My story 1 year later....
JenRunTriHappyGirl
Posts: 521 Member
I started using MFP in April 2012 when a couple of my coworkers told me about it. I reached my goal weight this week, so I figured it was time to tell my story.
I remember always being the chubby girl in school. I remember when a friend asked me what my fat roll was (I was around 8 probably) I told her it was extra skin. Like I was really going to tell her it was fat?! I had to come up with something. I was never obese but I was always the chubby girl.
At 19 I gave birth to my oldest son and became a single mom. I was a mess. During my pregnancy I gained 60 pounds. When my son was born and his father left, I did not have the time or money to take care of myself the way I should. I slipped into a depression. My mental state was really bad for a long time. I was nowhere near the best mom in the world. I would "self medicate" with alcohol and some drugs. I looked for acceptance from men and thus had some terrible abusive relationships. When I hit rock bottom, I found myself addicted to anything that would take the sadness and anger away and I was anorexic. I was eating 1 meal a day and that meal was the same portion that I was feeding my 4 year old son (we would split a can of spaghettios). I survived off of coffee and cigarettes mostly.
On Christmas night of 2007, I sat alone in my apartment and cried. How did I let myself get to this point and why did I hate myself so much? That was the night I decided I was done living that way. Over the next year, I quit my job as a bartender, stopped smoking, stopped drinking, stopped doing drugs, went back to school, moved far away from the poisonous people and got my life together. Of course, I gained some weight but I was not worried about that. I needed to get better so I could be the mom my son deserved.
I met the man that would become my husband in 2008. At the end of 2008, tragedy struck my family. The kind that you see on 20/20 or some show like that. I was determined to make it through without falling apart. And I did! I decided that if I could make it through something that terrible, I could try to go on a date. So, my husband and I went on our first date. It was amazing!
We got married and and our son was born. This pregnancy, I gained 50 pounds. Apparently I am not the kind of girl that can have a baby and 2 weeks later throw on her pre-pregnancy jeans. Try a couple years later. My weight went down and then up and then down and then up again for a while after our son was born.
Thats when my coworkers told me about MFP. That was a year ago. Here are my results:
SW: 174.4
SBMI: 27.4
CW: 140.2
CBMI: 21.9
Before:
trying to hide behind my kids
trying to hide again, but look at my face!
at a wedding... I HATED my arms!
After:
same outfit as the first picture:
change in my face (holding my precious new nephew so Im cheesin big here)
from a size 12-14 to a size 6:
hot new dress:
look at my baby muscles!
My accomplishments:
I lost 34 pounds and 4 pant sizes
I can run! My first 10K is tomorrow!
I have confidence in myself that I never thought I would have. Not only do I know that I can do anything I want to do but I love me and who I am!
I AM PROUD OF MYSELF!!!
My new goals:
Tone, tone, tone!
Run a half marathon (registered for one in February 2014!)
MFP is awesome! Thank you all!
I remember always being the chubby girl in school. I remember when a friend asked me what my fat roll was (I was around 8 probably) I told her it was extra skin. Like I was really going to tell her it was fat?! I had to come up with something. I was never obese but I was always the chubby girl.
At 19 I gave birth to my oldest son and became a single mom. I was a mess. During my pregnancy I gained 60 pounds. When my son was born and his father left, I did not have the time or money to take care of myself the way I should. I slipped into a depression. My mental state was really bad for a long time. I was nowhere near the best mom in the world. I would "self medicate" with alcohol and some drugs. I looked for acceptance from men and thus had some terrible abusive relationships. When I hit rock bottom, I found myself addicted to anything that would take the sadness and anger away and I was anorexic. I was eating 1 meal a day and that meal was the same portion that I was feeding my 4 year old son (we would split a can of spaghettios). I survived off of coffee and cigarettes mostly.
