It's time to let go.

Of the baby weight! For pete sake's the kid is almost 2!!!

Hi! I'm Laura and I'm 5'10. When I reached my heaviest weight of 237 lbs, I realized that I had a big problem. Tired all the time, no energy, and a brand new toddler to chase! I joined mfp about a week ago at 222.2lbs and since then have lost about 5 lbs. (Slightly inflated due to initial weigh in time being at the end of the day). So I'm starting my journey!

I completed the C25k program on May 6, 2012 with a finishing time of 39 minutes and 48 seconds, so, my current exercise of choice is running. I also enjoy biking with a toddler on the back of the bike, bench pressing my toddler and general toddler chasing activities.

The hard part for me is the eating. When I'm at home, I usually make reasonable choices, but once I get to work, thats all out the window. Fast food, high calorie sushi, sodas and vending maching snacks galore! I made a decision to start leaving all my funding at home and packing lots of good food and so far, I have stuck to it for 5 days. It seems to be working! I also have a friend who checks my MFP food diary and gives me tips on what to do, what not to do, and where I might be lacking. (Holy cow, that helps a lot!)

I have goals!
More specifically, I have one big goal, which is to be healthy, active and full of energy. But I also have mini weight-goals to help me on my way.

Mini-goal #1- Reach 208 lbs at which point I will be within the "Overweight" range for BMI, instead of the "Obese" one. (Who the heck wants to be labeled "Obese"?)

Mini-goal #2- Reach 202 lbs, which was the lowest weight of my adult life. This is how much I weighed the day that I left the hospital to bring my brand new baby girl home.

Mini-goal #3- Reach 199 lbs. Then I wont have to say "Yea, I weigh 200 lbs." I will have reached one-derland!

Mini-goal #4- Reach 173 lbs. At which point my BMI will be classified as "Normal". Yay! I will be normal! ;-)

Mini-goal #5 - Reach 165 lbs. This is the arbitrary number that I have chosen for myself as my "goal weight". Who knows? Maybe I will think I look great at 173. Or maybe I'll get to 165 and think, hey, I need to lose about 5 more lbs. Right now, 165 is my imaginary end game. But it doesn't end there!

Ultimate goal- Run the Disneyland Tinkerbell Half-Marathon and then enjoy Disneyland with my beautiful 2 year old in January 2013!

Thanks everybody for reading and please feel free to friend me. You can never have to much motivation.