About me

Posted Apr 1, 2006 by jriley

Updated Apr 3, 2006 at 02:58 PM

I can’t believe I ate all of that! I had everything I wanted on Friday because today the challenge started
The Angels and I went for a nice walk by the bay and I must say it was hot I felt like I was the bacon in someone’s pan!
We all talked and got to know each other better and I must say that it really is a relief to speak to people who understand where you are coming from, I’m happy to have them around. Today’s blog I figure would be about me since everyone else has spoke up about themselves in their first blog and I vented in mine!

About Me:

I 27 years old, I have a 20 month old and got engage in October. I like some of the other players am at an all time high with my weight 236.6 to be exact. I have high blood pressure (yes at 27). The weight seems like it came on over night and to let my daughter off the hook this is not baby weight I actually was 189 after I gave birth to my daughter, so it’s all me :(

I moved back to Tampa after 10 years in my hometown of NEW YORK. It seems like since I have been back to Tampa the weight keeps going up and up and up (it’s all the drive-thru stuff who wants to get out the car when you can pull up)
When it comes to diets I have a lot under my belt I joined the known ones WW and JC a couple of times thinking each time that this is it but it’s not (I know they love to see me walk in the door because I help them make their quota). My fiancee is very supportive (telling me I can get the weight off while he is eating a hamburger, chips, cookies, etc.) I can’t put it on him because he does not hold a gun to my head when I pick up the cookies, or chips. Like some I figured if I keep eating I will be able to have my stomach staple, or even better get my jaw wired shut (sorry if i am giving out never thought of ideas) and I would lose the weight and it would solve everything but in the end I know this is not true because I am the type of person that will get my food even if they have to put it in my veins or blended it so I can sip it. Although I hate being this size and weight I do not let it define me or even stop me from doing things like hanging out, shopping, taking pictures, etc.  I am still going to be outgoing, talkative, fun, and outspoken because that is me and has been me. If I have figured out one of the main reasons why I accepted to do this public challenge is because I want to be around for my child. I know if I keep doing what I am doing I will just end up dead from a heart attack, believe me I’m no fool but with that said this is reality and when I do over do it I say to myself this is it tomorrow you will start, when tomorrow comes the vicious cycle repeats itself. The good news is that the buck stops here because I have officially started South Beach and I hate it but I have come to terms with that as well because I hated all the other diets also. The difference is that I did not go off the South Beach track YEAH MEEEEEE!!! one day down 13 more to go before phase 1 is over then my carbs come back into my life yeah! I just thought I would share especially if anyone thought I wouldn’t make it I did! So besides us challenger’s if anyone has started something today and was very successful at it I want to take the time out and say KUDOS for you baby! YOU DID IT! LET’S KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK! Until next time.