How is it so easy to gain, but IMPOSSIBLE to lose?!

So, I am the stand out person in my family.  I have blonde hair and blue eyes with fair skin, whereas everyone else in my immediate family has olive toned skin, brown hair and brown eyes.  In addition, they are also all skinny. Like never ever weighed more than 135 pounds in their lives, even while working at the local pizzaria and eating junk and sugary coffee's all day, skinny. Why do I stand out so much?  Well, technically, my dad is not my bio dad, and I managed to take after my bio dad, who is a broad shouldered, heavier set, blond haired, blue eyed, Oil Man. (Future explanation on this later)

So, I examined my biological family, and discovered, alas,  the majority of the family is rather overweight.  Like me. So, now that I have determined that I am pretty much destined to be overweight unless a serious intervention is done, I am starting this process.

So, how does a person, who is basically destined to be overweight her entire life, get healthy?  Well, I'm not sure. So, I am lucky enough to have a very supportive boyfriend in the same situation, who wants to take this journey with me.  Right now, its the very beginning.  This is my plan so far.

1. Biggest Loser Cardio workout 3 times per week
2. Neighborhood walks 2 times (minimum) per week
3. No sugar - no I take that back.  I get one packet of sugar in my coffee in the morning.  Black coffee is icky.
4. No diet soda, or any soda for that matter
5. Making foods that are whole foods, not processed, and meals that are 75% fruits and veggies and 25% lean meats. I get my carbs at lunch where I make a sandwich and eat it with celery or cherry tomatoes and hummus or cottage cheese.  Dinner ideas mostly have come from a Biggest Loser Cookbook, and random light recipes from the web.

That looks insane, but I have decided that its time for a change, and I want to see how this works.   Right now, I'm feeling extremely frustrated.  I started this journey 2 weeks ago at.... GULP... 249 pounds.  My all time high.  I'm down to 244.  5 of those pounds came off in the first week.  I haven't lost a pound this week.  So, who knows.  I'm guessing I shocked my body with this drastic change, and I'll start losing weight again next week. **crossing fingers**.

So, to make me an honest girl, I am going to post my before pic.  Please don't judge.  This takes all my courage to do so, but its time to hold myself accountable.  Thanks!