I am the slow-moving tortoise...

Allow yourself to be proud of yourself for reaching small goals! Don't get wrapped up in "I have so far to go" - acknowledge that you have completed a small step in reaching your ultimate goal! ~Holland Striplin

I weighed myself today, and I'm down 15 lbs since I started my Journey. I've decided my goal is to not look at the big picture, but to celebrate the small achievements I've made. I'm doing what works for me and that is setting small achievable goals. So, I am taking it 10 lbs at a time! It's doable, maybe still a little daunting at times, but now that I am taking it day by day, thinking about 10 lbs at a time it is a whole lot easier then thinking about the "big" picture...no pun intended ;)

Happiness, I miss you!

Failure is a dirty word!

I have tried a few times throughout my life to lose weight, somewhere around Sept of 2006 I decided that I was going to finally start losing weight. I got myself motivated, joined the biggest loser contest at the YMCA and started on my journey. For the next four months, things were going well. I was eating right, going for walks, working out for hours and hours at the Y and losing weight at record speeds. I lost about 75 pounds in four months. I even won the biggest loser title at the 2nd annual Grays Harbor’s Biggest Loser contest and I am ashamed to admit I also gained it back again!

I hate yo-yo's...

My struggles…

My name is Cindy and this blog is all about me. I want to be completely honest, unashamed, candid, and expose myself and my struggles. Those struggles include an almost lifetime fight with weight, yo-yo dieting, self-esteem issues, my health, and depression. I am ready to do what it takes for "me" to get off this roller coaster.