In April 2005 I weighed 270 pounds.  This morning I weighed 156 pounds.  After years of playing diet roulette I came to realize that unless I took my eating disorder seriously and made some permanent life changes I was undoubtedly threatening my quality of life, if not my very life itself.  Armed with only a sincere desire to change, the knowledge that I was battling a food addiction and a strong conviction that God could help me if I would let Him, I started making small changes in May 2005.  I decided not to try and lose more weight than I could maintain, so I set realistic goals.  I kept a daily food journal, limited myself to three balanced meals per day, and removed my trigger foods from my diet (in my case salty-crunchy foods).  I did old-fashioned calorie-counting, budgeting my food "expenditures" to maximize my enjoyment.  I restricted myself to between 1,600-1,800 calories per day during the week, and 2,000-2,200 on the weekends, and ended up shedding 114 pounds in just under 18 months time.

 

Today I feel like a new woman, and my family and friends are rejoicing with me.  Thank you Pizza Fit'n Free for creating a delicious, healthy product to help those of us who earnestly struggle against obesity.