My "before" pics- just starting 30-Day Shred and C25K workou

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sarahkatara
sarahkatara Posts: 826 Member
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SO, I've been here on MFP for about 12 days (but who's counting, lol). I absolutely love this website for it's ease, support, and fun! I'm 'conquering a huge fear today and that's putting my "before" pics up. I want to challenge myself and remind me of why i'm doing this. For me, this whole process is way more than losing weight. It's a true lifestyle change for good. Over the past 4 years i've gone into recovery from anorexia, getting to a healthy weight at which I felt great. Briefly. I met my amazing fiancee in 2008 and since then have gained 40 pounds! Just writing that really makes me cringe. I haven't had a totally normal relationship with food since i got sick with my eating disorder when I was 13. This whole process is me returning to a healthy weight (because being 40 pounds over weight isn't good either!), learning to eat in a way that supports an active, fun lifestyle, and making exercise something i enjoy doing for myself, not something i HAVE to do to shut those voices in my head up. It is going to be a struggle because i've realized that i really have to keep that eating disorder voice in check because it's very easy for it to return and thrive on what is supposed to be a healthy process. I am so proud that i can say now that i don't ever want to go back there and i will do anything to make sure i don't.

I started C25K yesterday because i used to be a runner and i'm psyched to get my endurance back to a point where i can enjoy it again and started Jillian Michael's 30-day Shred today. What an *kitten*-kicker that one is going to be! I plan on combining these with what i already do (power pilates, some major ab workouts, bike riding, brisk walks, etc).

Before Christmas, at least, I plan on being quite a bit more ripped. I'm actually looking forward to taking those pics! With alllll of that being said (and thanks for sticking with me!), here are my "before" pics.

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Thanks for reading. Here we go!!!

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