Back at it again!

I have been overweight for 11 years like seriously in the obese range. At my heaviest I was 240lbs and im 5ft10. After two children and my husband getting out of the military i decided to make the change for me. Plus i was sick of hearing friends and family say "you not fat, your just tall"- sounds like a the twisted version of the truth.

Fast forward to March 2012 i joined a facebook group for weightloss and activated my MFP account. I tracked every calorie i ate and i did an hour of zumba 5 nights a week. I lost a grand total of 12 lbs in a two month period. NO KIDDING. I got hard on myself because as you know, when your starting out the number on the scale is all you care about. Anything to get that number to go down.

I did a lot of research and reading on dieting, calorie counting, eating back work out calories ect and decided to get back to it in june 2012. I ate a loaded protein breakfast, carrots for snack, salad with chicken or fish for lunch and drank a protein shake for dinner, i would not eat a thing after 5pm until 9 am the next morning for breakfast. Basically in a form Intermittent Fasting. I lost 14lbs in my first month. I also ran 3 miles (interval) twice a week at the gym.

I stopped counting calories in October. I had gone from 240lbs to 206. I don't really feel like i actually shrunk much considering the weight i had lost, so then of course i started thinking about muscle vs fat and maybe its muscle that i had lost.

Can you see i tend to over analyze everything.

Fast forward through 2013- i got down to my lowest weight of 190 in October of 2013. We just bought a house and with the holidays i have managed to gain back 7lbs.

My start weight is 197- Im finally to the point that i want to get the weight gone and permanently. I also don't want to take a year to do it. My goal weight is 160lbs. My husband and i are renewing our vows in April and i would really like to feel confident standing in front of both of our families. ( im not asking to lost 37 lbs by then)

I need motivation so Add me as a friend- I also need to figure out the best exercise for my body.....I have several old injuries that can be a nuisance when it comes to working out. I also know my muscles are in serious atrophy, because when i attempt something basic such as lunges, my quadriceps will ache for a week and i look funny walking around.

I appreciate any and all help and advice. I have made the commitment to myself and this time, im doing it with out the support of a friend or family member that has the same goals, because when they give up, i do too.