path, but I sure didn't lose the weight for you. I did this so when I think about all the times you hurt me, I laugh and say I overcame that. I overcame the fear you instilled in me. I thought you meant something to me, but you were never there to lift my spirits. So I surrounded myself with people that did. I welcomed that positive lif...

Everybody has a different schedule.  We all have tons of different time commitments and things we need to do.  We all live lives that involve us to move around and stay busy.  Whether you are a full time student, working full time, a stay at home mom, or anything else, we all have responsibilities. Having a busy schedule can mean less time focusing on our goal of losing weight. We might get so busy we forget to eat lunch and have a huge dinner.  However, this is no way to lose weight.  There are a number of different things we can do to keep losing and do all of our responsibilities the right way. 1.  Bring your tracker/phone with you:  If you track in a book bring it along.  This way you are held accountable for what goes into your mouth whether it is a quick snack or a big lunch.  Same goes with your phone. Track everything you eat.  This way you don't forget about it and end up overeating later on.  We are all on the go but if ...

Losing weight is hard. Everyone knows it.  We think we're doing good but we have hit a plateau and can't seem to keep the ball rolling.  This can affect us in many ways.  It can affect our mood, we won't want to go out with friends or have any fun, we will just want to sit at home and be frustrated. We might not have the energy to go to the gym.  We may think about just shoving a bag of chips or cookies down our throat because, why not we aren't losing any weight.  Well these are all negative feelings we need to stop immediately.  Losing weight is really hard.  To quote Coldplay, "Nobody said it was easy."  This journey is full of ups and downs and twists and turns.  It really is a long and bumpy ride. On my journey I hit so many snags.  Some days I felt so down I couldn't get out of bed.  Other days I clung to food as my crutch to get me by.  I didn't think I would ever see the end line.  This was no help to me at all. ...

Hi everyone! Since senior year is here and work is crazy I am going to be posting once a week. I know a lot of people struggle with losing weight and then keeping it off, me having been one of them.  This is a really hard thing.  We go from being super successful and dropping the weight and being super excited about it, to forgetting what works and then backtracking on everything we did.  I know my first go around at Weight Watchers I lost 40 pounds and I was thrilled. I was so proud that I could accomplish that, but as soon as I started to gain this confidence, I started trailing off, and overeating and taking advantage of the situation.  Sure enough I had gained my weight back and more. I was more unhealthy than ever and it took me a couple years to realize it. We all want to be successful.  We all want to be that confident, beautiful babe we know we can be.  That is why staying on track, even when you have been successful is important. Here are some of...

Hi lovelies, I am so sorry I haven't posted in a couple months.  Life has been very lifey and very frantic with my grandmother in and out of the hospital and work picking up and senior year approaching. But I am back to tell you why fad diets are not good for long term results. Programs like Weight Watchers are designed to keep you eating.  That is what's important.  Starving yourself between meals is never a good thing. Weight loss is like 97% diet.  If you stay eating right continuously throughout the day you will see results.  However, starving yourself the whole day just to save points for that one epic meal isn't good either.  You need to sustain yourself and eat.  Just use those weekly points for that banging meal you're going to splurge on. Diets like the Whole 30 work for quick results but really aren't good for your health.  You are cutting out so many things that your body needs.  Unless you have a severe allergy, for example me w...

I cannot stop talking about Christina.  Her story is so incredible and she is truly a beautiful person, inside and out. I am so happy she let me post her story, because she inspires me everyday. Check her out because I'm 100% positive she will inspire you too.     Hey everyone! I'm Christina! First of all I want to Thank the lovely and always so sweet Sarah for featuring me on her blog! When you grow up overweight everything is a little harder. School was a nightmare for me. I was bullied from 1st grade on and it has permanently affected me. I don't think people really understand how much they can hurt someone. It wasn't until I got to college that I found people who got to know me for me. I struggled with depression and self loathing at every point of my childhood. I comforted myself with food because it was easy. My weight continued to climb and I continued to buy bigger sizes pretending nothing was out of the ordinary. I have tried any diet you can think of ...

Ashley is so freaking inspirational. I follow her Instagram and constantly get motivated. She looks so amazing. Check out her story and her Instagram! @shrinking_ashley "I've struggled with my weight for a long time. Over the last 10+ years I've done all sorts of fad diets that allowed me to lose a little weight, which I then packed back on plus additional weight after I no longer followed them. My weight snowballed until about 4 years after I had my first baby and decided to give Weight Watchers online a try. I lost a significant amount of weight and was able to get pregnant with my second baby which was wonderful, but unfortunately meant I had to stop following Weight watchers. It took me almost 18 months after having my second baby before I really hit rock bottom and realized I needed to do Weight Watchers again. I started December 3, 2014 and have lost 45 pounds. Weight watchers allows me to eat like a normal person and still enjoy myself while losing weight. I also to...