Surprise! You’re Fat

I, like most people, have made countless new years resolutions… and broken them all. Then one day, I got serious. Before I begin the story of how, why, and when I got serious, let me give you a little background on my life before that.

I didn’t really live too unhealthy of a life, I certainly didn’t exercise regularly or anything, but I wasn’t too far off track. I rarely ever ate fast food, most meals were cooked at home and cooked from scratch, and I had long since been a non-smoker. I even hopped on the elliptical machine in my garage every now and again.

Then one day, while I was standing on the scale in my doctor’s office, it hit me… I was fat! I weighed in that day at 200 pounds even, on the dot, and right at FAT. That’s when I decided to get serious about my weight. I hadn’t even realized I was fat. Sure, I knew how much I weighed, but when I looked in the mirror I didn’t see a fat girl, I just saw me. Everyone has their upper limit for their weight, a point at which they realize that they need to do something, and my limit was 200. I had finally seen the real me in the mirror, and I didn’t like what I was seeing.

On April 27, 2008 I took the first step on the road to health. I’ve learned a lot in a short amount of time, and I want to share what I’ve learned. Getting healthy isn’t all that hard. There are plenty of resources to help you get to where you want to be. Getting healthy is simply a commitment. It’s a commitment to yourself, your loved ones, and to change the way you are living your life.

Here are the lessons I have learned along the way to Healthy.