So proud of myself!

lotty1987

So nearly everyday I take my dog on a walk up a hilly route which burns between 200 - 300 cals, well this weekend I decided to put on enough weight to take me back to my weight at xmas last year and walk round to compare so this is what i wore :
Jeans,
Tshirt,
jumper,
harness,
9 week old baby,
shoes
socks,
a huge mans winter coat in xxl ( this was 14 lbs at least in itself )
the dogs leads in it

I felt like i was dying !!!!! how i used to do that i have no idea !

JJHudgens

Wow! Good way to view it though!! I see my loss as 10, 6lb newborns!! That's a lot of babies....a lot of weight....and I don't know how I did either! Good for you...nice way to really FEEL the progress you've made!

CathiAnne

THAT is a wonderful idea. I am going to carry the amount I've lost to realize what I've done. What a great perception check that is. Thanks for posting this.

ycc1964

Wow, nice NSV.

leeshults

How motivating is THAT?? Absolutely AWESOME!!

ruggedBear

It really helps put the weight loss into perspective doesn't it?

In my twenties I lost 70 pounds. I went on a three day backpacking trip with some friends and weighed my pack before we left - 70 pounds of gear, water and food! I hiked the whole first day with that on my back and when I took it off, I felt like I could fly! The weight loss really hit me and I will never forget how it felt to run without that pack on.

Fast forward twenty years - kids, hectic professional life, volunteer work, house work (ugh!) and those 70 pounds came back.

I started MFP and working with a trainer 6 weeks ago, have lost 10 pounds and am super motivated to get back to feeling the way I did then. 58 to go! Here's to all the over-40 moms who are getting their pre-kid lives back!