{"id":21399,"date":"2011-08-10T12:02:28","date_gmt":"2011-08-10T19:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=21399"},"modified":"2011-08-10T12:02:28","modified_gmt":"2011-08-10T19:02:28","slug":"100-pound-anniversary-3-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=21399","title":{"rendered":"100 Pound Anniversary – 3 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"

On September 22, 2006 I started a life changing journey<\/a>. I stepped on the scale at 250 pounds<\/strong> and decided I\u2019d had enough<\/a>.<\/strong>\u00a0I was tired of being fat. I was tired of being unhealthy.<\/p>\n

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250+ Pounds<\/p><\/div>\n

I had high blood pressure, I was dizzy all the time, my body ached from carrying around the extra weight and I was developing diabetes. That meant I would have to inject myself with insulin–something horrifying to me.\u00a0 I wanted a change.<\/p>\n

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About 230 Pounds<\/p><\/div>\n

I had set backs<\/a>. I had struggles<\/a>. I experienced many plateaus in my journey. I gained about 15 pounds<\/a> and had to re-lose it.\u00a0 I clocked in many hours at the gym. But I never regretted a single moment of it.<\/p>\n

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\nLess than two years later, on August 10, 2008 I stepped on the scale at 150 pounds.<\/p>\n

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\nI had reached my goal of losing 100 pounds! It was one of the happiest days of my life. I\u2019d been determined to lose the weight and I did it. Then I kept going! I lost about 10 more pounds.<\/p>\n

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\nI am happy with my journey. I did not have surgery. I did not do fad diets. I did not join any \u201cclubs\u201d to lose weight. I did it all on my own<\/a>. I counted calories religiously every day. I wrote them down by hand in a small notepad. Eventually I upgraded to an iPhone App that tracks my calories and exercise<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The day I weighed in 100 pounds lighter, Michael took me out to dinner to celebrate. I\u2019d stopped eating pizza for almost 2 years (one of my trigger foods) and he took me to the best pizza place in Portland. That slice had never tasted better!<\/p>\n

When I was 250 pounds, I NEVER thought I\u2019d become an athlete<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Hood to Coast Relay<\/p><\/div>\n