Hello!! I'm baaack... again

verodzrosas

Hi! So, yes, I have been on and off MFP since 2011. Eeesh! And everytime it really does work for me, but I must admit I have never gotten to my goal weigjt. I'm 5'8, the mot I've weighed it 172lb (2011), not counting when I was pregnant (192lb). After giving birth to my secomd child I managed to get down to 145, from Agust 2024-November 2024. It was great, bht I was breastfeeding full time so I had that advantage. I went overboard eating everything during christmas aaaand I stopped breastfeeding because this kid bit me so hard once she had teeth that she almost tore my n*p. Long story short, I'm at 168, clothes are not fitting great, I feel uncomfortable and saggy and the intermittent fasting stopped working. For the past month I have been waking up at 5am several times a week ans working out 3-4 times a week with my husband (doing the 2025 Fit On challenge). It has been fenomenal and I definetly feel way stronger than when we started. But physically havent seen any changes and because muscle weight more than fat, neight has the scale. I want to stop intermittent fasting for a bit, but I dony want to loosr track of my meals and calories so here I am again with this trusted tool. Hppefully this time around I can go all the way and keep it that way. Other changes I've made that could potentially bel is that I'm finally taking my mental health seriously and I'm taking medication for my PMDD, MDD and severe GAD, it is helping a lot with my mood swings and anciety. I feel way more in control and focused, which is no joke because I'm about to take the USMLE STEP 2, I'm a mother of 2 girls (4yr old diva and 10mo old drama queen), married to a very work driven man who I adore, but drives me up the wall sometimes (like any spouse does), I have 4 dogs (2 5mo old rotties that are hellions , an old pitibull witha horrible skin condition and the best mutt in world), 3 horses, 13 chickens, house extension umder construction, garden in ruins, etc. Etc. Etc.

Any other crazy, ambitious, over achieving mothers here who would like to join me on this rollercoaster???