Welcome to the "I Don't Want to Be a Fatty Anymore" Blog

Well hello there! Nice to meet you all! My name is K and welcome to my clean(ish) eating and weight loss blog. I've decided to start this blog to help hold myself accountable as I travel on this rollercoaster of a weightloss journey. Let's see...where do I begin?

I've always struggled with weight issues, ever since I hit puberty. In the eighth grade I gained a ton of weight because my best friend and I would bake every single day after school and DEVOUR everything in sight. Lucky for me, I played sports and was always at a practice of some sort so I never ranged into obese territory because I exercised enough to pretty much break even. But, I wasn't eating healthy foods either...and I never learned portion control. As a junior in high school I lost a mess of weight after my first serious boyfriend dumped me and I basically stopped eating altogether. I think I made it to my lowest weight of about 155lbs at that point.

As I entered college to play soccer I gained about 10lbs per year, a) because its college and I was drinking my face off and b) because college athletes spend a lot of time in the weight room and c) because I lived on campus and our cafeteria had an unlimited meal plan. By the time I graduated in 2007 I weighed about 185lbs:

Me, in the hat.

After college, I met my husband and had a baby and concurrently gained a whole mess of weight. I gained 50lbs while pregnant with my daughter. But she's cute so I'll give it to her. Unfortunately, my daughter is three now, so I can no longer use her as an excuse.

Anyway, since then I've kind of been stuck at a little over 200lbs. I've fluctuated a little bit, but not much and I'm finally sick of it. Adding to my weight issues have been some serious knee injuries that have kept me on the workout sidelines for months at a time. I had (another) knee surgery in December 2011 and have since been cleared to run. At the beginning of march I instituted a walk/run interval program and have increased it slowly from there. I have not, however, changed my eating habits in any way (no portion control, not eating the right foods) and have therefore had no success losing weight. From what I understand, "You can't outrun a bad diet". Thanks for that, Pinterest. You bitch.

Recently, I was in my best friend's wedding as a bridesmaid  and when I got the link for the wedding photos, I realized just how large I have become. I was the fat bridesmaid. And it seriously broke my heart. I've always known that I was bigger than all of my friends, but I didn't realize just by how much:

Double chin, jowels, chubby fingers..ick (by the way, that's not my kid)

Double chin....fattest legs ever

Double chin (again) and fat legs (again)...p.s. why is my face orange and the rest of me white?...ew.

Fat (white) arms, once again with the double chin...my poor hubby

Gross, right? I'm seriously ashamed of those pictures and I wish I had lost weight before the wedding. My problem areas have always been my hips and thighs. I lose weight in my face, boobs, and stomach but it never leaves my hips or thighs. Probably because I've never stuck with a weightloss plan long enough for it to do any damage to those areas.

So, here I am. Starting over...again.

Starting Weight: 206
Goal Weight: 150

Before Pictures:

I don't really have a time frame for the weightloss, however I'd like to lose as much of it as possible by the time the holidays roll around.

Also, I'm about to start a doctorate program in physical therapy this summer and my husband and daughter and I are moving to North Carolina to do so. I don't want to be the fat chick in PT school. Especially since PT is one of those healthy professions where everyone is constantly going to the gym and eating granola. I want to fit that mold and fit in with my peers (even if I am older than all of them).

So, here it goes...who's with me?