That's exactly what I was 1 year ago today.

I got up, weighed myself and noticed the date on the calender. I thought to myself I am a fool, a fool for getting to this point. 256 pounds!

Right then and there I decoded it was time to change. I dieted before and have had success but I would find myself putting on weight again within a few months eventually gaining it all back.

Last April I decided to take this weight off for good. No diet this time but a change in diet and there is a difference. With a regular diet you cut calories and workout a bit striving to hit your goal weight for whatever occasion is coming up. Once you get there you feel great but you also feel like you crossed the line after running a marathon. That's where I have let my guard down in the past. I would slowly go back to my normal eating habits which definitely involved sweets.

This time around I changed what I eat and have not gone on a "diet". I now eat more lean meat than sweets but I do still enjoy my sweets now and then. To keep from binging I break up my sweet snack into portions and make it last over a few hours rather than a few minutes drinking 6-8 oz. of water before and after each portion to fill my tummy. That's a slippery slope for sure eating the sweets but the water helps me control it.

Anyway today is 1 year to the day of my change and I am down to 214 pounds and I feel great! I would like to get down to a healthy BMI but have no time frame to do so. It happens when it happens but I felt that one year in would be a good update point.

I will always call myself the April Fool though even when I get to the 100's.


Did anyone see that sign on the fridge in the TV show The Biggest Loser? It read "Nothing tastes as good as this feels" IT IS SO TRUE!


Good luck all!

April Fool

heya,
just read your post and i think it's great! and very motivating. it's very encouraging for me to read other people's motivational stories since i'm still at the start of my journey. i like the whole april fool's twist to it, i know for me it's like one day i woke up from a long bad dream and i asked myself 'what have i done to myself?', and have changed my ways just recently and i'm on a new path to a healthier and happier life. all the best as you continue on yours

Thank you cherrygarcia. Take it one day at a time and never lose focus you will get to where you want to be eventually.