Bigger now than I was 9 months pregnant with twins...

FeebaLeeba
FeebaLeeba Posts: 7
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I am 31 and larger than I was almost 7 years ago the day I was admitted to the hospital to have two 6 pound girls! My belly isn't as large (thank goodness) but my pants are two sizes bigger and I weight a few pounds more. I am 195 which for the first time in my life has brought me to the obese category and with a family history of cancer, diabetes, stroke and heart disease, I am changing for the better and I hope to make these changes permanently. Right now, I am not focused on calories (though I am watching portion sizes) and I am not focusing on going all out. Rather I am taking my time, building positive habits, like my daily morning walk and now I am up to walking 3 miles a day (broken into three walking sessions) and do up to 4 per day when time allows. I am very out of shape and am shocked that simply walking has given me killer shinsplints but my goal is to lose enough weight to begin running again. For being larger I hide my weight well. It is even distributed over my body but I feel miserable. I am ready for a new life. Change feels good.:smile:

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  • amwbox
    amwbox Posts: 576 Member
    Hi. Good luck in your process. I've got a lot to lose as well. Feel free to add away!
  • har465
    har465 Posts: 8 Member
    Hi! That was my motivation to join as well, bigger than i was when I was pregnant and approaching a no-zone weight number. I've been on MFP since September, and its been great, down 27 lb and hoping to lose some more. I only recently started reading the forums and gaining some MFP friends. My focus right now is exercise and cleaning up some of my family's eating habits.
  • yellowlemoned
    yellowlemoned Posts: 335 Member
    Stick with it, and don't forget slow progress is still progress! Especially after you lose some of the initial weight it takes more effort to lose a few lbs, so don't get discouraged if the scale doesn't move every week or even goes up a couple of pounds. Especially as a women it happens as our water weight changes during the month. :)

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