If you’ve been following my blog for awhile you’ve probably seen how I’ve struggled with my weight.  I was average weight in high school and college but soon after I got married my weight started creeping up.  Late night meals, eating junk, and finding out way too late that I couldn’t eat what my husband did definitely helped me pack on the pounds.  By the time we started having kids, 8 years into our marriage I was overweight, no I was obese.

I have tried over the years to lose weight but after about 20 pounds I would just stop and gain it all back.  It was a battle that I thought I would never win.  I felt defeated, scared and and completely unequipped to get healthy….until last spring.  I’m not sure what it was but something clicked for me and I had had enough.  My mom and I joined Weight Watcher’s in April of 2013 (read my announcement on my Couponing with Rachel Facebook page) and right away I felt like this time it was different.

My mom and I had been previous members but our encouraging and highly spirited leader, Lynn was new to me.  I loved that I she gave out her Facebook information to help you stay on track during the week and gave you support however you needed it.  We stayed after our first meeting and I remember telling Lynn that I wanted to be a success story.  I WAS going to be a success story!  I was bound and determined to get the weight off and didn’t want to give up.  For me, to be bound and determined to lose weight wasn’t a body thing, it was a head thing.  I knew my body could do anything, it was my brain I had to convince.

In November of  last year I reached my 50 lb mark at Weight Watcher and was elated! I received my 50 lb charm and shared a little about my journey with my Weight Watchers group.  It was the first time that I had lost a significant amount of weight and it felt so good!  Eating right and exercise TOGETHER made a huge difference on my weight loss.

Me and my trainer, Suzy!

After the Christmas holidays I felt like I was starting to slip and wanted to be sure I was staying on track so I hired Suzy a personal trainer from My Best Fitness Friend.  Since then I have made some drastic changes and have seen the weight just fall off.  Now before getting too excited, it doesn’t actually FALL OFF just by itself.  It’s a lot of hard work and dedication.  Saying yes to healthy choices AND making time for myself to go to the gym has made a huge difference!

Each week I’ll be sharing a tip or giving you a peek at my weight loss.  It’s going to be a struggle for me since I find that this topic is hard for me to share about but I hope that it will inspire you to making your healthy choices.  If I can do this ANYONE can!

Note: Next week I’ll be showing my BEFORE picture (see that post HERE)…you won’t want to miss it!!  I actually GASPED when I saw it recently!