Canadian expat living in LA...trying to get back to my healthy weight...for the umpteenth time!

After moving to the United States in 2008, I gained 55 pounds in about a year. I went from working in two restaurants (literally sprinting and sweating for 8 hours a day, and rarely eating regular meals) to sitting on my ass and eating whatever I wanted, as often as I wanted! In October of 2009, a friend made me hop on the scale, after suggesting we have a competition to see who could lose the most weight. I was floored to see that the scale said 170! (I had weighed 115 lbs when I left Canada) From that moment on I made a commitment to myself to get healthy and come down to a more reasonable weight. I cut out the soda and bacon cheeseburgers, started working out, and just tried to be mindful of how I was eating. Progress was slow, but paying closer attention to my calorie intake and making time for moderate exercise yielded great results! I hit my goal weight of 140 pounds just in time to be a fit bridesmaid at my sister's wedding. It took a ton of commitment and resilience to reach my goal and I was incredibly happy with my results.

But then I got complacent and stopped working out. Since then, I've faced health struggles, injuries, emotional challenges, stressful life changes, and have gained all the weight back and then some.

But I am back at it again, committed to making health and fitness work around my hectic schedule, investigating the deeply rooted issues that cause me to overeat, and finding a way to truly enjoy a healthier (yet not overly restrictive) lifestyle so that it becomes my permanent way of life!