My Story Begins

I wasn't really a chubby child when I was a little girl, but for most of my life I have been overweight. I would joke around when my baby pictures were shown to others and say, "Yea that was me back when I was cute" or something to that effect. The thing is I wasn't really joking, but fortunately they didn't know that, or if they did they didn't let on.

As I got older and heavier, I lost a lot of my self-esteem. I would get picked on in school, and some people were even afraid of me. Which in a way I was thankful for because I think fear caused them to not be as brutal as they could have been. Kids can be so cruel.

Anyway, I didn't even date until I was 19. Not for a lack of crushes on my part. I always seemed to fall for the guys I felt I never had a chance with, but then again, that wasn't too difficult because I didn't believe I had a chance with anyone. Had my self-esteem been better, things would have probably been different regardless of my weight, but I was unhappy being overweight, and I couldn't seem to convince myself that I was happy and pretty when I didn't feel that way.

High school was when I really got started wanting to do something about my weight. I've been on and off diets since then ... losing weight only to turn back around and gain it back plus some. Depression hit me hard and sadly I missed out on a lot that I wanted to do like prom and graduation because I allowed my negative self-image get in the way.

From diet pills, to LA WeightLoss, to starvation ... I've tried a lot of different diets and failed at every one of them, but yet I continued yo-yo dieting.

Moving on, I met and eventually married my now husband, who is wonderfully supportive and loving and accepts and loves me for me ... flaws and all. We have two beautiful children together. My family is my life. Which brings me to why I want to lose weight and get healthier. This story is getting more difficult to tell, but in my next post I will continue with my story and get into my why.

Goal - Bridge Run 2007

My husband will be participating in the 29th annual Cooper River Bridge Run on Saturday. It's a pretty big deal here in SC. This year will be the first year on the new suspension bridge that was completed back in July of last year. The number of participants (runners and walkers) is capped at 50,000 people. People come from all over to participate in this event. I will not be one of them this year. Which brings me to the reason of my post. One of my goals is to participate in the 2007 Cooper River Bridge Run. Not as a walker, but as a runner. I've never done anything like this before, so this is a pretty big goal for me to reach. Part of my exercise regimen will be training for next years bridge run. So far my mother in law and my best friend are planning on doing this cleansing system with me, and we all have plans on running the bridge together next year. I'll just be getting somewhat of a head start on the program because they won't be starting right away. I'm pumped and ready to get started!

Getting Ready

Welcome to my weight loss blog. My name is Rhonda. I'm a 27 year old wife and a work at home mom of two little boys, ages 2 and 1. I will be starting a body cleansing system as soon as my products arrive, which hopefully will be the beginning of next week. I'm really anxious to get started and make a positve change in my health!

Once I get my products and get started with the program, I will post at least once a week to document my progress (pounds and inches lost, etc). If I gain weight at any point in time, I'll report that too, but I'm not even thinking like that because I'm staying positive and motivated - I CAN and WILL successfully lose the weight I need and want to lose thus regaining my health and improving my quality of life ... for myself and my family!

In addition to documenting my progress, I will use this blog as a journal and document my experiences, challenges, inspiration, etc. This will be my journey, and I'm using this blog and sharing this with others to help me on my journey ... to help me stay focused on my goal. I HAVE to do this. I've announced that I am, so I can't back out now. That right there is a big motivator to make sure I do this right.

Until I get started, I'm going to just give some background, and some of my thoughts on why I am choosing to do this cleansing system. In the following posts leading up to the beginning of my cleanse, I'm going to be open and let everything out. My stomach is churning just thinking about opening up on a public blog like this, but it's something I need to do. I know there are others in the position I'm in, and if by posting what I'm going through will help someone, then it's worth it to me.

I want to go ahead and extend an open invitation to anyone who wants to join me in this journey to a healthier life. If you need to lose weight, regardless of how much, and you want to participate in this program with me, I can help you get started, and we can work together and support and help each other reach our goals.

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