This is Cammie’s blog. I’m a 30 year old, semi-single, young and pretty New York City girl.

A few years ago I was a food junkie. I almost literally got high off of eating, mostly because I was unhappy with certain aspects of my life and used food to cope with what was bothering me. I had a horrible job, lived in the apartment from HELL, and had just broken up with my long time boyfriend.  I needed something to make me feel better and food filled up that void.  Food made me happy and helped me to forget what was bothering me, but only temporarily. After I was done eating and eating and eating I still had to deal with the things that were making me unhappy, AND I had added another issue into the mix: my weight. By the time I had gotten myself together enough to get a new job and a new place to live, I was 226 pounds.

I took 40 pounds off with Weight Watchers in 2004, but stopped going to meetings and of course put the weight back on and then some. In January of 2007 I decided to recommit myself TO myself, to fitness and a healthier lifestyle. I’ve lost 60 pounds and feel wonderful, physically AND emotionally. I eat better, feel better, and live better that I ever have before. I still struggle with my eating - don’t we all? - but every day is a work in progress.

Right now I’m pushing play with P90X and counting down to my cruise to the Mexican Riviera at the end of August. My goal is to get off this last 20 pounds, but I’d settle for 15. I just want to be comfortable, lean and healthy.