I couldn't have picked a better picture to sum myself up. Yeah I could have, but it's all I could find on my laptop! I'm Stephanie, a 30 year old registered nurse from the Hudson Valley in New York City. If you are going to hang around here and follow my journey you probably want to know a little bit about me & why I am on this journey, eh?
I wasn't overweight my entire life. I think that makes it a little harder for me emotionally to handle. I did gain a little weight after my younger brother was born. I was mourning the fact I was no longer an only child maybe. My mother put me on a diet the summer before 7th grade and from that time on I was about a size 5 until I graduated high school. It was college I gained weight. It slowly came on over the years. I dabbled with the Atkins Diet. Which is fantastic, and works despite what negativity there is surrounding it. The weight came off, but didn't stay off for long. While in my nursing program I gained weight due to the convince of fast food, and stress. I was with my now fiancé, Don. We were in the 'comfortable' portion of the relationship where many women feel its ok to let themselves go. I fell victim to that trap.
Here we are at 2014, still overweight & miserable! I want to get married, have a small, small wedding, with a nice white dress. I don't want to do it as heavy as I am currently! That isn't the main reason I want to drop this weight. Simply put I want to be healthy, and happy in my skin. So here I am on the world wide web to share the ups and downs of the journey I am about to take.
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