On Christmas night of 2007, I sat alone in my apartment and cried. How did I let myself get to this point and why did I hate myself so much? That was the night I decided I was done living that way. Over the next year, I quit my job as a bartender, stopped smoking, stopped drinking, stopped doing drugs, went back to school, moved far away from the poisonous people and got my life together. Of course, I gained some weight but I was not worried about that. I needed to get better so I could be the mom my son deserved.
I met the man that would become my husband in 2008. At the end of 2008, tragedy struck my family. The kind that you see on 20/20 or some show like that. I was determined to make it through without falling apart. And I did! I decided that if I could make it through something that terrible, I could try to go on a date. So, my husband and I went on our first date. It was amazing!
We got married and and our son was born. This pregnancy, I gained 50 pounds. Apparently I am not the kind of girl that can have a baby and 2 weeks later throw on her pre-pregnancy jeans. Try a couple years later. My weight went down and then up and then down and then up again for a while after our son was born.
Thats when my coworkers told me about MFP. That was a year ago. Here are my results:
SW: 174.4
SBMI: 27.4
CW: 140.2
CBMI: 21.9
Before:
trying to hide behind my kids
trying to hide again, but look at my face!
at a wedding... I HATED my arms!
After:
same outfit as the first picture:
change in my face (holding my precious new nephew so Im cheesin big here)
from a size 12-14 to a size 6:
hot new dress:
look at my baby muscles!
My accomplishments:
I lost 34 pounds and 4 pant sizes
I can run! My first 10K is tomorrow!
I have confidence in myself that I never thought I would have. Not only do I know that I can do anything I want to do but I love me and who I am!
I AM PROUD OF MYSELF!!!
My new goals:
Tone, tone, tone!
Run a half marathon (registered for one in February 2014!)
MFP is awesome! Thank you all!
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awesome!!0
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Great job!0
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what an amazing transformation, inside and out. Great work! I bet your older son will remember that change and he will be proud of you for it when he is old enough to understand what you did.0
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Congrats! What a great story. I'm glad things turned around for you
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Congrats! You look great!!!!0
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Wow, you look amazing. Congratulations and thanks for sharing. 0
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So honored to be friends with you on here. Great story, very proud of you!0
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Yay for you! So inspiring to read your whole story. Thanks for sharing and being a great example of determination.0
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Amazing! What a year you've had phsyically and emotionally...keep up the awesome work:) You are an inspiration!0
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I have followed much of your progress and I am so happy for you! You've been amazing to me along the way too, just so you know
You look fantastic, and I'll bet you feel as fantastic as you look. You're quite the role model for your family and they will be happy to have their healthy wife and mom around for a long time. Your decision to turn your life around when things got bad is really inspirational and it says a lot about your character.
Congratulations on your success, and thanks for being a great MFP friend. It's crazy how much the support helps. :flowerforyou:0 -
Amazing! Way to turn your life around, very inspirational. 0
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Great job! You look really awesome. 0
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That is so awesome and a huge accomplishment to be very proud of!! Truly an inspiration!0
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Your story is so inspiring! Thanks for sharing and you look amazing!0
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Congrats on your hard work and success; you look super!0
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Amazing!!! Congratulations!! 0
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Congratualations on all fronts!0
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What an amazing and inspiring story! Congrats on your success and here's to your continued progress!!!!0
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I love your story...thanks for sharing and congrats0
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WOW!!! You are AMAZING!!! So proud of the life changes you have made!!0
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You are awesome!!!!!! You took your destiny in your own hands and look at the fantastic success you are! great inspiration and thank you for sharing!0
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you look so amazing! You have overcome so much, and now you just look happy and that makes me smile:):):):) xx 0
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Thanks for sharing your inspiring story! Congrats on your success!0
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Congrats on everything and most of all - loving yourself!0
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Dear Jennifer, thank you so very much for sharing your AMAZING STORY!!! I'M SO PROUD OF YOU :-) !!!0
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So great! Thank you for sharing your story!0
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LOVE IT! You stuck with it and look at you.0
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You are such an inspiration! Absolutely amazing!0
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Woot! You look fantastic, congrats!0
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Thank you all so very very much!0
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