What happened...

When I realized I was making a career out of dodging the camera and avoiding tags on Facebook. Also my blood pressure is through the roof. I weighed in at my heaviest ever earlier this month. Felt like something had to give. I honestly cannot see myself ever going back to that lifestyle. For 1 starting over is a BIOTCH and 2 it just feels better on the other side

Didn't have weight issues till after college. Traumatic memories put me into a deep depression, then full on breakdown. I numbed myself with food, gaining so much weigh that I suddenly had no clothes to wear, and what I wNt shopping I'd gone from an 8 to a 14. And I didn't care. I went all the way to a size 22 at 225 pounds age 28 before I tried to lose weight. I lost 80 pounds on weight watchers and kept some of it off, however the mental illnesses were there, the medications and their side effects kept (and keep) me struggling.
In 2012 I weighed 135 and looked and felt great. I met my now husband and life was wonderful. Then the mental illness reared its ugly head, medication changes, job loss, hospitalized and here come the pounds. Last year I joined MFP at 194. I go to a medical dr and dietitian to help me with my diet bc I'm now pre diabetic, hypothyroid, iron and vitamin d deficient. In 2012 my bloodwork was perfect.
I've lost the same 10 pounds for a year. I haven't gotten lower than 172 since I started, so I've just gone a little lower on the calories and higher on the exercise to see if I can lose a little more. I will get back to my original weight. I'm hoping next summer I'll be back in my bikinis.

For me, it's about being the best version of me that I can be. I was normal weight before pregnancy, I was 135 when I first started out. Gained about 25 lbs which is average and just...never lost the weight. I miss how I was pre-pregnancy and want to get back down that size. And I have heart and blood pressure problems so it's really important for me to lose weight. They won't ever go away but maybe my numbers will be a little better....

It was about a year after my second child. I have always had a low self esteem and was just tired of feeling olsorry for myself. Hated how I looked and with two kids, felt like there nothing I ever did for me. So I started with Jillian Michaels. After losing 20 lbs I was hooked. My husband and I did the C25K together next. After realizing that having a scheduled program was a big motivator to me, I always make sure I have a calendar created when I finish a program for the next two or three months. I have the working out thing nailed down and over the last month have been proud of my how I have been nailing down my diet. I gained a bit since a move of the last year but it is coming off again!