I Did It!!!!

In the past 7 months I have been eating better and exercising and I have lost 35 lbs! I now weigh a very healthy weight of 125 lbs. I still have some toning to do, but I am very happy to be fitting back into my old clothes. I had to go shopping to get new clothes and it felt great trying on smalls again. So I have had a few requests on how I achieved my weight loss goals. Everyone is different but these are the things that worked for me:

*Track your calories. This is so important. People who track their calories loose twice as much as those who don't. I used myfitnesspal.com, but there are several different sites with tracking tools.

*Have some free days. Dieting doesn't work. If you starve yourself of foods you love, you will binge. You have to eat better and watch your calories, but it doesn't hurt to have cheat days. If you are craving something, give in sometimes.

*Get rid of the junk food. If it is there, you will eat it. Fill your cupboards with healthy snacks. I love chocolate so I got a bunch of the 100 calorie packs and that works just fine. Weight Watchers ice cream is really good too.

*Fast food is ok sometimes, restaurants are not. The food at restaurants is extremely fatty and high in calories. If you have to go for someone's birthday or something, look up the nutritional information beforehand so you know what to get. Most "salads" at restaurants are over 1,000 calories. Tread carefully.

*Exercise. It isn't fun, but its a must. I currently don't go to a gym. I use Jillian Michaels dvds at my house. The only time I have to work out is after the girls go to sleep, so I work out from 9-10 pm.

*Loose slowly. A pound a week is good. If you loose slowly, you are a lot more likely to keep the weight off.

*Stick with it! It is great to look and feel good, but the most important thing is that you are healthy.

Good luck, you can do it:)