Looking for some support as I try again...

mizzie1980

Hello! Let me just start by saying I'm not a stranger to losing weight. I've done this before. Two years ago I was at a high of 220 and through a combination of calorie counting (in a healthy, gradually reducing way) and exercise I lost 67 pounds. I was only 3 pounds away from my goal of being under 150 which will put me at a healthy BMI. Then I hit the wall... I just smacked head first into a plateau and nothing I did could get me out of it. I didn’t lose an ounce for two months. What followed was a classic story in weight loss. I got fed up, decided to take a “break”. I was frustrated and the holidays were coming up. I just wouldn’t worry about counting calories or weighing in until the first of the year. Give my body, not to mention my sanity a break. Well, one month became one year and that “break” became a 45 pound weight gain. *sigh*

So, last January I finally got back to it. At that point, I was 198 and I have gone down since then, but it’s been so much harder this time. For one, it’s not new anymore. I don’t have the same excitement and drive I did when it was the first time I’d done it. So it’s been harder for me to stay motivated. Plus, during that year of gain we moved, so that means new town, new job, new house and loss of friends who used to be local and in a better place to support me. All the change has been hard on me and it makes it hard for me to deny myself things I want. Oh, and we’ve been remodeling the kitchen also, so we’ve been eating a lot of convenience foods because it’s “too hard” or “too much of a mess” to make something healthy.

But, I need to get a handle on this again. I don’t want to go up again! I also don’t want to be unhealthy anymore! I have so many really good reasons to get to a healthy weight. Family history of diabetes and heart issues, be a role model for my daughter, feel better and, yes, vanity. And the only reason I have for not losing weight is simply that I want to eat junk. Well, no more! I am stronger than the junk.

That aside, I’m 31, married with one daughter. She’s 8. I work in a Chiropractic clinic doing just about everything other than the adjusting. I’m in a group fitness class for part of my exercise and I’m going to start kettlebells (hopefully tonight). I’m a Girl Scout leader, new home owner and I’m going to take a stab at canning this weekend.

My goal is still to be under 150. I’d be very happy if I managed to get down to 135 or so, which I think is reasonable given my body type, but my plan is just to get under 150 and see what happens from there. That will put me in a healthy BMI, albeit barely, and that’s been my goal from the start. I decided before I started this the first time that my reward for getting there would be to take scuba lessons, something I’ve always wanted to do. I was hoping that I could this summer, but I don’t think I’ll be able to. Well, that’s my own fault. I also have a mini goal of getting to 175 by July 11. Might be hard, but I’m going to try.

Sorry for the novel. If anyone hasn’t fallen asleep yet, thanks for reading and I look forward to getting to know you!

lwoods34

Feel free to add me for support and motivation! I have been throught the weight loss journey a few times and hope this is the very last time!