Thirteen Months to Life

Hi! You might know me from Taking Chances or Hard Core Kiki. Regardless of where you met me in my weight loss journey, a lot of things have changed. I started blogging back in January 2008, after a tough separation and moving back on my own. During that time, I had gone from being 240ish pounds (I mean, who really knows their weight at their highest?) to 210, and during my time on Taking Chances, I lost 50 pounds, taking me down to 180. I moved my blog over to Hard Core Kiki last summer, because I felt tough. I had adjusted to my new life as a single gal, and I was ready to take on the world. Last summer, I was at my lowest adult weight of 172.

A lot of things have changed between now and then.

I started dating and got engaged to the most wonderful guy in the world. He is exactly what I was looking for, and I could not ask for more. During the spring 2010 semester, I've also been on sabbatical, which is a lot more stressful than anyone can imagine it is, not to mention isolating. I've also been dealing with some medical stuff (nothing serious, but something that has definitely affected my life and my body). Finally, I gained 20 pounds between October 2009 and January 2010. And they don't want to come off.

So, here I am... a 192 pound engaged lady facing down daily work, life, and wedding issues. So, while you may be used to a fitness blog, there are a lot of different issues... LIFE issues... that will be discussed here as well. However, my goal is to NOT be a fat bride. I was a ginormous bride the first time around (can I say how relieved I was to be able to throw out Wedding #1's pictures because I thought I resembled this in them?) and I am determined to be a fit and healthy bride this time around and carry that into the next stage of my life as a married woman.