ShannonAlbert.com - June 2009

• We're both 5'6"
  
• We have curly hair
  
• We both love Gayle, Barack Obama and The Color Purple
  
• We are capable of gaining weight very, very easily

She's much better at weight gaining than I am (I am not 200 pounds) but gaining 10 pounds in the last 14 weeks is a pretty amazing accomplishment!

I used to let myself gain 20 pounds before reigning it back in so I consider it progress to stop at 10. I headed to the gym tonight for a workout and have been eating healthier. I will be working out 3 times a week from now on.

Usually, I like to have a goal in mind to keep me motivated but I've found that once I meet that goal, I just quit everything and revert back. Instead, this time, I just want to be comfortable again. I want my clothes to fit well and I want to feel good about myself. I felt great 10 pounds ago and need to get back there. There are a lot of things that Oprah has that I wish I had but this weight struggle is not one of them!