I have tried to lose weight for years, and yes I lost it...lol then I always seemed to find it. I was definitely tired of this weight roller coaster. Then at my new job I joined a challenge...I was super excited and all for it. Doing fad diets were something I knew about but why would I keep doing them? I am getting no where. I decided that I needed to incorporate exercise to really lose good. I went to the gym I remember the guy talking to me about how I need this, I weighed 208lbs at that visit...it was depressing but I was determined. I went to the gym everyday after work and was eating ok....working out for about an hour a day thinking I am doing something...lol I mean it was something that was better than the nothing I started with...but with no guidance I was really headed down the same road that I always take. So from September to December I loss 8lbs. I weighed 200...I was still going up and down, with Thanksgiving and Christmas coming I knew I had to really make changes. So Ms Tonya...my daycare provider was telling me about this bootcamp...I was so not into it...but when she told me about the sale I was like...why not? I mean what did it hurt...because what I was doing was going to send me no where. I went and I hated it so much I decided to sign up...LOL One of the things he said that stuck with me is "No challenge, no change". DANG! I mean seriously that's true! Physically, spritually in our lives things that we want and supposed to have is not easy. It's easy to get a hamburger and fries, its easy to go clubbing and drink, its easy...but is it good? NO! I was like ok..I am IN! I paid my $65 and I was determined. It was hard...I followed JCJONES bootcamp eating plan and I went there about 4-5 times a week. By the end of the first challenge at my job I weighed 186. I was excited...lol TOO excited! Went out of town...ate, drank, came back heavier lol. Challenge 2 started in March I was ready. I weighed in at 185. I was like this is going to happen...I didn't follow the diet plan to the tee...but I wasn't terrible but on the WEEKENDS...they are dreadful aren't they? But I wanted to win...I was determined...plus I was getting ready to run my first 5k in May (little did I know that was the beginning of a life changing experience for me). Fast forward to June...I won weighing in at 170....my second goal is 165...I am like yea...5 lbs away! LOL Um...yea I said it was June...and I was burnt out I guess...So I ate not so good...gained about 9lbs...YIKES! Ms Tonya...the lady I talked about earlier...lol she had an idea to do a challenge..I was like ok...lets go! So we started it in August and it just ended...I didn't win that challenge but I am now 166...1lb away from this second goal...DANG its taking forever! LOL anywho...one thing I have learned is that it will take time, it will be days you wanna eat junk...and you might give it. But you MUST remember that you can't give up...Another saying I like is when they say..."you wouldnt slash your other 3 tires if you get 1 flat" Just saying...You might come to a point in your life where it gets hard...Life happens...but in order to keep living and being the BEST you that you can be...you HAVE to get back up. I am done with the weight loss roller coaster...yea I might lose and gain 5-8 lbs but not more than that. I want to be lean and fit and healthy. Colon cancer and diabetes run in my family....and I am not going to get that mess...because I am not claiming it and I will avoid it! Well that's all I have to say...I will put up pics of me!