AGHHH I gotta lose weight.....

Well...I am in awe of how excited I have been since I wrote my lost post to write another. I never imagined I would get enjoyment out of putting my thoughts out there for numerous people to read and comment on. Yes, I understand that at this point in my blogging I have no followers, but I am confident that one day someone will find what I have to say somewhat interesting. The thought of someone I don't know taking time out of their day to read what I have to say and how I feel...well that thought completely and whole heartily excites me.
I turned 25 on March 19th of this year...and since then I have been been undergoing major changes. I hit rock bottom with my weight this year. I am quite sure that almost two months ago I weighed the most I have ever weighed in my life...and that in turn is why I think I have been battling with a minor case of depression. It was getting to the point to where if we were in a public place I didn't want to sit too close to anyone in fear that they would see the rolls and flab that seemed to have overcome my body. I guess I felt as though if I stayed far enough of away from people they would somehow not be able to see the extra layers of blubber I had gathered since having my youngest son...I should have known better! I think that the thing that pushed me over the edge was when we had family pictures taken in March. I was so excited to get the pictures back and show everyone, that was until they actually came in and I saw how horrid I looked. I felt like a huge whale and the first thing anyone would see when they looked at them was how enormous Brittany was. I hated the way I looked...point blank. SO...that is when I realized that if I didn't like the way I looked I was the only one that was going to be able to change it. I recently purchased the iPhone 4 and found an app that seemed pretty neat and was called "My Fitness Pal". In this app it had me record my height, weight and age. After the program done some configuring it then gave me the number of calories I should be taking in on a daily basis...I was shocked when I realized I was consuming almost TRIPLE the amount of calories I was supposed to be. Along with tracking my calorie intake I also work out everyday with the Wii Fit Plus. I run at least 4-5 miles a day and I weigh in once a week. As of today I have lost 13 pounds and I couldn't be happier! I can tell in my stomach how much I have lost and some of my older clothes are actually starting to fit the way they should again. I am honestly so very proud of myself and if it weren't for the support I have from my husband I am not sure if I could have even made it this far. I still have a ways to go before I hit my goal/ideal weight (70 pounds to be exact), but I am confident that I can do it. Below is the the day of my birthday and just a couple days before I decided to make a change with how I looked...I am hoping next year when we take a birthday picture I will look 10 times better :)