I am in trouble I looked in the mirror and my clothes don’t seem to fit anymore. Society is not designed for larger people. My grocery bill is completely out of control. All of these signs point to the fact that I am fat and it is time to do something about it. How can I lose the weight that I know I need to lose.

Before I had figured out what I should do, I caught the program called the Biggest Loser which was about people who needed to lose weight. I went online and found out that the show had a website that included a link to the biggest loser forum where there were all sorts of helpful hints, tools and chat rooms that are dedicated to helping people lose weight. It was great to be able to find out that there was support out there for me in my quest. Having the support of others would make it easier to lose the weight by myself. That took care of part one when I had some plans about how to reach my goal.

After doing the research, I learned that I had to figure out how much I should lose. I was more than two hundred pounds overweight and needed to correct it now. I knew that I had to learn how to lose weight fastbecause my health was in danger and if I did not act quickly, I might not get another chance to succeed, and like the people on the show I had watched, I decided that I could lose more than ten pounds a week if I worked hard enough. I realized that this would take a lot of time and effort, and I was ready to do it.

I could not achieve the results by myself, I knew that I wouldn’t succeed by doing a handful of six pack ab exercises in the comfort of my own home whenever I could find the time to do it, and I wanted some professional help. So I got off my sofa, and made my way down to the local gym. The fitness club had all of the equipment and a personal trainer to assist me. In order to be safe about losing weight, I sought out the help of my physician. I was given a plan by my physician that would allow me to drop the pounds the right way. I was giving a workout routine by the people at the health club. And I was off on my journey.

All I thought about during this time was how great it would be to lose the weight, and I did all the work I could. I didn’t allow any distractions into my life. Because of my dedication I saw some results. The pounds were disappearing. I lost ten pounds a week for the first few weeks. But then I hit a wall and for the next two weeks I wasn’t able to lose any more weight. All of my support groups that I had developed informed me that this was normal and not to worry about it, just keep doing what I was doing. I took the advice and kept working out. Eventually the pounds started to disappear again. My self image was back up again because I didn’t give up.

Since I started my diet and exercise program, I have lost almost half of my body weight. All of the benefits are worth all of the hard work. I have added over a decade to my life expectancy by getting healthy. Friends and family are awestruck at the amount of weight I have lost. My self esteem is soaring due to the fact that I like the way that I look now. The best part of the journey has not been losing the weight although I wouldn’t want it back. The greatest benefit is the improvement of my own self image. I wouldn’t trade that for anything.