MrGroove

Greetings Fat Secret World! My name is Angel and I live in Long Beach, CA. 2009 has definitely been my biggest year of physical transformation ever!

It started with a "Biggest Loser" type office weight loss competition in January that lasted 3 months. Then we did it again for another 3 months. In August I joined the Long Beach Losers competition and have lost 56 pounds in the last year!

My weight loss has consisted mostly of making much healthier food choices, giving up the fried foods and fast foods. Giving up the regular sodas which was definitely tough at first, and getting rid of a lot of unneeded cards, like potatoes.

I also exercise about 6 times a week and am quite amazed that I've become someone who a year ago could run about half a block and nearly pass out from being short from breath to someone who is taking daily 5 mile runs without stopping and not even breathing hard at the end.

I have started to train for a half marathon and am also looking into triathalons!

This site has become extremely helpful to me in learning about the foods that I eat and how they effect me. It has also become extremely helpful in understanding calorie burns as well. If you can stick with it and be dedicated, you never need to think about those risky and cheap way out surgical operations ever again! You can do it, you just have to stick to it! =P