If It Doesn't Challenge You, It Doesn't Change You

I have been struggling with my weight since I was a teenager. I've lost weight and gained it back over the years because of overeating and not shedding my weight from pregnancies. Add to that, the start of taking Prednisone for my Polymyositis and my weight really took off from there. I have been following Weight Watchers off and on since 2010. I have lost 32 lbs. and want to lose at least another 65 lbs. so that my BMI will be in the normal range. I do really good for a while, then I lose my motivation. Since I'm such a big fan of Chris and his Extreme Weight Loss show, which I never miss, I thought what better way to keep motivated than with the help of Chris and Heidi. I must admit that exercising is a struggle for me because of my Polymyositis. I am not able to do regular workouts, so all my exercising has to be modified. I also struggle with consuming all the water I should be drinking, so I am slowly increasing my ounces every day.

So here I am, about to take on this new journey and make my new eating and fitness routines my lifelong goal. Like my photo says, "Focus on a lifestyle that will last forever" and that is my goal. With my Weight Watchers calculator, my 21 Day Fix containers, my FitBit One and my exercise DVDs, exercise chair and recumbent bike....I AM READY!!!!

Alyssa A.

08/23/2014 6:10PM

I liked your blog...I can relate to being a dieting teenager, though I was hardly overweight at between 115-135 until I was 18. I got prego at age 20/22 and gained a lot. I lost it all and maintained in my twenties at 125. I created some bad yo-yo habits for myself over the last 10 years and now feel it at 40 ( later in life 3rd baby, a back injury, and health problems contributed). I don't want to know what 50 feels like if I don't get fit again. Good luck to you...let's cheer each other on!!!

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