One Year Later (with pics)

I absolutely looooove going through the forum and reading everyone else's success stories, so even though I am not at the end of my journey yet, I wanted to share my progress with everyone too! :flowerforyou:

Last Christmas is when I really decided to do something about my weight and get myself healthy. I couldnt do anything without feeling exhausted after which was bad since I had a 7 year old boy and an almost 1 year old who were both VERY active. After the holidays I sat and looked at pictures (which I am in VERY few because I try to hiiiide!), and I was just disgusted with myself. :frown: How did I let myself get like that? Why didnt I notice it before this? I was so sad that I let myself get that way and for my husband who had to look at it everyday and still told me how beautiful I was and that he loved me just as much then as when we first started dating and I was 110 pounds lighter. But I couldnt let myself stay like that any longer and definitely couldnt let it get any worse. At the time I wasnt working, so I decided to join a gym with a daycare so I could go anytime I wanted with the kids. It was great! I was going every day and lost about 25 pounds by mid February. Then I got a new job and started working full time and taking care of the kids and the house when I wasnt at work and I wasnt able to make it to the gym much anymore and eating started getting bad and junky again. I somehow managed to maintain the weight that I had lost, but didnt make any progress between March and August. I look back now and think of all that wasted time! I could be so much farther along right now. But this is a long process and I just try to keep looking forward and know I will get there eventually with continued hard work. Once August hit I was ready and motivated again to start back up. This time I just went for walks everyday and started doing 30 Day Shred. I cut all soda out of my diet and started eating much healthier than I had been.

It is now the end of the year and I am happy and proud to say that I am 60 pounds lighter than I was at this time last year! I started out of 240 pounds and now weigh in at 180. Hoping to see 179 on that scale before the end of this week!!! I could not have done as much as I have this year if it was not for MFP and all the wonderful friends that I have made on here. You guys all ROCK and keep me going even when I would rather just give up. THANK YOU ALL!! And here is to another wonderful year in 2012 where I plan on hitting my goal weight and looking and feeling wonderful!!! :drinker:

December 2010. @240 pounds


April 2011. @220 pounds


July 2011. @210 pounds


October 2011. @190 pounds


December 2011. @180 pounds


Thank you SO much for looking/reading. Like I stated earlier, my journey is not over yet. My goal is to get to 140 and then determine newer goals from there.

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!! :drinker: