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I did it!!!

ladybg81
ladybg81 Posts: 1,553 Member
edited September 2024 in Success Stories
I officially reached my goal of 135 pounds today; on my 90th day with MFP. I will post some before and after pics tonight so get ready!!!

My story:

I've always been tall and thin and never had to worry too much about what I ate. I did exercise almost daily to ensure things stayed put! I got pregnant with my son in January 2008. I weighed about 140-145 at the point. I gained 60 pounds during the course of my pregnancy. I did not eat terribly so we could not figure out why. Turns out that drinking 4-5 gallons of skim milk a week really adds up to A LOT of calories. Once we figured that out and I backed off, I gained weight normally but at the point, the damage had been done. (side note: my son loves milk too!!) I lost 40 pounds over 8 months of breastfeeding though I did not eat right nor did I exercise. I've been holding on to this last 20 pounds for about 2 years. A co-worker started counting calories and was telling me about it so I thought I'd check it out. I just used a little notebook and pen to keep up with everything. I told my husband and he found MFP, signed me up and then signed himself up. In exactly 90 days, I reached my goal of 135. I acutally weigh less than I did before I got pregnant. My husband has lost 40 pounds.

I have not felt this good about myself in years. My self confidence is back (a little too much.) My pre-pregnancy clothes do not laugh at me anymore when I go into my closet; I laugh at them now because they are a little big! I want to say from the bottom of my heart, that I apprecaite this website and everyone on it more than you can imagine. I had begun to lose hope that I would ever be "me" again, but here I am! So thank you, and check back later for my pics! I could not wait until tonight to shout to the world that I DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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