Diary: MLD's Journey to a Healthy Weight & Life

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I would consider myself an attractive, fun loving, ambitious, stylish young woman- who happens to be obese (morbidly obese, to be exact).  I guess you can say my journey began about a month ago after a routine check up at my primary doctor’s office.  I’ve always been a little thicker than my friends and family, but never at the level of obesity.  After all these years, I am finally ready to change.  For most of my high school years I was up and down between size 8 and 12.

Even through the first three years of college I was a solid 10/12.  It wasn’t until my senior year of college when I quit the dance team and struggled with depression that the weight began to creep up.  At first I was ok at size 14.  Then, once I graduated and got settled into the working world of a 10 hour desk job and no exercise, I quickly moved up to 16.  Now, at size 18 I am ready to say- “enough is enough”.

I know this will be challenging due to the time constraints of my lifestyle and the fact that I don’t know how to cook- but I am confident that I’ve reached my turning point.  I will have to wake up at 5:15 in the morning instead of 6:00, cut back on dining out from 7 nights a week to 1 or 2, and build up my endurance from zero to 160!!  It won’t be easy, but it is definitely doable!

Through this process, I will be updating you guys with how I am doing. This will make me not only more accountable to sticking with things but maybe I can encourage others out there to change their life and start living more healthy.

Wish me luck! -MLD

About me - The  Basics

Age- 26

Height- 5’ 5”

Weight- 253

Mobility Level- Sedentary (Sedentary lifestyle is a medical term used to denote a type of lifestyle with no or irregular physical activity a.k.a. couch potato)

My Goal: According to my doctor, I need to lose 80 lbs.  Ultimately, I would be happy losing between 65 and 70.

My Process: The process consists of a 3 day cleanse during the first phase.  The second phase consists of diet and daily exercise. (I bought a treadmill, so there should be no excuses) - see below for details.

Where I am Now (3/8/10) : I am on Day 4 of my process- I had to skip the weekend because my mother was in town, but I am going back to the regimen today!

The Process