I'm baaaack and looking for support and to support!

As someone said earlier in a post...3rd times the charm, right? It is this time! I've struggled with my weight for all of my adult life and I'm finally sick and tired of it! I have already lost about 70 pounds but I'd like to lose 25 more. I'm not dieting but eating in moderation and making better choices--all about calorie deficit and increasing exercise.

Please feel free to add me as we can all use the motivation. I do log in daily. Thanks and have a fabulous day!

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  • haleycreations
    haleycreations Posts: 89 Member
    Well I want to share with you why I made the decision to lose my weight

    Well I have only tip, you have to keep showing up and pushing play everyday. I run challenge groups and help people stay motivated something I learned from my coach. I just jumped into Insanity because it did not require any equipment to start just the program. I did this for the following reason. Well I started looking at why I wanted to get in shape, asking myself one important question "WHY". I decided that it was for my girls and that I wanted to be around for them to graduate and get married and hopefully one day grandkids. Once I committed to that I chose to follow Insanity, and then P90X and proceeded to lose 60 lbs and 10 1/2" on my waist in the first 120 days. I just had to make the chose to when I went out with friends that I would stick to the plan that I had put into place for myself. Before I started I had high blood pressure, High Cholesterol, Major depression, and High levels of Anxiety taking medications everyday and at times saying I don't want to do this so I would stop taking them which you all know is and was bad for me. I then started the programs and felt a different release of energy that I had not felt before and wanted to keep that feeling going. I soon was able to stop the Medications for better reasons since all levels were normal again. I still take the medications for depression and anxiety because it is a chemical imbalance that I will always have to take but not for reasons previously described. With this I soon decided to be a coach with Beachbody wanting to share all my results with others and that anyone can do it if you put your mind to it and commit. I have since completed two rounds of Insanity and 2 rounds of P90X and have moved onto other now keeping the weight off for the most part. I used to be a size 40 inch waist and now I am a size 34" not where I want to stop but really a big improvement. I also drink a meal replacement shake everyday for lunch at work which helps control my cravings and helps me not want to just snack all the time instead of going out and spending money on something that is not good for me. It will never be a get quick slim program by any means but it is a healthier lifestyle that I am trying to show for my daughters. Well I hope this will help you stay motivated.
    Robert
  • nancybuss
    nancybuss Posts: 1,461 Member
    You've done Fantastic girl! Glad to help with the Last 25. You're so right, its a lifestyle change.
    I just turned 48, so we're about the same age.

    I've struggled with food a bit more since I lost my dad and got way out of sync with my schedules and then just didn't care for awhile. Now I'm a bit more hit or miss, but its a new lifestyle