I lost 28 lbs in 6 months!

(My photo is my profile picture)

Before I made the commitment to my own health in September 2012, I was overweight, insecure, and ashamed of my body and the way it looked after having my son. Prior to having my son, I had been an athlete my whole life, whether I was playing fast-pitch softball, volleyball, competitive cheerleading or dance. I was a very active person and I was also working full time, but I ate whatever I wanted and drank a lot. I weighed what I wanted, but I had no energy and no muscle. I gained 63 lbs during my pregnancy because I over-indulged, gave into all my cravings and never exercised. I regret all those things because now I don’t have one picture of myself during my pregnancy. I refused to take pictures because I was embarrassed of how I looked and that I gained so much weight.

The first year after my son was born I really struggled to shred those lbs. I tried a few fad diets- I would lose the water weight then gain it all back a few weeks later. Nothing was working and I gave up for a while. I was introduced to BeachBody in 2011 and I tried a few days of P90X but I couldn’t do it and I gave up. Then September 2012, I started going to the gym and doing my best to log everything I put into my mouth. It was in September when I met my dear friend and coach, Andrea on My Fitness Pal and she introduced me to her team Third Dimension Fitness. This team lifted me up when I was down, pushed me through some rough days and applauded me when I posted my Flex Friday pictures. The motivation and encouragement from my team and coaches helped me push through. Before the year 2012 was over, I had ran a 10k and a 12k, I lost 23 lbs and went from a size 8 to a size 4, my pre-pregnancy size! I couldn’t believe it— I had finally put forth the effort and all my hard work paid off. I couldn’t even run a mile straight without stopping. Then I set realistic short terms goals and crushed them!


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  • quirkytizzy
    quirkytizzy Posts: 4,052 Member
    Awesome dedication there! And your running training is admirable! You look amazing!
  • junebaby21
    junebaby21 Posts: 260 Member
    So happy for you!!!! I am down 35 pounds in 6 months. Go us!
  • weatheredcheese
    weatheredcheese Posts: 112 Member
    Well done, I am about 30lbs in the last 2 and 1/2 months, not looking as great as the change you have made but getting there.
    I am also now running and enjoying it, ran my first 5km event at the weekend, walked for about 3 little stints about 2 minutes each but managed to complete the 5km in 34minutes so pretty happy with myself :)
  • mandeiko
    mandeiko Posts: 1,657 Member
    Congrats!! That's incredible! Keep it up :)
  • msankar
    msankar Posts: 2 Member
    This is amazing! I have been slow and steady for some time and am working out consistently, but I think starting to run again would help a lot. Thanks for the motivation!
  • That is fantastic work, you look amazing! I'm very similar to you in terms of start weight and goal, so am really going to look to your story as motivation. :) You mention that you did a bit of p90x but then stopped - did you ever pick back up again, or did just use the gym for workouts? Can I ask what sort of workout schedule you followed? Thanks!
  • HollyTsab
    HollyTsab Posts: 120 Member
    Proud of you baby!!
  • JannaJ02
    JannaJ02 Posts: 35 Member
    Congratulations!! That's so awesome. :D You look great!
  • roblock81
    roblock81 Posts: 26 Member
    Nice job for sure!! Nothing like a plan working out!! Keep motivated and help keep us motivated also with great posts!!
  • That's fab keep up the hard work.
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