Hey guys. Here's a little autobiography about me. I was always a skinny little kid and my parents always made sure that we were active. When I was in about 5th grade, I started to realize that I was getting bigger than all of the other kids around me. This continued until high school. I remember once at a yearly physical, the doctor offered for me to either take a pill to help me maintain and lose my weight as I got older, or to do it on my own. I chose to do it on my own. (I always wonder what would have happened if I chose differently that day) Anyways, I never lost the weight and as I got older the weight was just growing with me. Right after my sophomore year of high school, I took summer drivers ed. I had to stay in town all day until my mom got out of work at 3. At this time I didn't really have any money so I would only eat breakfast because I didn't want to walk across town to McDonalds (Where my mom worked). Instead I just ate breakfast a snack and then a big dinner. I was also walking around a lot more. I had lost weight and got down to almost 170 lbs. My doctor was thrilled about me losing weight and encouraged me to keep it off. Throughout the next year I slowly gained the weight all back because it was a result of me not keeping up the lifestyle I had started with walking around a lot. I went away to college and again was starting to lose weight. I think I was around 200 lbs which was about 30 lbs down. Then I found out I was pregnant. At the age of 18. I had my baby in December 2012 and my post partum weight was 233, which wasn't too bad. I then got the depo provera shot (horrible). I hate to place blame, but since getting that shot, I had put on 30 more lbs in less than 3 months. When my baby was 9 months old, her father just left out of nowhere. So since then, I have stopped getting the depo shot, which is already making it easier for me to lose weight. When I was on it I could never lose weight no matter how much I exercised or watched what I ate. I am currently fluctuating between 253-256 lbs. (253 was this morning and thats the lowest for a while :drinker: ) I am a full time college student (elementary education) I work 2 jobs and I raise my daughter by myself. If I can lose weight, ANYBODY can!

Wow, You two have been through a lot! Great job refocusing and moving forward.

I'm gonna have to work my autobiography... I'll post it tomorrow.

Here's Kim............

I was a skinny little girl growing up in Chicago, I weighed maybe 105 lbs until I hit the 20's.

When I was 18, I started driving so you add about 10 lbs. there and that puts me in the 110 to 120's.

When I was 21, I started indulging in alcohol and had a secretarial job so adding those empty calories and lack of movement probably brought me to the 130's.

I was 23, when I married my husband who was in the Army. We've lived in lots of different places and along the way I've had four children. Currently, they are 23, 20, 15 & 12. Add 7 to 10 lbs. for each of those that you never lose.

We moved to Minnesota permanently in 1998 and have been here since. As soon as we settled down, I returned to school for the nursing program. I don't think anyone loses weight in the nursing program because it's so intense. I have been a working nurse for the past 7 years which I think helps with maintaining.

So, my problem is self-control, I just like to have fun with hubby and friends. Alcohol is definitely a derailment because quite frankly, I enjoy it. But, I have learned without it, I am much more willing to get up and go to the gym and get **** done that needs to be done without it in the house.

Lastly, I am learning to be more self-ish. If I am at the kids' games, sometimes I will go off for a 30 minute run because it's how you can work things in. I tell my husband "No" when he wants to go to happy hour.

Well, kind of boring - but, that's me!!

Well crap! I just went to check on our missing zombies and Arzu has deactivated her account. I sure hope everything is okay. My guess is she is focusing on school and work. Wish she woulda said something though:frown:

It was so lovely reading all your auto-biographies and learning more about you. Thank you for sharing your stories. :flowerforyou: You are all awesome! We have all come from different places, but we are all on the same path and WE ARE MIGHTY!!! :drinker:

I have lost 4st (56lbs) since I started on MFP, 10 inches off my waist and 7inches off my hips. Today I put 47lbs in a back pack, grabbed 9lbs in hand weights and did half my strength training routine carrying the 56lbs I have lost. I was so happy to be able to take the backpack off and be 47lbs lighter immediately!

That's awesome Kim! You'll make the target no problem now! I hope your family are feeling better, you are having some week!

I wish I could take the rest of my excess weight off as easily! :laugh:

I was planning to get my yoga in tonight but it's like (-)11 degrees outside and I'm just going to hunker down for the night. The next 10 days are going to be like this. I am over winter right now. It better be one hot mo'fo of a summer.

Tomorrow is my 2.5 mile run which I am very nervous about because I've not run that far before. I run about a 14 min/mile so it will be 35 minutes of straight running. Hot Yoga is at 5:15 and I will get my bendy-stretchy in.

Friday is rest day with Hair and Nails to be done!!:smokin: Plus, I have some nice shopping coupons. Perhaps, a nice reward for myself for all my hard work.

I need to focus on tracking food better....I binged on cheddar popcorn today

Taking a peek at your stories, feel free to check out the team with the same name except for the "o" Carol for more inspirational stories. You guys rock!

I will get 5 minutes of wall sits today....

I just finished running - 50 minutes and I am going to update the spreadsheet. I am scheduled for Hot Yoga at 5:15, that's an hour of strength.

I'm back to logging calories today.

Hubs said I look thinner in my hips and that, my friends, was motivational.

Tomorrow, I have to commit to the 1/2 marathon and I am scared. My sister and I are thinking of tattoos to celebrate. I don't have any tats so it would be interesting. Just something small....any ideas or pics? Think back of neck or ear.

I went to the gym this morning and was able to contribute 20 more minutes of wall sits today, holy cow my legs were on firrrrrreeee. Not to mention I am standing and moving around all day at work so they haven't gotten a rest all day.

I want to try and go back to the gym tonight for some more cardio but I may have to wait until tomorrow.