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Lose the Freshman 15: The Moment of Truth

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I’ll keep this short and simple, because I really must get back to studying. (Thank goodness tomorrow is my last day of classes and my final exam before summer!)
 
Today was Tuesday, which means it was weigh in day.
 
5b3e52b2And as you all are very aware, I hate weigh in day. I’m always afraid of Tuesdays because I never really know what to expect from the scale. A week’s worth of hard work could be cancelled out by one silly pound gained in weight.
 
But that’s beside the point, because this week, I only have GREAT news to report to you all!
 
I stepped on the scale, I watched it balance out and I saw a number I have never seen before come up: 144 pounds.
 
What does that number mean exactly? Well, let me just tell you!
 
Weighing in at 144 pounds means that I lost two pounds this week AND I’ve finally lost my “freshman 15!” And in just eight weeks, too!
 
It’s a pretty awesome accomplishment, if I do say so myself.
 
And I want to be brutally honestly with you all here: my eyes filled with water the minute I saw that number on the scale. And I couldn’t really stop the tears from flowing (all day, mind you. I literally cried every time I thought about it), because I don’t think I’ve ever wanted something more in my entire life. 
 
6ca5ef87Never before have I been this skinny, and never before have I felt prouder of myself for accomplishing something. I’ve spent the past eight weeks counting my calories, saying no to sweets and fast food and exercising endlessly to reach this small goal.
 
But now that I’ve done it, I’m realizing that it isn’t a small goal. Losing 15 pounds is a lot of weight! And no small feat, either.
 
The best part is that I feel great as a result of doing so. Actually, I’ve never felt better.
 
My clothes are loser, my waist is skinner and my heart is happier… because I’m happier! I’m actually probably the happiest I’ve ever been in my entire life, and I attribute it all to this journey that I’ve been on.
 
So thanks, Her Campus and SELF magazine, for making this weight loss goal a reality for me! I owe it all to you guys. And here’s to the future – to losing more weight and gaining even more confidence in myself and my body!
 
Share your weight loss story with me! Leave me a comment below, email me at sarakaner@hercampus.com or tweet me here. I’d love to hear from you! 

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Sara Kaner
Sara Kaner was born and raised in Santa Barbara, California and first fell in love with journalism as a freshman in high school thanks to her wonderful Intro to Journalism teacher. A family move brought her to Fort Myers, Florida the summer after her freshman year of high school, but she continued to pursue an interest in journalism. She is in her second year at the University of Florida and is pursuing a dual degree in Public Relations and Psychology. She is heavily involved on the UF campus and dedicates most of her time to her various organizations and to her friends. She loves people, magazines, sports and social media, and she hopes to combine all three in her job someday. For now, she aspires to attend Law School and specialize in Media Law. She secretly aspires to be Chelsea Handler, but she's happy being herself for the moment, just as long as she can lose the freshman 15 this semester.