Im New to MFP

lwoods34

Hey everyone. I am 5'3 and right now Im only looking to lose about 5 lbs. I had my son 15 months ago and was able to lose all of my baby weight in addition to a few extra lbs. I have battled with my weight and body image issues since I was about 19-20 years old and I am now almost 34 (next Monday is my birthday). My highest weight was about 200 lbs. I have gone through the weight loss cycle a few times due to different events that happened along the way. The first time I lost 70 lbs in 10 months and kept it off for 3 years and then got engaged and started putting the weight back on. My weight went back up to 170 lbs to the point where I couldnt fit into my wedding dress (when I bought the dress I was 154 lbs). In order to fit back into my dress, I knew what I needed to do and I did it and lost 13 lbs right before my wedding and was able to fit into my dress. After we got back from our honeymoon, I kept the weight loss going and got back down to 128 lbs. I was actually able to get down to 125 but could only maintain that for a few weeks. In 2009, I started running half marathons and ran 5 before I got pregnant at the end of January 2010. During pregnancy, I continued to workout up until I gave birth. I still managed to gain 36 lbs despite working out every day. The first week after delivery I lost 22 lbs with no effort. I was breastfeeding my son at the time (did it for 12 months) so I really believe that helped with the weight loss. By late February-early March of 2011I was already back at my pre-pregnancy weight of 134. My profile picture was actually taken in April 2011 and I was about 132. Currently I am fluctuating back and forth between 127-130.

I am actually a Personal Trainer and have been a trainer for the last 6 years (have been involved in fitness since I started my weight loss journey) so my clients have literally seen the ups and downs with my weight but stayed with me because they know that I can relate to their struggle more than a trainer who has never had any weight issues before. And for that, I am very thankful to them. I actually referred my clients to this site because I thought it would be really helpful for them to start tracking their food. I was tracking my food but through a notebook...

I decided to also join MFP to not only give additional motivation and support to my clients but also to get a better handle on my own eating. Right around Halloween is when I started seeing my weight increase a little here and there. Instead of waiting until I gained 10 lbs, I decided to catch it when I was 3-5 lbs above the weight I was comfortable at.

I must say, I have never been so honest with a food journal as I am now that Im on this site. Every time I sit down and eat something, I am logging it online, no matter what it is. If I take that extra 1/2 a cookie or piece of gum, I track it because I need to. I dont want to go back to where I was before. I have come so far and have done so much work on myself both on the inside AND outside to let myself slip too far off track.

I have read everyone's stories and definitely feel like we can all motivate and support each other and am glad that I decided to join. Feel free to add me.......

Looking forward to meeting new people on this site.

Lisa

Mocha02

Hey everyone. I am 5'3 and right now Im only looking to lose about 5 lbs. I had my son 15 months ago and was able to lose all of my baby weight in addition to a few extra lbs. I have battled with my weight and body image issues since I was about 19-20 years old and I am now almost 34 (next Monday is my birthday). My highest weight was about 200 lbs. I have gone through the weight loss cycle a few times due to different events that happened along the way. The first time I lost 70 lbs in 10 months and kept it off for 3 years and then got engaged and started putting the weight back on. My weight went back up to 170 lbs to the point where I couldnt fit into my wedding dress (when I bought the dress I was 154 lbs). In order to fit back into my dress, I knew what I needed to do and I did it and lost 13 lbs right before my wedding and was able to fit into my dress. After we got back from our honeymoon, I kept the weight loss going and got back down to 128 lbs. I was actually able to get down to 125 but could only maintain that for a few weeks. In 2009, I started running half marathons and ran 5 before I got pregnant at the end of January 2010. During pregnancy, I continued to workout up until I gave birth. I still managed to gain 36 lbs despite working out every day. The first week after delivery I lost 22 lbs with no effort. I was breastfeeding my son at the time (did it for 12 months) so I really believe that helped with the weight loss. By late February-early March of 2011I was already back at my pre-pregnancy weight of 134. My profile picture was actually taken in April 2011 and I was about 132. Currently I am fluctuating back and forth between 127-130.

I am actually a Personal Trainer and have been a trainer for the last 6 years (have been involved in fitness since I started my weight loss journey) so my clients have literally seen the ups and downs with my weight but stayed with me because they know that I can relate to their struggle more than a trainer who has never had any weight issues before. And for that, I am very thankful to them. I actually referred my clients to this site because I thought it would be really helpful for them to start tracking their food. I was tracking my food but through a notebook...

I decided to also join MFP to not only give additional motivation and support to my clients but also to get a better handle on my own eating. Right around Halloween is when I started seeing my weight increase a little here and there. Instead of waiting until I gained 10 lbs, I decided to catch it when I was 3-5 lbs above the weight I was comfortable at.

I must say, I have never been so honest with a food journal as I am now that Im on this site. Every time I sit down and eat something, I am logging it online, no matter what it is. If I take that extra 1/2 a cookie or piece of gum, I track it because I need to. I dont want to go back to where I was before. I have come so far and have done so much work on myself both on the inside AND outside to let myself slip too far off track.

I have read everyone's stories and definitely feel like we can all motivate and support each other and am glad that I decided to join. Feel free to add me.......

Looking forward to meeting new people on this site.

Lisa

Well WELCOME WELCOME WELCOME to your new MFP family!!! Glad to have you!!!!!!!