Fighting to lose those last 10 lbs!

Lmh0906

Hello all! I have lived most of my life extremely overweight until the last year or so. Between 2009 and 2010 I lost 100lbs! Finally it clicked and through diet and exercise I did it and on my own! I have never been so happy in all of my life! 2010 I spent most of the summer and fall hiking the beautiful mountains of Colorado! It was something my husband had always done but I had never been physically capable of it. I was able to tone up and shed a few more inches that way. Early 2011 I joined the local rec center and have definitely improved the muscle tone and definition throughout my entire body and I am loving it. I have gone from a size 22 (almost 24) to a size 8! My goal when I started was a size 12 but I have since shrunk out of those and passed them on. I am happy with my size but I still have a few troublesome spots. I have always had large legs, particularly my calves. I still have to order boots in a wide calf and being that I am 6' tall and a size 13 foot that makes it even more difficult to find cute boots! I also would love to get some more definition in my abs (but who wouldn't?). I went from 285lbs and am currently at 185. I occasionally get the scale down to 182/183 but it never stays there for long. I would love to shed just 10 more pounds and get down to 175ish for good! Either way I am thrilled with the new me and all of the amazing doors that have been opened to the smaller more energetic me! Good luck to all of you just beginning on your quest. Remember that it may seem hard but the rewards far outweigh the pain!

milzu

Congratulations on your journey so far!


I am also trying to lose the last 10 pounds. I think I have to accept that my ieeal weight doesn't really allow for the more than occasional morning tea, chocolate, chips, wine

Lmh0906

I hear ya on the wine, chocolate and chips! They are my kryptonite!