Broken scale

The scale has to be broken. It's been stuck at 234 for more than a week now. Nevermind that I may not have been making the healthiest choices for the past two weeks (I had Whataburger last Sunday for the first time in months ... and it was good). Oh, and I haven't exercised in a week. Yikes, OK, maybe the scale's not broken.

And, yes, I just told you how much I weigh. I'm not proud of it. Actually, I am a little proud because at the end of 2009 I was 276 pounds. That's right, I have lost 42 pounds in less than six months. I still want that number to be much smaller. I've set my goal weight at 130. I don't know if that'll actually happen, but I know I at least want to hit 150 and be in the healthy range. I also would like to be off of these darn blood pressure meds. I'm 27 years old and I have hypertension. Whew, it feels kind of good getting all that off my chest.

It hasn't been exactly easy, but losing weight hasn't been all THAT hard, either. I mean, I'm not living on salads because, well, I'm not the biggest fan of salads. I actually eat real food. I've just found that if I incorporate more healthy foods into my diet and eliminate really fatty foods, I'll lose the weight. So when I make burgers at home, I eat them with cheesy rice and broccoli instead of fries. It's still not the healthiest meal, but it's certainly better than what I used to eat. I also eat ALL the time. I usually have a sandwich for lunch and I keep tons of snacks, like string cheese, apples, Special K and FiberPlus bars in my desk, so I rarely feel hungry.

My weekly goal is to lose 2 pounds, and most weeks I make it. Like I said, lately I've been off my game. Hopefully, I can get back on track. I plan to get back into my exercise routine tonight. A coworker and I snuck away for 30 minutes earlier today to walk around the mall, and now I'm getting motivated again.

Are you looking to lose weight or get more fit, too? Shoot me an e-mail, jdaffern@lmtonline.com, and tell me your story. I might share it on the website. And if you have any exercise tips, recipes that I can share, pass them on. We could all use the help!