I DID IT!!!!!
Catchphrase33
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My stats as of today.
5' 3"
GW 145
CW 139
Felt the best and looked the best between 136-138
Total weight loss from my highest weight 94 lbs
I have always had a weight issue since I was 10. It had nothing to do with sweets or soda or not eating the right things. My problem is twofold. I love food and I love to eat.
I eat when I am happy, sad, depressed, angry, disgusted, joyous, scared... You get the drift. I love the tastes and textures of food. I love fast food, Home cooked meals, Pot lucks, sit down restaurants, even gas station food. There is not a food that I don’t like (at least I have not found one yet.) In other words, I am addicted to food. How can you be addicted to food? One may ask. You need food to survive. How can you be addicted to something that you need to keep you alive?
Well here is how it happens, At least in my case.
I am not going to go back to when I was 10. I am going to start this at the ripe ole age of 22 I weight 185-190. By the age of 25 I was pretty much set in my ways. I ate out every meal. It was not just one meal. No it was all three. And then maybe a snack. I would hop in the car and go to the drive thru and bam…. I was eating and on my way. I got married at 26 and when I got married I weighed 190 lbs. And 190 on my 5 foot 3 inch frame is quite a lot. But I didn’t care. Then, How does that saying go, First come love, then comes marriage, then comes baby in a baby carriage. I had my first child at 29. When I gave birth to sweet baby number 1. I weight 233. That was my highest. After baby I dropped to maybe 220. Then life happens and along came sweet baby number 2! I had her at 31 and I weight 233. The exact same weight I was for the first one! I yo-yoed for a couple of years between 215 – 220. After that I dropped again and yo-yoed again for a couple more years between 195 – 205. When I finally started my journey to a healthier lifestyle commitment, I weight 205. I now weigh 139 which is at the higher end of my BMI but I am now in my normal range. And I am loving life.
I did go on vacation and gained about 7lbs and almost have that off but I went on a cruise and I was not going to deny myself any of that fabulous food.
I am actually lower than my original goal weight of 145 I did get down to 135 before vacation and I really liked the way I looked and felt between 136 - 138. I am going to try to attach pics but I don't know if I can.
This Picture I am 233 My highest weight and the little munchkin is my oldest daughter who just turned 10!
In this picture I weight probably 215 - 220
This picture was taken in March of 2016 I weighed between 205 and 210 ish
This picture was my halfway point ish. I weight I think 173
And this was my GOAL WEIGHT PICTURE!!!! 145 lbs
This picture I weight between 136 and 138
This was on my vacation so not sure how much I weighed probably 138ish it was the first couple of days.
5' 3"
GW 145
CW 139
Felt the best and looked the best between 136-138
Total weight loss from my highest weight 94 lbs
I have always had a weight issue since I was 10. It had nothing to do with sweets or soda or not eating the right things. My problem is twofold. I love food and I love to eat.
I eat when I am happy, sad, depressed, angry, disgusted, joyous, scared... You get the drift. I love the tastes and textures of food. I love fast food, Home cooked meals, Pot lucks, sit down restaurants, even gas station food. There is not a food that I don’t like (at least I have not found one yet.) In other words, I am addicted to food. How can you be addicted to food? One may ask. You need food to survive. How can you be addicted to something that you need to keep you alive?
Well here is how it happens, At least in my case.
I am not going to go back to when I was 10. I am going to start this at the ripe ole age of 22 I weight 185-190. By the age of 25 I was pretty much set in my ways. I ate out every meal. It was not just one meal. No it was all three. And then maybe a snack. I would hop in the car and go to the drive thru and bam…. I was eating and on my way. I got married at 26 and when I got married I weighed 190 lbs. And 190 on my 5 foot 3 inch frame is quite a lot. But I didn’t care. Then, How does that saying go, First come love, then comes marriage, then comes baby in a baby carriage. I had my first child at 29. When I gave birth to sweet baby number 1. I weight 233. That was my highest. After baby I dropped to maybe 220. Then life happens and along came sweet baby number 2! I had her at 31 and I weight 233. The exact same weight I was for the first one! I yo-yoed for a couple of years between 215 – 220. After that I dropped again and yo-yoed again for a couple more years between 195 – 205. When I finally started my journey to a healthier lifestyle commitment, I weight 205. I now weigh 139 which is at the higher end of my BMI but I am now in my normal range. And I am loving life.
