I was told I was somewhat a chubby child, I don't really remember that. But what I do remember is being called toothpick in highschool and joining the military weighing barely 119lbs. I left basic training weighing 127lbs, I was soooo excited. I put on muscle and got into some great shape. I found during my time in the service I maintained 132-135lbs. Later I started doing some serious weight training with some friends and I got up to 140-143lbs.

After leaving active duty I joined the air national guard and did my best to stay active and I was set on pursuing a career as a personal trainer. Well I wanted to learn more about how food worked so i started taking classes in nutrition and I was asking questions that didn't pertain to the class and a student recommended culinary courses. What a great idea, a personal trainer who was also a chef.

I got a job working in retirement communities and hospitals and one of my bosses, a trained chef, suggested I go an actual culinary school. I went from cooking job to cooking job and found what I thought was going to be PERFECT for me, a job at a fitness center managing the cafe. Well it wasn't what I thought it to be, but having access to a 24hr gym was just up my alley. I stuck it out for a year and obtained a managing position at a well known family restaurant and after 2.5 years I found myself fluctuating between 171-176lbs.

So here I am doing this HCG diet, somewhat concerned that I will not lose as much weight as those who have done it, since my body doesn't necessarily show it. But I'm hoping losing the weight so quickly and joining this site will bring back that motivation. Also, I can't afford to keep buying clothes, I guess I should also add that when I realized that I was looking at size 14 jeans I knew I needed to do something.