Greetings from Canada!

Hello fellow skinny wannabes!

We all know the classic North American stereotype.... FAT! Well I think that's only half true. The first group of people are like me, who need to loose 20 pounds or more, and then there's this group of perfectly skinny girls that make the the first group insanely jealous. I mean really, when I check out my friends facebook pictures, most of them have great bodies, so there goes the fat stereotype. Believe me, if all of us North Americans were fat, then I'd be pretty comfortable with my flabdomen, but that's just not the case. Yes I agree that there are a bunch of people in North America that probably live in McDonalds, but we still have our fair share of "super model" looking girls, and I want to be one of them!

I'm a 26 year old mother of 2, I'm 5 feet 7 inches and weigh 145-148 pounds. Most people would think that's not too bad. WELL, to all of you that think I'm a crazy person for wanting to loose weight, you haven't seen me in a bikini. I look HORRIBLE in a bikini because my stomach is so flabby and my thighs and arms need to be toned. I don't just want to look "ok" I want to look GREAT! I always hear people say "you need to learn to accept your body the way it is." Would you tell your kid who is getting mostly Cs in school to just "accept" those grades? Or would you tell them that they need to work harder and that they CAN achieve the grades they want and deserve? Obviously nobody would accept mediocrity in other aspects of their life, so why do we feel the need to accept it when it comes to our bodies. We CAN change our bodies for the better!! It's happened for a number of people, so why not me?

Follow me as I work my butt off and loose 20 pounds and go from "you look good for a mom" to "You look like a Victoria Secret model"!

Me Ka Aloha (with love)
- Elisabeth