No one likes to admit that they are overweight. I fought against that word for so long. I remember my first doctor’s appointment a couple years ago when the doctor weighed me then looked at the BMI chart. After telling my supervisor at work about it, he replied with, “You are tall, blonde, and gorgeous. Unless you can’t fit through a doorway, there is no way you will ever be overweight.”

According to the BMI scale, however, I am smack dab in the middle of the overweight category.

In high school, I was a little over 100 lbs. For my height (5’9), this was far too skinny. I ate a lot and nothing happened to my body. In fact, some people even MADE FUN of me for being skinny. Really? 

I kept this body for just about two years in college, until I met my boyfriend. Funny how that works, huh? 

Now onto confession time. This past summer, I weighed just about 200 lbs. My friends and I were all unemployed so we made music videos to pass the time. The debut of the music video happened at my house and my whole family sat in to watch it on our big tv.

I was completely horrified. That is how I look? How did I let myself go? I vowed to turn over a new leaf.

Since then, I have lost about 20 pounds by dieting alone. I cut out my favorite coffee drink from Dunkin Donuts and just started to watch what I eat a little better. I tried exercising, but I hit a minor snag.

Second confession time. From about 2002-2006, I spent every afternoon upstairs in my room dancing to choreographed bubblegum pop songs. In some cases, I copied the exact moves. Other cases, I invented my own. HOURS were spent each day as song after song played. Unfortunately, all that dancing hurt the infrastructure of my house (not kidding). There is a crack in the kitchen ceiling below from excessive shimmying and shaking around up there.

Is this embarrassing to admit? Yes. I was a skinny-mini and I still cracked the ceiling. Just imagine what it sounds like now when I move around up there.

So, my only options for now are yoga and pilates. Both of which I love, so it is not the end of the world. I just recently invested in a couple weights at Target when they were on sale. Now I have incorporated those into my workout routine.

I hope you will follow me on this journey! I will update periodically involving my efforts and to share some tips and tricks with you. I’m the laziest person in the world. If I can do it, anyone can!