For the past few years, my weight has yo-yoed more than Janet Jackson’s, and I have had more ups and downs than Britney Spears (minus the head shaving and attacking cars with umbrellas)

My weight has been a huge issue for a while and it really took a toll on my self confidence and esteem. I worked at In N Out Burger for about 3 years, and the free meals every shift began collecting around my thighs and mid section, and eventually I turned into a walking, talking, Double Double Animal Style with extra spread. I was really hard on my self after I noticed my weight go from a little over 105 pounds to a whopping 144! I was a little squirt, maybe 5′4", and looked like a bad episode of Roseanne.

At the time, I was 15 or 16 years old, and saw a picture of myself while camping with my family, and I flipped out! My face was ginormous and I was a fatty McFat Fat! That photo haunts me to this day, and I vowed to lost the weight. So, I suppose I am an emotional eater, and I ate my way to a devastating 167 pounds.

Not ok.

It was time to get my head together and get this weight off… In a matter of months, I went from a size 9 to a 7, then down to a 5. After competing in pageants and dropping to an unhealthy 107 pounds, I had lost all traces of a female figure. Crash dieting backfired and I partied too much, so I gained a ton of weight back, and ended up at about 147.

I moved to Idaho and I was teeter tottering between 145 and 148. Working at Bodybuilding.com was sort of my motivation to look like Jamie Eason, but it was just not happening… I started to shed some weight around September/October, but still remained at 143 or so. The end of October and beginning of November were stress driven and a few more pounds came off, but unhealthily. December came into full swing and I started to really buckle down and tried to get back into the game. Moving did not help, but I did take off some MORE poundage!

Now it is January, and I could NOT break below 137 and I was getting so frustrated! I started up a new eating plan, and I am eating tons of greens and veggies and lots and lots of chicken… I am not used to that, for I was living off top Ramen and Macaroni and Cheese for a few months!

So I am doing lots of whole grains, wheats, veggies, chicken, milk, no coffee, and most importantly, NO SMOKING

I have FINALLY broken the plateau and I am at 134 today and I am so pumped to get CUT and looking supa sessy! Yeowza!

PS-

Note for EndorushEric: I have not posted any progress pictures, and I dono if I want to, very embarassed. Oh, and thanks for leaving my desk messy. HA

But I think all the ladies out there can agree with me when I say that those guys should continue to workout and leave us ladies be to work out on our own…

If we need a spot, we don’t like the most arrogant guy to walk up and claim they are “the answer to our prayers” and can lift our barbells with their pinky fingers…

When I go to the gym, I like to workout and stay focused on what I have to accomplish, not sit there and be gawked at by the males attempting to attain Zeus like features. I think that I speak for many women, many of whom I have witnessed being victimized by these guys, that we just want to go workout and better ourselves.

Granted there are a few women who meet some great guys at the gym because of a common interest, but the majority of the population of women like staying focused on themselves, not the other guys working out to see who has the biggest biceps or who can bench the most. So for future reference, guys, please do not think it is ok to whistle or gawk at us ladies working out.

Thank you

NEW GOALS and a NEW BEGINNING!

The year has started off fantastic! With a move to a new place, and outstanding feedback from awesome customers, I feel this year is going to be a good one!

My goals are to get toned up and maybe even try my luck at a Fitness Competition! I will be eating better, not smoking, and exercising more! Hopefully I will be in the gym 5-6 days a week and eating better!

Wish me luck, as I wish you and yours a happy and healthy new year as well!

Thanks to you, I will be in the gym all the time. I will look incredible, and you will realize what you lost.