Blogging Helps Jasmine Maintain a 200-Pound Weight Loss

Posted on Jul 22nd 2010 2:00PM by Martha Edwards

Filed Under: Motivation, Success Stories

Jasmine Before

Every week, we introduce you to bloggers who share their weight-loss journeys and hefty doses of inspiration with their readers. This week's featured blogger is Jasmine from Eat Move Write.

Name: Jasmine Myers

Age: 28

Start Weight: 343 pounds

Current Weight: 155 pounds

Goal Weight: 130 pounds

My Weight-Loss Approach: My weight loss has been a bit different from other "healthy food" bloggers. I underwent gastric bypass surgery in May 2005 after a lifetime of obesity. At 343 pounds, I was more than 200 pounds overweight. Afterward, I threw myself into my weight loss, working out rigorously two or three hours nearly every day for two years and successfully shedding 200 pounds.

Jasmine Now

When I got down to my lowest weight of 142 pounds, I didn't know what to do with myself. I'd spent all that time eating as little as possible and exercising like a crazy person, and I didn't know how to be normal. I gained about 20 pounds back and I knew I had to do something. I joined an online community called SparkPeople, and then I began blogging. It became a very effective way for me to be accountable without going overboard.

Why I Wanted to Blog About It: Again, it was about accountability. I didn't want to spend my life working out like crazy, but I also didn't want to gain my weight back. Blogging became a way of focusing on food and exercise in a healthy manner.

The Best Part of Blogging Is: The people. I have truly loved reading other people's blogs. Getting to know these people and their stories has been a powerful motivating force in my life.

Best Comment I've Received: All of them! I can't pick just one. They all make me smile.

What's Next for My Blog: I'm just working on taking my blog to that next level, making it easier to read and easier for me to respond to my readers. I'm also working hard to get down to 130 pounds, a weight that I haven't seen since I was a child!

As amazing a feat as losing 200 pounds is, Jasmine isn't the only one who's done it -- Sean lost 258 pounds while eating whatever he wanted (in moderation).

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Tags: blogging-down, eat move write, gastric bypass, gastric bypass surgery, jasmine, sparkpeople, weight loss

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CMarie 7-22-2010 @ 4:59PM

Amazing!!! Truly an inspiration

Donna 7-25-2010 @ 10:24AM

What a wonderful story .I have been fighting my weight all my life .I am a young widow an would love to have this surgery but no one will insurance me an there is no way I can afford to pay for it out pocket .I would love to wake up one morning without pain or my weight .I wish you all the luck in the world ..God Speed ...

Jamie 5-13-2011 @ 4:29PM

My mouth is hanging open at the transformation you've made. You look amazing, and the confidence you've found is so inspirational! You're GOR-geous!

Dan 7-22-2010 @ 6:09PM

You are so very inspirational. You look great!

Amanda 7-22-2010 @ 9:17PM

You look amazing! Keep up the great work, the great motivation, and the BEST attitude!

kathleen.stalter 7-23-2010 @ 11:19AM

What an inspiration! I agree with the blogging as I am beginning to do it too and it does make a difference and helps to keep you focused. It also promotes connections with other people and the inspirtion and support just keeps going round and round.
You look Maaaahvelous dahling!

Barbara 7-25-2010 @ 7:53AM

AMAZING! I have wanted to check into Gastric Bypass, but keep putting it off. I am 100 pounds overweight, and 55 years old. You look great. CONGRATS 2 u!

lisa 7-25-2010 @ 6:50AM

Wow! I know how hard losing 200lbs must have been. BRAVO!

kyle 7-25-2010 @ 8:11AM

Wow,thats better for sure,she looks happy and thats what counts.Question,how do you eat enough food to get that big in the first place?I mean is it the amount being huge every meal or do you just eat all day for years?I do believe it would be tough to get that big if you tried.......she looks better for sure though.

Abraxus 7-25-2010 @ 11:25AM

1 can of coke per day for a year can add 15 pounds to the averagely active person.

A person who isn't active at all, needs less calories and could easily gain 30-50 pounds in a year simply by eating the normal 2000 calories recommended and only burning 1500 because they don't exercise.

