Half Way !!

mom2tripsn2 · June 2014

I realize that this isn't as big of a change as a lot of people here have had...but I told myself I would post a success story when I got to my half way point (30lbs out of a 60lb goal) and I hit that mark this morning...so here it is 3 months ago we were leaving to go on vacation and there was going to be a big hot tub that I couldn't wait to get in...but I needed a bathing suit. So, we stopped on the way there so I could get one...there I was, on my way to a beautiful house in the mountains with my whole family, on a vacation I had been looking forward to for months, and I was standing in a dressing room crying my eyes out as I asked my boyfriend to bring me a bigger size..and then a bigger size..and I stood there mortified at what I was looking at in the mirror. I didn't know how much I weighed, but I knew it was the heaviest I had ever been...turns out I weighed 195lbs, which was, by far the heaviest I had ever been. When we left the store I said "I am making changes when we get back from this vacation"...and I did...I joined MFP and started logging every day...I bought a scale and started weighing in weekly...I started walking at home, doing WATP with Leslie Sansone...the weight started coming off. Then, one day, I decided I might like to run a little bit...I have no idea why as I have NEVER, EVER, enjoyed running...but that's what I felt compelled to do. I found a C25K app on my phone, went to a local trail with my kids, and started the program. I could barely make it running for 60 seconds...but I learned that barely making it is still making it and I started the mantra that "I can do ANYTHING for just one minute"...it's just one minute...and so I kept going. I ran my first 5K about 7 weeks later with a time of 36:04. I LOVE running now and am working on my training for a 10K trail run in August. I have energy to DO things now...I play basket ball and kick ball with my kids, I garden, I do more around the house in general just because I don't come home and sit like a lump in front of the TV all night...I still have a ways to go, but I know that I can do it now...I'll be back with more pictures in another 30lbs

Thanks for reading....first pic is me and my boyfriend on the vacation I wrote about..right before I started changing my life. Second pic is about 3 weeks ago (and actually about 5 pounds heavier than my half way point today) before I ran my first 5K

__hannah_ · June 2014

Great loss, 30 lbs is very good. Keep up the hard work! I also decided to make a change and start logging with MFP when I realized I weighed 195 lbs, never thought I was that close to 200. I have about another 30 lbs to go too.

anissa333 · June 2014

Good job!!

HellaCarriefornia · June 2014

This IS a big change for YOU - no need to compare to other people.

You've worked hard and it shows. Great job!! Keep it up!

HeidiCooksSupper · June 2014

Absolutely. 30 pounds is amazing!!

TXSweety09 · June 2014

Awesome job!!!! I am also half way on my journey!! Feels so much better to be able to MOVE without hurting all the time! Good Luck and Blessings for the second half of your journey!!