40 pounds down... With pictures!

Okay... Let me tell you a little bit about me.

I was an anorexic, once upon a time. Here are a few pictures.





I entered recovery, gained a few pounds back, and then got pregnant almost immediately after. I quit smoking, and my body was sucking in massive amounts of calories. I went from a cute, 130-pound girl in recovery to a 224-pound monster the day I went into labor. It was not pretty (although I had a baby that could have rivaled an Eriksen baby. If you don't know what I'm referring to, Google).

The next few months were harsh. I didn't produce enough milk so I couldn't BF. My mother basically disowned me. My fiancé was out of work and I didn't qualify for maternity leave, so I went back to work the day my son turned 3 weeks old. I had a fire in my apartment on Valentine's Day, which destroyed nearly everything I owned, and had to move in with my soon-to-be-mother-in-law.

On April 25th, weighing in at 190 pounds at 5'5", and feeling miserable about myself, I joined MyFitnessPal. I had used it during my eating disorder phase to keep the weight off and one of my coworkers brought up that she was using it, so I instantly started.

Almost six months later, here I am, weighing in at 150 pounds.



The picture on the left is me at 190 pounds. The picture on the right is today, 40 pounds lighter. I'm almost there.

I would like to be somewhere between 120-130; I'm not sure yet. I'll know when I get there. This has been such a crazy up and down. But, I owe all my success to counting calories (my diary is open if you want to see, but I warn you, I subscribe to the IIFIYM theories, and don't claim to be a clean eater) and walking the mile to work almost every day. I would like to get into yoga, running, and lifting, although I am now a single mother working full-time, so my time is limited. But I am excited for whatever the future holds, and I wanted to share this little success!