Santa Barbara

Member Since February 2008

My Story
Since middle school I have been over weight. I was never really active, and by the time I got into high school you could tell I did not exercise much. I had low energy and was not eating healthy at all. By the time I knew it, it was my senior year and I weighed about 220lb. it was always hard to look at all the pretty, skinny girls at school and just feel so different, like I just did not belong. I joined curves for the very first time when I was 17 in 2005/2006 and lost about 15 pounds in time for my prom. I felt really good about myself after losing the weight and could not believe how good working out can make you feel. I was feeling good inside and I was feeling more energetic, like people in high school should feel. I was eating better and felt that I was starting to get my life on track.
However shortly after I had to quit curves because I got into college and started a part time job which left me very little spare time. Between commuting to work and school, and all the studying and homework I had as a working full time student. I soon began to notice that I was falling back into my old lazy habits. I was not getting much exercise, eating poorly, and not really taking care of myself as I should have been. It took one look in the mirror to see that I needed to do something again. I had begun to feel the same feelings I had in high school. It was hard. These times in your life are when you should be in your prime, but I was felling worse than before. I was beginning to have very low confidence in myself and low self esteem.
So February of last year (I was 19 at the time) I decided it was time to rejoin curves. It was tough to fit curves in with everything I needed to get done, but I made up my mind to make time to help myself. I started off weighing 200lbs and now as of my last weigh and measured day last I have lost 40 pounds and 29.5 inches. I just turned 21 earlier this month and I have never felt better about myself in my whole life. I have been eating better and working out almost 5 days a week since the summer started and I feel amazing. I hope if anything that someone will see my story as inspiration to get up and do something for themselves. I had really lost hope for a while, and just accepted that I was just going to be overweight for the rest of my life. But now I have goals that drive me every day to make the right choices for myself.
I still have 40 more pounds to go before I reach my goals, but I am getting there thanks to curves. It is amazing where a little hard work and dedication can take you.
Thank you for all the love and support. It makes me want to work harder :)

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