So 3 years ago exactly, I decided to lose 50 pounds by New Year's Eve-and I did it! I hired a personal trainer, went to a ton of Zumba classes (because I found 2 awesome teachers), stopped eating so much take out, started eating breakfast, ordered salads with my burgers instead of fries, etc. I lost the weight by making smart choices. I was motivated and it seemed relatively easy because I was having fun in my classes. The weight was coming off, which in turned motivated me even more.
I kept the weight off for a year! I was fit, I finished a marathon, life was good. But then I had some personal setbacks. Things that I always told my would make me happy weren't making me happy. All of my 'if onlys' didn't make me happy. So I gave up on myself. I fell into a heavy depression. I stopped exercising, I started drinking too much which made me snack too much, I gained all of the weight back.
I know what I need to do, but it is always more fun with a buddy! Many of my friends are already fit, they already are regulars at gyms and have gym friends. I'm starting from scratch-again. I know the trick is to find exercise that you enjoy. That makes everything so much easier. I want to get back to my goal weight, and I want to learn how to maintain. That is a different mindset entirely and that's where I messed up. I need to learn how to tackle life's challenges in a way that doesn't consist of eating and drinking.
Anyway, that's a bit about me in a nutshell.