It IS easy to gain weight - we need to teach our kids better!

Jan Rayl 7-25-2010 @ 8:45AM

You are wonderful, girl! Keep up the great "work".

kyle 7-25-2010 @ 8:15AM

Ive never found food that I liked enough to get that big.If someone told me I had to get that big or Id die then Id just have to die,nothing taste that good.Workout,go for a run,buy yourself a great bike and peddle everyday but if you are this big then change your life like this lady did.Im 175 pounds,my wife is 100 and a size zero and we dont really try to stay thin.I eat pretty much what I like but every meal isnt thanksgiving dinner if you know what I mean......everyone can do what this lady did,its not hard.

Bet 7-25-2010 @ 9:51AM

Kyle, you, my dear, are an unempathetic twit! How dare you presume to judge how difficult it is to diet down and maintain a healthy weight (and do you really think 100 lbs is a "healthy" weight? Only if you're 4'9")! I myself have had to battle obesity the majority of my life despite eating healthy, appropriately portioned meals and exercising regularly, due to factors like genitics. Keeping it at 128 lbs on my 5'1" frame has NEVER been simple, and wasn't for Jasmine either. As for never having had "food I liked that much", you've never had my cooking! Get your head out of your arse and try walking a mile (or six) in someone elses shoes!

bb121464 7-25-2010 @ 11:20AM

Kyle, obviously you have never had a weight problem. Being overweight is not just about how much you eat, but a lot of other things factor into that. Like genetics, thyroid, kinds of food, exercise. Some people actually have physical problems that make them gain weight. Until you have to lose weight yourself, I suggest you keep your comments. You have no idea how hard it is to lose. Believe me it's not easy. You obviouly have no feelings.

Diana 7-25-2010 @ 9:14AM

I think this is awesome and so inspriational. I myself have found blogging helped me maintain 80 lbs lost and continue my weight loss journey as well. It is such a great way to get the craziness out of your head. I started my blog called "Thinny girl fights the fat suit" and it has been so liberating!....Keep up the wonderful journey to finding your healthy thin girl inside!!

Denis Heurtevant 7-25-2010 @ 9:56AM

Ooooh Jasmine, you are soo hot.

Sarah 7-25-2010 @ 12:43PM

ADMIRATION! AWE!! And RESPECT!!! These are the words that come to mind when I think of all the dilegence and self-restraint you have a applied to achieving your goal! What a fantastic way to find help and support in your new life-style. Congratulations! Not to down-mode, but for many it is hard to remember that loving something too much, even food, can only hurt us overall. We must CHOOSE HEALTHY in order to LIVE HAPPY (in anything we do). And sometimes in order to keep our focus we need constant reminders; maybe this site will encourage others to be as focused as you in your healthy life-choice! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK! S :)

butchieme1 8-09-2010 @ 9:55AM

You have so much courage and direction that makes me feel so good for you and some hope for me!! Hang in there and love yourself and love life! Good things are coming your way!!!

melinda 7-25-2010 @ 10:20AM

I stopped reading after the gastric bypass part. Although it has helped many morbidly obese individuals, it is a very dangerous and life threatening procedure and in a way an "easy way out". We should be reading about success stories/ways to lose without this surgery, or preventative measures from getting so large. Weight loss is a struggle, it is a combination of being mentally prepared to lose it, eating properly, working hard, feeling the burn and sweat, ALL ON YOUR OWN. It means so much more when weight loss is a success by an individual that exerts "control", you understand better what it takes to lose the weight. Please for people like me, that don't plan on sugery to remedy weightloss, share something a bit more helpful.

Abraxus 7-25-2010 @ 11:29AM

Absolutely agree with you, gastric bypass can be dangerous and if the person isn't mentally ready, it also won't work. You have to fix the part inside your head that is working negatively against you losing weight. Try Paul McKenna's "I can make you thin" book and CD, I tried it, it made me have a more positive view on myself subconsciouly AND taught me subconsciously to stop eating when I was full and to WANT to exercise. I have no doubt if this woman ate less and exercised as much as she says, she would have achieved the same goal WITHOUT surgery!

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