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Prior to kids, I had no real issues with weight. When I had my daughters in 1999 and 2001, the pregnancy weight slid off with no real effort. My son came in 2005 and I also hit 30 that year. That weight didn't come off. I used to be 150, but since 2005 my heaviest weight was 225.

In Oct 2012 I decided to join a gym. I was tired of trying to lose weight, now I just wanted to feel good. So the plan was to workout 3 times a week. As of now I do C25K on Day 1, strength training on Day 2, and rest on Day 3. I try to watch what I eat but I don't really deprive myself. If I want it and can't satiate it with other stuff, then I eat some.

In Dec 2012 I got sick and went to the doctors. That was my first weigh in after having started working out and I was at 212. Recently friends kept saying that I looked like I lost weight. I knew I needed to drop down in clothing but I figured it was just really shape change. I didn't feel smaller, I felt the same as I always had (that doesn't mean fat, I never really felt fat even though I knew I was larger).

On a whim, I decided to weigh in yesterday. I came in at 188. My jaw hit the floor and then I smiled.

Still not sure where this will end up. Maybe I will lose more, maybe I won't. I know that I love working out and I feel better than I have in a long time.

With that, the pic on the left is from June 2012. The pic on the right is today, Feb 25, 2013.


(okay so apparently the post on how to pics doesn't work......HOW DO I ADD A PIC?)



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