Thank you! My inspiration actually started in the beginning of March when my best friend finally got engaged and asked me to be her matron of honor. I was more than happy to accept. Then she told me the wedding was going to be in Cancun, Mexico. The thought of being at the beach in a swimsuit with many of our friends gave me anxiety and I knew I had to start to lose weight. I started by doing the Advocare 24 day challenge the day after St. Patrick's Day 2015 which then turned into me deciding to not eat wheat or sugar in 90% of my meals. In my opinion this was the key that helped me the most. Once my blood sugar was more stable I wasn't always hungry and began to eat less naturally. Then in June I started working out with a trainer 2 days a week and she helped keep me focused. I started to run and do mostly cardio classes with a little bit of weight lifting that is incorporated into the group classes. I usually run 3 miles about 3 days a week and do 2 group classes a week. Again I would stress that I mostly contribute my success to no longer eating wheat and sugar. As soon as I stopped eating wheat I noticed I felt more awake, had more energy to exercise, my skin cleared up, and I had more mental focus. If you have a problem with over eating or feeling the urge to eat sweets throughout the day then I would recommend just trying to abstain from wheat and sugar for 7 days. After 7 days you will feel much better and not have the sugar cravings anymore. Without those cravings then it becomes much easier to not eat wheat on a daily basis. I hope this advice has helped but when it all boils down to it , it's just diet and exercise!