The shrinking girl - progress pics

Hey. My name is Wendy. I'm 29, I weigh 170 lb, and I started at 187. I'm 5'3" and I have super gigantic natural boobs that just won't budge an inch even while losing weight. I've been on my journey for 3 whole months now (12ish weeks). People ask me what I'm doing to be successful, because it's never happened before. The fact of the matter is, I'm not stopping. I'm moving forward. Each day is far from perfect. I don't eat clean, I don't hardcore calorie count (at this point) anymore, though I did the first month. You can read in more detail about my journey here at futureformerfatty.com.

The reason I'm being able to stick to this lifestyle change this time, is because I've taken all of the pressure off. I have no deadline. No goal to meet by any certain time. I'm simply choosing to live healthier than I was, and I know that eventually, I reach my goal. I workout very hard sometimes. Other times, not so much. I just finished my first sprint triathlon, and I'm so amazed at what I was able to put my mind to and conquer. I'm still a good 40-50 lb overweight, my journey is a neverending one, and I'm merely taking it a day at a time. If there's anything I've learned, it's that this lifestyle change I'm looking for is mostly in my head. As I'm conquering the self loathing and the low self esteem, I'm realizing the I'm worth the change, I am capable of doing it, and it feels really really good to be health. It's to the point that when I wake up, exercising is one of the first things I think about. Because I KNOW IT IS CHANGING ME. It's hard sometimes. It hurts sometimes. My burn isn't very epic sometimes. But, I'm changing, and that's all I can ask for. When I started 3 months ago, 3 months down the road sounded impossible and very far away. Sure, it'd be nice to have lost 50 lb already. But I'll take 15. Slow and steady wins the race, and I feel amazing. This really is the way to be successful on this journey. Low pressure, low expectations, with only good intentions in mind. Decide to make a change, don't be too hard on yourself along the way, and change will come. It only takes a few baby steps here and there, and then before you know it, you're crossing the finish line to your first triathlon and looking at pictures of yourself thinking, "Is this really me? Have I really done this well?"...and then you wanna keep going that much more.

I love food. I've always really loved food. One of the things that has always been difficult for me to grasp with "diets" is that I have to give up things that have always continuously brought me "happiness". Food has never let me down. I realized it would be a big feat to change how I felt about my foods, but I figured I'd take it a day at a time and see where I end up. The good news is, that the more I've committed myself to hardcore exercise and eating under a certain number of calories (I never allow myself more than 2000 calories...or it happens super rarely, anyway) the more I've naturally stopped thinking about this food or that food or planning all our date nights around this restaurant or that restaurant. It's so nice to see how natural this is being, without putting too much pressure on. That was the trick for me. That's what has made the difference in me sticking to this long term. I'm not putting pressure on. I allow myself what I want, when I want, and that freedom has shown me just how in control I can be. (The first three weeks of my lifestyle change, I held to a very strick calorie intake of under 1200 calories. This made a huge difference in curbing cravings and appetite when I adjusted my diet to eating an average of 1750 calories/day.)

Life is hard sometimes. Probably more often than not. Being a stay at home mom to my 1 year old and 3 year old has it's challenges. Committing to this change was hard at first, cuz it required a lot more time management than I'm used to. My kids hate when I work out. Over coming those early challenges and starting a routine for us was key to get us where we are now. My kids know that working out is good for mommy; I'm much less tired and lazy, more motivated to keep up around the house and take them out to play. My husband is so happy to see myself care more about me, and we are all just happier in generally. Working towards being healthier, whatever that is, just HEALTHIER, will only do you favors. Some days are total fails. Sooooo what. Shake it off, and recommit. You won't regret that. You will regret giving up, just like you've regretted it every other time you've tried losing the pesky weight.

I'm 12 weeks into my journey. Running and biking with occasional turbo kick and les mills combat classes at the gym have gotten me where I am today. No wacky miracle pills, no cleanses or expensive shakes, no high cost programs or anything like that. Sheer will power, and the desire to merely be less unhappy have brought me where I am today. And I'm more than "less unhappy"...I'm dang near totally happy, lol.

I'll be starting Turbo Fire and Chalean Extreme Hybrid today, if anyone cares to join me. I ordered the programs a couple of months ago, and I'm finally ready to commit to the "program". Follow me on my journey, or join me and lets encourage each other. I'm stoked for the next set of progress pics I'll be posting!

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