(Written by Marissa) At church on Sunday one of my friends asked me if I had lost weight since last time she saw me. I've actually been maintaining for the past long while, but I thought you all would enjoy a post on my journey getting there. :) This post is about how I lost 45 pounds. It all starts a few years ago when I started running into a strange problem. Men had stopped asking me out! I remember wondering why a guy I was spending time with wasn’t more interested in me. I mean, I was super cute, smart, fun, kind, and everything a guy could possibly want, right? Then I stepped on the scale and realized I may have discovered part of the problem… Maybe I was getting friend-zoned because of my weight. That summer I changed. I gained most of my weight gradually, about 10 lbs per year throughout college until it was a problem. For the first 30 pounds, I did what most people in my situation have to do: exercise and watching what I ate. Having just started a full-time jo