Dimples No More! The day I became fed-up!

So this morning was the day that I finally got so mad at myself, I decided to really do something. Since, I am at work, the ability to do something is quite limited. So I have spent the morning researching weight loss online. While I have done this countless times before, never have I been so pissed off at myself for letting myself get to this point.

You see, I have dimples, two cute ones on my face on each cheek. However, lately, I have noticed I have dimples that are not so cute all over my body! Being 24 years old, with a handsome looking boyfriend, and a life that I want to actually live, rather than hiding in the shadows, I have become someone I don't even recognize.

You see, I always thought I was fat, because in high school all my friends were un-athletic 5'2" girls, and I was a competitive swimmer and almost 5'9"--however, I recently moved, and realized after looking through a box of pictures from high school, I had a GREAT body back then, I just wasn't confident enough. I now have self-confidence until I get a glimpse of myself in a mirror or a shadow, and then I shrink back down, and realize I am not the person I think I am--physically.

So now that I am 5' 81/2" tall and tipping the scale at 218 lbs, I need to do something! I have been a competitive swimmer all my life from the age of 8 to 22. I graduated college after swimming my way through those four years, and one of the coolest things about swimming 25 hours a week was that I could stack my tray in the cafeteria as high as I wanted with muffins, cake, potatoes, pasta and never gain a single pound, and my body would still be rock hard.

Well, two years later, finding myself working at a financial institution as the Director of Community Relations--tethered to a desk 8 hours a day, I have come to realize that total freedom to eat everything I come in contact with is no longer available to me. And the act that I have gained over 50 pounds in the past two years has really helped illustrate that point.

So, now I need to do something about it. I think that this site will help me be accountable to myself, hopefully read other people's struggles and successes, and be a motivator for my journey from pissed off fat girl, to firm and fantastic!