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Hi, my name is Elisabeth and my husband Michael and I have joined the Bull River Biggest Loser and at least one of us plans on winning. I think the competition aspect of the biggest loser will be a good motivator for me. Like many of you, I have been overweight for a long time. I think I gained about 100 pounds in just three years as a teenager! But I know that I can do this because I have three little ones who need their mom for a very long time to come. I also want to lose weight to look sexier, feel healthier, fit into some really cute clothes, have an easier pregnancy and delivery with future children, and just to conquer this long-time weight issue. I have a great plan that I'm using to help me in my journey. I log all of my food, water, exercise, and thoughts onto startyourdiet.com which has some excellent resources for losing weight. I love the all the different graphs and charts the program creates that I can see patterns in my eating, mood, progress, and exercise. And for any of you who want to join, it only costs $30 for the whole year!

My weight loss goal is to be 140 pounds which I believe I last weighed when I was eleven. It will probably take about ten months to reach this goal. I have incorporated 45 minutes of daily cardio and weight training and Michael and I have added pilates or yoga into a light evening routine. I feel good and excited about losing weight most of the time, but I still struggle with emotional eating. I feel the need to eat almost instantly when my children misbehave. I have decided to start journaling to work through that difficulty. Other than that, I am also a closet eater and even sneak food in my own house. I don't know who I think I'm hiding food from, but I'm the only one who cares. So the fix to that problem is that I just can't ever have those trigger foods in my house. Okay, now I'm rambling.

So with this weight loss I look forward to several things: I can't wait to have enough energy in my day not to feel the need for a nap, I'm excited to look super hot, I hope to avoid any comments from my kids about my size, and I really want the money for a new laptop and camera. I wish each of you luck and strength in your new endeavour.