Before & During 50lbs down

WOW! Thank you all for such positive comments! I wish I had the time to reply to each one of you, but I dont. I was hesitant to put my story up because I do not consider myself a success just yet. I am getting there, but right now I am just in between where I was and where I want to be.

I am not sure if her comment was jealousy, she is a pretty thin woman... I think some of you might be right when you say maybe she doesnt know what 10lbs lost looks like. I didnt really think of that. I was just so side tracked by the response I got.

To be told I inspire some of you blows my mind! Never in a million years would I have thought I could do that for people.

To those just starting out, on a platu or struggling, just remember NEVER GIVE UP!! If you fall off the band wagon, give yourself a day or two and get back on!

I still struggle with falling off. I am actually recovering from a 10 free for all. I had both our cars crap out on me last thursday the 13th, my husband is deployed and I have been bumming rides and getting fast food when I can because it was something easy to grab on the way to and from work....(mostly subway but I did have chickfila once and wafflehouse last night)

Today I woke up feeling like ****. I thought about it and decided today would be the day I get back on the wagon. I did not like feeling like this. I much prefer to wake up and feel healthy and energized! But even after 10 days of eating like crap every single day I did not over do it and only gained 3lbs from what I weighed in at on that thursday morning. And I will pretty much guarantee you it is water weight and will come back off in no time!

To those of you asking how I did it, here is my background info:

At first I started doing low carb and walking the dogs, lost 10ish lbs but found I was not eating very healthy and had to change something so I made the switch to eating clean. I gave up pop for water! I only drank diet, but knew it still had to go! Nothing with sugar, artificial sweeteners, or ingredients I could not pronounce. I am not a huge fan of salt, but if I had been that would of gone too. I avoid pretty much anything that comes in a box, a can or a bag, that has a drive through or commercial - it is all veggies, nuts fruit, lean meat and fish with a little dairy here and there. I also make my own fresh veggie/fruit (think V8 but green) juice and have at least 1 10oz green juice a day.

We live on a TIGHT budget of $130 every 2 weeks for groceries so I dont buy organic but WISH I could along with hormone free, cage free dairy and meats!

I count calories, 1500-1600 a day (PLEASE! do not think you have to starve yourself to lose weight!!!!).

I run/walk 2 miles a day (still working my way up to being able to run the full 2 miles with no walking but I am a smoker and weening my way off that) outside when it is not raining (I hate hate hate the treadmill) When I first started running I could not go for more than 30 seconds without stopping and feeling like I was dying. Now I can go for a solid 5 min! WOO HOO!! I just take it day by day and push myself a little further everytime I get out there!

And lastly, before I moved to GA 6 weeks ago I was hitting the weights 3x a week but since moving I have not found the time to join a gym yet.... or one that I can afford. Lately I have been doing situps, flutter kicks, russian twists, side bends and various other ab work at home. I have a set of 8lb dumbells and a 10lb medicine ball I work with. And I do some light yoga for 15-20 min right when I get up and right before going to bed.