About Amanda

My name is Amanda and like the majority of Americans, I have a weight problem.

February 2007

Even though I was very active in high school, I was always the biggest in my circle of friends. After high school graduation, I started college. I stopped cheerleading, I stopped playing basketball and thanks to my inactivity, I gained the Freshman 15 and then some. Over time, 20lbs grew to 30. 30lbs grew to 40. And the cycle continued until after graduation and several years later when I woke up one day approaching my 28th birthday and realized that I was tipping the scales at over 250lbs.

Writing this now and thinking about my “past life” is a very surreal experience. It’s almost like it never happened. But pictures never lie and I have the proof in film.

What was your turning point? A lot of people ask me what my turning point was. I can’t pinpoint one specific event, but I can think of several that may have contributed. Those combined with the realization that my 30th birthday is less than two years away made me promise myself that this time would be different.

What makes you an authority on weight loss? I never claimed to know it all, but I have learned A LOT by losing 60lbs in the past 6 months – and doing it the right way. Seeing actual results after trying so many fad diets and products makes me excited to share the knowledge I’ve learned… and continue to learn!

April 2009

Aren’t you scared of making this public? Not scared. A little nervous, maybe – but this is my story. I choose to share it because I was the overweight girl that believed this was how God made me. I had accepted that being overweight was just who I am and I would have to live with that. I decided to make this public for two reasons: 1) My journey is not over! Documenting my progress not only holds me accountable, but motivates me to keep going and 2) I hope to speak to other girls who have accepted their current situation. It DOES NOT have to be like this. YOU can change your circumstances.

“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.”

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson