Chubby, chunky, fat, pleasantly plump…call it what you want but these terms are something I no longer want to be.

I haven’t always been overweight.  I remember the days of being thin (thinking I was fat) and blending into the crowd.  OK, perhaps I’m a little too boisterous to blend but I definitely looked more like others in the room.  During those days, I never worried if a chair would hold me, didn’t worry if I’d fit on a ride, only walk by plus sized stores and overall didn’t appreciate how healthy I really was.   Once I got married, that all changed.

Of course, my weight is not my hubby’s fault, though it would be nice to blame it on someone else.  As a newlywed, I ate late at night, didn’t count calories and tried to keep up with my husband’s never ending appetite.  Unfortunately, he had an awesome metabolism, I did not.  As gaining weight often does, it crept up on me. As the seasons passed I would go up a size or two a year while always making excuses for why I was buying larger clothes.

Once we started having children, my weight only continued to go up.  I was frustrated, angry, and overwhelmed.  I was scared of the effort I would need to put in and attempted to push it to the back of my mind.  That all change this spring when my mom and I  joined Weight Watchers.  I even posted a picture on my Couponing With Rachel Facebook page in hopes of chronically my journey…eventually.

Sharing my journey takes a leap of faith because while sharing my love of coupons is fun, it’s not quite as personal as my weight.  It’s scary to put it out for the whole world to see but I’m finally peeling back the layers (figuratively and litterally 🙂 ). I hope that some of you may find strength in a normal person like me losing weight and will start a journey of your own.

So how have I done so far?  As of today, I’m down a total of 46 pounds.  I can see that 50 lb goal on the horizon and I can’t wait to get there!