New member pushing her way to her goal!

Hi there, my name is Mandy My entire life I've struggled with my weight, my most heaviest being 320 pounds at a height of 5"7. I got sick of being out of breath and being so low self esteem, and unhappy with the way I looked all the time that I knew I had to make a lifestyle change, not just for myself but also for my now husband. This was around maybe 5 years ago.

It took me 9 months of extremely hard work and cardio every other day, strength training and healthy dieting, but I managed to lose a little over 100 pounds the first time around. I was very proud of myself, but I still had so much more to lose that I got discouraged and fell back into my bad eating habits and stopped losing weight and bounced back up a little.

Then my husband and I got married and I got pregnant with my son. After I gave birth (I weighed a whopping 283 pounds at my height of pregnancy) I dropped back down to 224 but was extremely unhappy with the way I looked. It took me a long time after that but I finally mustered the right mentality and determination to finish what I started.

Now, years later, I have lost another 77 pounds and weigh 147! My goal weight is around 130 to 125 pounds. I'm back to doing my old routine of diet and exercised, with some new added strength training in between. I am blessed to have come this far and couldn't have lost 180 pounds total without help from our Lord and the love and support that my husband has given me. This is a huge accomplishment for me especially considering the fact that I LOVE food lol

My weight loss has slowed down a lot but I'm determined to not let that stop me And I hope that anyone else on here that has a lot to lose doesn't give up on reaching their goal. I feel SO much healthier and happier now. Anyway, that's my story lol nice to meet you all

God bless you all!