A little about me.

This week, sadly the scale has gone up every morning. I've been hungrier than usual and unfortunately I have some snacks in the house.

Today's weight: 175lb
Last Week: 173lb

My dream goal weight is 150lb, although I would be happy with 160lb. I at the very least use Wii Fit every morning and have also begun the EA Sports Active 30 day challenge last week.

I guess I can give some background on myself and my weight situation.

Six years ago I weighted 135lb and was a semi-professional dancer. I got married in 2003 to an Army guy who was sent to Iraq a couple of times. The emotional stress of all of that skyrocketed my weight up to about 215lb.

When he was discharged in 2006 we moved to FL and I began my weightloss journey. It was slow going but with diet and excercise I managed to get my weight back down to 180lb.

In October of 2008 I discovered that I was pregnant. Then in February 2009, I was diagnosed with Graves' Disease. That started a rollercoaster of health issues that led them to medicate me to slow down my thyroid. The new medication plus the pregnancy made me balloon up to 210lb within 3 months.

On April 1, 2009 the baby's heartbeat stopped and I lost her. A very tragic end to a difficult pregnancy.

That event led me to a new outlook on my life. I have spent almost 6 years of my life not feeling like I am myself. I was once a very creative, active and adventurous person. Stress, anxiety and self-consciousness led me to be a miserable shell of myself.

I WANT TO BE ME AGAIN!!!!

So, one month after the still-birth, I weighed in at 207lb and decided that feeling better about myself was a goal that I had to focus on in order to be able to feel good about the world around me. I started working out with the Wii Fit and so far have had amazing results.

I have a long way to go with health and other issues, but I'm working my way back to myself!