Under it...

So I just realized today that it has been a while since I blogged last. I am really trying to be a better blogger...it's not working out for me though...lol. Anyways...just thought I would give ya'll an update on how things are going.

I can remember being young, probably 10 or 12 (not really sure), and weighing and constantly seeing the scale read higher and higher each time I would get on it. As the years went by I just remembered getting closer and closer to being 200 pounds...and then one day...I weighed and I was 200+. I knew that I was was overweight and had always wanted to know what it would feel like to be skinny or thin, but never wanted it enough to do something about it. So my weight kept going up and up and up. I got on the scale one day..and realized that I was now about to be 300 pounds. I was 290. So I decided I had to do something about it, but once again was not determined enough to persevere through the tough times and not give in and give up when I was tempted. So after losing 30 pounds in that attempt and losing weight, I then gained 20 of it back. So months, even maybe a year or more later, I decided to once again try it for the millionth time. This time though, I really wanted it. At first I am not sure I did, and I am not sure I was doing it for myself. But when I saw that it was possible, and that I was doing it, and that I NEEDED to do it for myself, my future family, and for MY GOD, I knew I had to keep going. So here I am..I am going, sometimes strong, sometimes weak, and sometimes just in between. I don't think I would be where I am if it were not for my God, giving me the grace and strength to go on, My best friend, for constantly encouraging me and pushing me to do my best, and Suwannee Health and Fitness gym, for giving me the tools to make this happen. I have been doing there cardio classes and the muscle tone class and they have definitely made the difference for me. I appreciate and am very grateful for all Suwannee Health and Fitness has done for me and for allowing me to have a personal trainer. I will be forever grateful to you, thank you so much!!

So when I started this last journey I weighed in at 280 pounds. When I started with the Gym I as about 230 or so, and I was ready for a change and to step up what I was doing. So there have been times of ups and downs...but according to what I weigh myself in the morning time, I now weigh...198!! I am finally under 200 for the first time in many many years. I was so happy to finally be out of the 200s and on my way to my goal, which is now 38 pounds away. So It is so worth every drop of sweat and every tear that has fallen and every pain that I have felt. It is worth it all!! I look forward to the day when I blog about being at my goal, and starting the new lifelong journey of staying there!!

God has been so good to allow me to have this opportunity and I am so thankful. I give Him all the glory for where I am today and for coming this far.

Thank ya'll for continuing to support me and encourage me, it means so much!!

LoVe, Dani

Graduation...challenges...and the fight to persevere

So...once again...it's been a while!! I apologize for that. I just forget to blog like I should..I really am going to try and work on that...but I can't make any promises.. :) So anyways...there have been a few things that have gone on since the last time I updated...SO I am going to attempt to get ya'll caught up without writing a novel... :)

First off On Tuesday, May 4th, I officially became a college graduate..I obtained my AA from NFCC and am so thankful that God saw me through and allowed me this opportunity. It was a great night and I am thankful I'm done with school for a lil while.

So that week of my graduation was tough for my weightloss journey...I was unable to go to the gym a few days that week and my diet was hard to follow due to certain circumstances...by the weekend I was feeling down and discouraged!! I was tired of eating the same foods over and over again...I was tired of having to think about what I was going to eat 24/7..every meal I have to think about..I have to plan out...I got to the point to where I just wanted to not think about what I was eating..I just wanted to go in the kitchen and find something I liked to eat and eat it. It was really weighing heavy on my Saturday. I felt like instead of walking tall and conquering this mountain that seemed at one time impossible...like I had been doing...I felt like I was crawling...barely moving along...with no strength or energy to get through the day. It was a hard day for me. I was reminded by my partner that I have mentioned several times on here...that I have come so far and should be thankful that God has allowed me to get this far. And I was thankful...I am thankful...I just knew I needed a new vision...a renewed mind and a new drive to finish strong!! I have 40 to 50 pounds left to go...and while at times that seems so far away...I know that it is within my reach...I can see the light at the end of the tunnel...there are days when I still feel like the fat girl that is in the background...and I feel like I haven't lost a single pound...but I am reminded of just how far I have come and how I never thought I would ever come this far or that I would ever be this close to being in a normal weight range...and yet..here I am..having lost almost 80 pounds and God has given me a new vision...I new drive...and for that I am thankful!!!


So This week...I am setting out to step it up..to really work hard and to fight for what I know I have to do!!

So this is my update for now...I am going to try and update again before to much time passes.... :)

Thanks for supporting me ya'll,

Dani