My challenging week is almost over and it wasn’t as bad as I had originally thought. It was easy to prepare healthy foods, it was just harder to resist yummy snacks around the house and back at school! If you didn’t know, teacher lounges are just about the worst place - filled with snacks that people don’t want in their houses so they bring it to school. Case in point - I just took 3 boxes of Girl Scout cookies out of my freezer and into the lounge. They were gone within an hour! Anyway, working out was OK this week, I was just exhausted from getting back into my routine. I’m happy to have my eDiets back and getting back on the exercise track with my ExerciseTV videos and trainers!
As I’ve been on my own these past few weeks and visiting with family, it makes me want to take a few minutes to reflect on how far I’ve come the past 16 months. As you know I’ve been with the MMO program for 10 weeks now, but I started my journey in January of 2008. At home I saw pictures of me from the past few years and I was FLOORED at how fat I was. I really didn’t realize I was that fat. I saw pictures from my cousin’s wedding, brother’s wedding and various other times and I was speechless. You can see from the pictures below:
    
  
  
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I was huge! And I didn’t know it until now. And now? Here’s me in that size 14 dress that I bought at Ann Taylor - it zips, it fits, and I think I can wear it soon! The blue dress is one my dad bought me - it looks great from the front, but I need to lose some more because I still have the tummy. It’s also a 14 that was bought in the regular old dress department at Nordstrom’s! By the way - look at my collarbone! Tuccoa and I love our new collarbones!
  
 
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I have come such a long way. I think the thing that pisses me off the most about it all was that I wasted SO MANY years being unhealthy and overweight/obese. In all honesty it was challenging but not the hardest thing ever to begin losing weight slowly. Why did it take me so long? If I can help anyone out there - don’t waste another day in your life being unhealthy. Start today doing something slowly and gradually work your way up to consistent exercise and a balanced diet. It took me 16 months to lose 42 pounds but it took me 30 years to reach the breaking point. Don’t let it take that long.Â
Anyway, I just wanted to share how far I’ve come - and I’m still going! My goal is another 5 pounds in the next two weeks - I know I can do it!
Love to all
Rochelle
As you know I am very proud of you and your weight loss. It was so fun to see you try on that size 14 and your smile it zipped up. Just stay with it and that tummy with go away also. It take a commited person to see the light of what was and what can be.
Love ya
Rochelle, is that really your Mom or is that you again? LOL! HAHA!
Hey…wow you look fantastic. You have come such a long way. You perservered man. You are such an inspiration to me and everyone else out there. You are so sweet and you have such a beautiful personality. I am so happy to have you as my MMO Sister!
Hi Rochelle, you look great! Your grey dress looks awesome!
you look marvelous, sis! Keep up the great work!
YOU look Fantastic!!! We are so proud of YOU!!
hi rochelle, I just wanted to let you know that I am so glad that you posted this..yesterday I weighed myself and I have lost 30 lbs. since January.. i know it may seem like a great thing but here’s the catch, my boyfriend just started working out about a month and a half ago and he’s is down 30 lbs as well.. even though I don’t want to make him feel bad for losing that much weight that fast it made me beat myself up a little because I’ve been struggling and he seems to be doing it so easily. I know that studies show that men take weight off faster than women but it was still hard for me not to compare out losses , but reading this blog and looking over how far you’ve come has made me realize that I didn’t put this weight on over night and it will take a while to take it off, and I just need to uplift him for doing so well and realize that I’ve done a good job too.. I’m sorry if it sounds like I’m rambling and thanks for the support you didn’t even know you were giving