I did go on vacation and gained about 7lbs and almost have that off but I went on a cruise and I was not going to deny myself any of that fabulous food.
I am actually lower than my original goal weight of 145 I did get down to 135 before vacation and I really liked the way I looked and felt between 136 - 138. I am going to try to attach pics but I don't know if I can.
This Picture I am 233 My highest weight and the little munchkin is my oldest daughter who just turned 10!
In this picture I weight probably 215 - 220
This picture was taken in March of 2016 I weighed between 205 and 210 ish
This picture was my halfway point ish. I weight I think 173
And this was my GOAL WEIGHT PICTURE!!!! 145 lbs
This picture I weight between 136 and 138
This was on my vacation so not sure how much I weighed probably 138ish it was the first couple of days.
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Amazing transformation! Well done!1
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Congratulations! Looking and doing AWESOME!1
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Wow, congratulations on your success! You look incredible! As a fellow food addict, I feel I could have written this myself. If you read my bio, it is very similar. Almost half way to my goal, so this is very inspiring. You give a fellow shorty hope!2
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Amazing journey!! I can definitely relate with the eating out every meal. It is so hard to get away from that but obviously doable!! Thank you for your story & CONGRATULATIONS
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Great job!
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Great job! Thank you for posting your story and your pictures!1
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Woot! Woot!2
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Ha,Ha. Now that I lost the weight I have been told a couple of times. "my I didn't realized how short you were."SalvationMountain41 wrote: »You give a fellow shorty hope!
You got this!
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chimonetabron2014 wrote: »I can definitely relate with the eating out every meal. It is so hard to get away from that but obviously doable!!
This was the hardest part for me to overcome. For the first couple of weeks. (and I am not even being sarcastic) I would cry at the commercials on TV. The only way I could make sure I stayed on track was to not go to fast food restaurants. I went to one 3 times the whole time I was getting to my goal weight. and on those occasions I went to Subway and got the chopped salad. Good luck. You can do it!!!2 -
You look amazing! Congrats on your dedication!1
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Great job! WTG!1
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Wow you've done so well, can I ask what did you drop your calories to? And did you exercise much? I need your motivation x0
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You go girl! You are such an inspiration! Truly an amazing transformation!
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So much commitment in this post. So much dedication. You did an incredible thing for yourself and your family! What's next? You look like you could take on the world!!0
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Wow.. That is awesome . Great effort on your part1
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You look fantastic! Congratulations on your success! Thank you for sharing1
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Standing ovation!2
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Way to go!!! You look fab! 1
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Omg you look so happy and healthy, well done1
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BRAVO1
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Well done!!!2
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You look so much younger!0
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Yes you did! Congrats
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Absolutely inspiring!1
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Awesome, amazing story! Good for you!1
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suenewberry81 wrote: »Wow you've done so well, can I ask what did you drop your calories to? And did you exercise much? I need your motivation x
When I started I dropped my calories down to about 1100 a day. and I beefed up my proteins. I did not exercise at all the first 30 lbs. In because I was eating a lot less calories I would be more tired. I also have a job where I am not running around. I sit at a desk most of the time. So I guess it would all be on what you do for a living and how much your body needs to survive without going into starvation mode. Then I bumped up my calories. (Not by much maybe a 100 calories more) and started to Cardio Dance. I went on YouTube and found a channel I really like and started out slow. I did about 4 or 5 songs and that was all I could do. Then about every other week or so I would add another song. I now do 15 songs and that is about an hour. I am not going to add any more. lol On the days that I don't Cardio Dance I walk. And again I started walking about a mile and a half and now I am up to 4 miles and that takes me a little under an hour. So I workout about an hour a day. But my suggestion would be to start slow so it is something that you will be able to maintain.
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girlwithcurls2 wrote: »So much commitment in this post. So much dedication. You did an incredible thing for yourself and your family! What's next? You look like you could take on the world!!
It was a commitment. I was so ready to do this. What's next is to get my arms under control. I got the bat wings. lol So I added wrist weights to my work out. I am hoping in the next 6 months or so it will be a little better.
I feel like I could take on the world!!! Thank you!1 -
Labouffecestbon wrote: »You look so much younger!
I GET THIS SOOOOOOOO often!!!! lol Thanks, I feel younger as well!1 -
Wow you look fabulous! Congrats on you success!1
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