Hi my name is Ruth. I have been working on losing my weight since Fall of 2005. This is the 1st time in my life I have lost weight, & kept if off for more than 1 yr, LET ALONE 4 yrs. I may have gained a little back, but I will NEVER be as big as I was in the pic just to the left of this.

So, here it is, Jan 1, 2010 & I'm even further from my goal weight. BUT, it's not all bad. I originally lost 55 #s up to June of 2007. I only had 10 more to my original goal weight (would have lost ...

Hi my name is Ruth. I have been working on losing my weight since Fall of 2005. This is the 1st time in my life I have lost weight, & kept if off for more than 1 yr, LET ALONE 4 yrs. I may have gained a little back, but I will NEVER be as big as I was in the pic just to the left of this.

So, here it is, Jan 1, 2010 & I'm even further from my goal weight. BUT, it's not all bad. I originally lost 55 #s up to June of 2007. I only had 10 more to my original goal weight (would have lost more if I needed or wanted to), but never got there. My mother's health due to Alzheimer's took a nose dive THE SAME WK I was @ my lowest of 151. She passed away July of '07. I then lost another dear friend's mom that Oct, & I gradually gained back 10#s over the next few months. In May of '08 we went on our 25th Anniversary trip, with me STILL @ 163. Then over the next yr, I gained another 10#s, WHILE still eating healthy & exercising! What gives? Now I'm back to teetering in the upper 170's. I'm eating healthy, cleaner foods than I ever have, I'm exercising @ least 60 min/day, doing cardio & ST. ON TOP OF ALL THAT, I'm losing inches. I know I have gained a lot of muscle over the last yr. I am now teaching 2 exercise classes/wk while still going to 6:15 a.m. class 4 days/wk. Could the age & peri-menopause thing be affecting me? skippy. BUT, I'm NOT giving up, I will continue this WONDERFULLY fun & healthy journey. I LOVE my life, even if I'm not @ that model weight. I get frustrated, but it doesn't last long, especially when I'm in class & @ 45, I'm keeping up with the instructor who is just 3 yrs younger than I. I'm living, loving, & learning. The rest of my story is below...

*I am now shooting for Christmas to have my last 20#s off.*
OK, so the holidays got to me, & I gained a little instead of hitting my goal. The most I've gained since starting this journey, but I'm NOT discouraged. Now I'm back to needing to lose 25#s, but I will do this, in time for our 25th Wedding Anniversary May 14th of this yr.

**OK, so I didn't make it for our anniversary, either. That's OK. I do worse when I have a deadline. Now that I have no deadline, I would just like to see myself @ goal b4 the end of summer. If I do, great, if not, I'm still healthier than I was 3 yrs ago @ this time. **

Well, here it is 1/2/09 & I'm back up to 177. This will be my year to get to goal. I still feel I'm making progress, b/c I didn't gain everything back & I'm still here. I REFUSE to accept my fate & throw in the towel. SP has been great, keeping me from totally going back to my old ways. Here's to a great new yr, 2009!

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