Life Changing Journey

I’ve been a member of 3FC since April and have been thinking about creating Diet blog for awhile now… but knowing myself, I never did anything about it. I suck at sticking it to the end. I have another blog somewhere in the internet floating around..or sleeping around. I don’t even remember the last time I updated it.

I’ve always been heavier than others. Of course, I’m comparing myself to thin skinny Korean girls..In Korea, “One size fits all” is about U.S. Size 4-6. All of my family is tall and “big boned” for Koreans. They are not fat or anything but just are big built. So weight loss has always been on my mind. I mean, even my “girls” were bigger than anyone I knew and when I was growing up, I couldn’t wear bra that fit me because they did NOT have them. So again, weight loss has always been on my mind. When I was old enough, I convinced my mom to take me to Chinese medicine place. With the help of Chinese medicine and acupuncture, I lost about 20 lbs or so in about 2 months or so, I think. That was back in sometime 2002-2003. I weighed 165 or so. Of course, I gained it all back, since it wasn’t like I was learning how to live healthier life.

Then I lost weight while pregnant and after having baby, I weighed 175. That was December of 2005. I gained it all back and ended at 203 by November of 2006. I joined Online Weight Watchers since I had no time to go to meetings. By the end of January, I lost 17 lb and was at 186. Due to financial reason, I had to stop the online WW.

One day, I was going out to hang out with my friends. I tried one outfit after outfit and no matter what I tried, I wasn’t happy with the way it looked. All of them used to fit me good but weight crept up on me and before I knew, I was at 208 and things were just getting too tight and not looking good at all. While checking out different places, I found 3FC. Now I know and this time, I’m working out, eating healthier, and losing weight and gaining muscle and strength.

I’ve lost almost 20 pounds so far and I think I will be able to stick to it till I reach the goal this time for real, thanks to 3FC and all the lovely ladies on there. So today, while at work, on July 8, 2008,  I finally decided to get on here.

You see my blog’s title is Life Changing Journey. I was going to name it “Journey to Happiness” because I feel like I will be happy no matter what if I reach my goal weight. But then I realized I am happy even now when I can and when I want to be, so it’s not a journey to happiness…but more like life changing journey since this time, it’s not just a diet, but actually changing how I am..with my eating, exercise, and just the way I look at the life.

Eating healthier is not just to lose weight anymore, but to cleanse my body and be healthier.
Exercising isn’t just to to lose weight anymore, but to gain strength, flexibility, and health. (I never exercised when I tried to lose weight before. If I did, I never could stick with it for longer than 2 weeks. This time, it’s been 4 months. )

So hope you are ready for the road and hopefully I can help you to be motivated for your journey.