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My Before and Now

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A short glimpse of my journey so far. I have still a far way to go but I am enjoying the ride :) Before:  December 2010 (below) At my highest weight, I was at least 200 pounds. But, I couldn't say for sure because I wouldn't have dared get on a scale.  In this photo, I would guess I was at least 220.  Uggg!  Losing weight felt like an impossible task at this point so I didn't even think about it. It wasn't something I thought I was capable of.  Besides, I never saw myself as "fat", I just shunned every possible chance of being in photographs with my family and friends and dreaded putting on clothes every morning. But I definitely was NOT FAT!   On January 5, 2014, I turned 40 and everything just hit me.  I had already lost quite a bit of weight on my own trying not to eat like a ravenous bear getting fat before the Winter. ROAR!  But I still needed to make some major changes. I remember thinking, 'I can't live like this anymor...