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So I'm over 50lbs down now and I felt it was time to look at the old me and the kinda new me.

Above is a pic of me and my dog Bailey 2010 and below is a pic of me from the summer of 2007. It was right before I shot my friends wedding and then broke my leg a week later!

Sure I was happy but I wasn't healthy, I have found so much new confidence and joy in my new lifestyle. While I still have about 30lbs to lose, I can see the light at the end of the tunnel! Although I am on another plateau I know that I can work through and get results again because I have done it before.

One question I keep getting is "how did you do it?" Well let me sadly say there is no magic pill! It took over 30 years of an unhealthy sedentary lifestyle to reach 251lbs.

So:

Don't expect to get to your goal weight overnight!

Don't starve yourself because you will only make it longer to get to your goal and be HEALTHY!

Don't think that you can do it without exercise!

Don't think you can do it just w/o carbs, or dairy or protein unless you want to live your life w/o those things FOREVER!

Don't let it overwhelm you! Instead of thinking I need to lose 88lbs. I thought what can I change in my life today to make my life better? And it started with drinking water, then going to weight watchers, then making better choices, then got off the couch and walked down the street and now I'm getting ready to run a 4.5 mile race. A year ago I couldn't have done that, but as the days went on I got stronger and was able to push myself harder.

Yes there are bad moments....you eat that candy bar, drink that venti white mocha or devour a whole bag of chips. Don't make the whole day bad, stop where you are and decided to make a better choice (you are in control) and then go out for a walk. If we keep waiting till monday to start our diets you and I know monday will never come. But if we decide to change our lives it happens every second of everyday. So as many of you think there is a diet secret, there isn't! You simply need to change your life.

God made us! He created us to live a full life to serve him, I wasn't doing much serving by shoveling food into my face and just sitting on the couch.

Don't get overwhlembed, Don't expect biggest loser results and Don't research anymore diets!

Do start right now with one thing, do except to see gradual change and do find new healty food that you surprisingly will enjoy.

Your time is now, because your life in going on right now.