Hi! I’m Sandi Jordan and I am so excited to be starting Medifast and representing the Maryland 40’s Division in the Beauties of America Pageant! I have competed in pageants for the past sixteen years, holding several state titles, but never achieving the national title. Now that I’ve hit my forties, keeping in shape has definitely gotten tougher, and before I knew it, I had accumulated some unwanted weight.

Being busy with five children kept me distracted, and then I noticed my clothes starting to get a little too snug. I would really like to do well in the national pageant, this August in Myrtle Beach, SC, and with the help of Medifast, I think I can reach my goal! I would love to lose 20 pounds and raise my scores in the fitness segment of the competition. Competing in pageants has been an awesome experience for me. I have met some wonderful people, and some of my best friends are pageant sisters! I have traveled to places I might not have otherwise visited. Pageants have encouraged me to look inside myself to see who I really am, and to be involved within my community. I think pageants are a healthy form of competition and going to the pageant is like being at “girls camp”! We have make-up seminars, parties, shopping, go out to eat, ride in limos, and get treated like royal celebrities!

My problem is, I’m a stress eater. And life sure can be stressful with five kids, four of them being teenagers! In a year’s time, I will have had two of my children graduate from high school and move on to college. This has been very difficult for me, and I turn to comfort in food. I love pasta and anything chocolate!

But I’m ready for the Medifast Challenge, and I still get to eat chocolate! Medifast chocolate that is!

So follow me on my journey to lose 20 pounds and as I prepare and take part in the Beauties of America Pageant. Please leave me comments of encouragement throughout, and I’ll do my best comment back, we need all of the support we can get.