Status Update

Wow! Long time, no blog!! I have been horribly neglectful of this blog over the past year and at times, horribly neglectful of my mission to lose 100lbs and eat cheesecake! I thought I would take a moment to update you all my progress and what I have been doing!

I still have not eaten cheesecake.  I haven't even touched cheesecake flavored items such as frozen yogurt or suckers for almost 19 months.  I've used what little will power I have in life and channeled it into keeping my commitment to abstain from all forms of cheesecake until I have lost 100lbs. It hasn't been easy.  I stared temptation in the face as I sat at The Cheesecake Factory and watched as my friends devoured various flavors of cheesecake and I snacked on apple crisp instead.  So...where am I today? How close am I to enjoying amazing, delicious, heaven-in-my-mouth cheesecake...well this morning I weighed in at ...

Yep!! I am a little over 2 lbs away from indulging in the most delicious, delightful, inspired dessert of all time!  

It hasn't been a 100% success story.  Around this time last year, I had gotten down to 157lbs and was feeling pretty good!  I quit. I told myself, "Eh, this is good enough. Bring on the junk food and fun!"  I am not proud to admit that I gained 20lbs back.  I frolicked through the spring and summer not really caring about the weight gain. I went from a size 9/10 to a size 15/16 and still had no motivation to do anything about it.  I was extremely motivated to eat pizza, Magnum bars, and any other junk food I could stuff in my face.  I felt awful.  Finally, at the end of July I had, had enough.  I hired a trainer and got back in the gym.  Combining training and treadmill time with hiking and bike rides and of course, healthy eating, I've lost 30lbs in 3 months. 

Cheesecake is a great motivator but it is not the finish line.  Even after reaching the 100lb weight loss mark, I want to lose another 15 - 20 lbs. These last few pounds are not going to be easy.  I know I am in for a fight, but this time I am not giving up and saying, "Eh, good enough". This time I am going to fight my way to the goal and then fight to stay there.  I will do my best to blog more about my journey even when I get to the point where I am working to maintain my weight.  It is my sincere hope that this blog and my story helps someone else and serves as an encouragement to anyone who is working toward reaching their goal weight.