I want to be a SUCCESS story like so many of you!!!!
JSMSDSAS05
Posts: 136 Member
After reading everyone's inspiring stories and seeing all the before and after pictures, I have decided to change my goal.
As of right now, I weigh 190. This spring I will be attending a wedding and I thought that was the perfect motivation........to be able to wear a nice dress to it and look good. So I chose to try to reach 170, the weight I was before I had my soon to be 6yr old daughter! I didn't wanna be over optimistic, so I thought 20 pounds was a good way to start out and then if I reached that, I'd change my goal. I told my husband I had wanted to be a success story like everyone else on here.
I've been waiting for Planet Fitness to have their $10 deal but that was a couple months ago. Luckily one of my friends actually had a $10 coupon so she gave it to me and I joined 2 weeks ago. It felt great to be back at the gym. I used to go there before and then stopped going. Before then, I used to go to LA Fitness and then became pregnant with my daughter and that was my excuse to stop going.
I had a son on CHRISTMAS morning last year and my highest weight with him was 230 and I lost most of that before the "6 month" weight loss period after having a baby. I reached pre baby weight with him, which was 193. I had gotten down into the high 180's but then got overconfident and started eatting bad food.
So now here I am, with my gym membership again and all the inspiring stories and pictures on here. I'm eatting healthy food and drinking lots of water. I looked up my BMI and see that I am considered Overweight. I checked to see what Normal would be and at the highest is 153. So now I have a new goal. Instead of losing 20 pounds I'm trying for twice that. I just hope to become an inspiration and success story like sooo many others on here!
Well, gotta go.........off to the gym!
As of right now, I weigh 190. This spring I will be attending a wedding and I thought that was the perfect motivation........to be able to wear a nice dress to it and look good. So I chose to try to reach 170, the weight I was before I had my soon to be 6yr old daughter! I didn't wanna be over optimistic, so I thought 20 pounds was a good way to start out and then if I reached that, I'd change my goal. I told my husband I had wanted to be a success story like everyone else on here.
I've been waiting for Planet Fitness to have their $10 deal but that was a couple months ago. Luckily one of my friends actually had a $10 coupon so she gave it to me and I joined 2 weeks ago. It felt great to be back at the gym. I used to go there before and then stopped going. Before then, I used to go to LA Fitness and then became pregnant with my daughter and that was my excuse to stop going.
I had a son on CHRISTMAS morning last year and my highest weight with him was 230 and I lost most of that before the "6 month" weight loss period after having a baby. I reached pre baby weight with him, which was 193. I had gotten down into the high 180's but then got overconfident and started eatting bad food.
So now here I am, with my gym membership again and all the inspiring stories and pictures on here. I'm eatting healthy food and drinking lots of water. I looked up my BMI and see that I am considered Overweight. I checked to see what Normal would be and at the highest is 153. So now I have a new goal. Instead of losing 20 pounds I'm trying for twice that. I just hope to become an inspiration and success story like sooo many others on here!
Well, gotta go.........off to the gym!
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Me too! We are around the same size with the same goals. We can do it!!!0
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Yes we can!!!!!0
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That's actually a PERFECT motivational key...be one of those people who can proudly say they did it and be the one offering tips for everyone else. Good luck...impressive goals!0
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Thanks bpurc22!0
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I see you're from PA too!0
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Welcome! Good luck on your journey!0
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Just believe In yourself and this app and you will be fine. As long as your doing for you, you will be fine.0
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Thanks everyone ! Another 2 pounds down!0
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