34lbs down thx to Exercis and Clean Eating (Pics)

WendyFitMomCHANGED · July 2012

Love seeing success stories on here and thought it was high time I posted mine. After the birth of my 3rd son, I weighed 175lbs and at 5' 3" i was determined to lose it. I lost the first 16 lbs in 2009 but yo-yo dieted and got stuck and went up and down over the same pounds.

In Jan this year, I discovered more about eating whole / non-processed foods. I kicked soda, stuck with water and have slowly moved processed, sugar filled foods out of my day and replaced them with a well balance day. In Jun I started adding weight training and transformed my 3 mile walks to 3 mile runs.

Progress

I took a look at my progress since Jan 2012 when I started this clean eating journey and here’s what I found:

Jan 2012 to Jul 2012

Weight: 159 to 141.5 = 17.5 lbs lost
BMI: 28 to 25 = 1 lb away from a Healthy BMI
Body Fat%: 32.2% to 25% = 7% Body fat lost
Inches lost: - to 30 inches

I've also logged in at MFP for 180 days in a row (6 months!)

My blog this week gives more detail on how I maintain a clean eating lifestyle, my workouts and tons of helpful resources if you're looking to improve your eating: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/WendyFitMom

Please check it out and vote for my blog. I'm always open for new friend requests. I love the positive motivation and support I get here. I couldn't have done this without the support of my friends on here.

WendyFitMomCHANGED · July 2012

*Exercise* that is !!

FatAssBecky · July 2012

Great Job Wendy! You're doing awesome!! You're a good inspiration for someone to follow with eating healthy...that's my real down fall (too much processed crap).

tjk71 · July 2012

Great job....you look amazing!!!

WendyFitMomCHANGED · July 2012

thanks

Curvimami · July 2012

Wow you look amazing!!! Congrats on all your success!! :happy:

HappyMarisol · July 2012

I kicked soda, stuck with water and have slowly moved processed, sugar filled foods out of my day and replaced them with a well balance day. In Jun I started adding weight training and transformed my 3 mile walks to 3 mile runs.

Wendy, congratulation for choosing to eat clean. I can see by your pictures and reading your blog, you are on your way to a fit, trim, lean lifestyle. Thank you for sharing your progress and your goals. That is how I started with my runs. Started with walks and slowly progressed to running.
Keep up the good work and keep us posted on your progress.
~ Marisol

rvrtplus2 · July 2012

Congrats! Very inspiring

whamann1 · July 2012

Great job! :happy: I too have 3 kids though mine are older (8yrs to 19yrs.) As a working mom I find it so challenging to make the time to plan, prep, and cook to eat the way I should. I am a teacher so right now in the summer I am doing very well with it but during the school year I don't do so well. Any tips for me?

kgut40 · July 2012

Wow! Way to go! You look great!

micheleluden · July 2012

amazing work! Love to see real people doing this! gives me a better outlook at my situation! Keep up the good work - I'm sure your sons will benefit the most!!

WendyFitMomCHANGED · July 2012

Great job! :happy: I too have 3 kids though mine are older (8yrs to 19yrs.) As a working mom I find it so challenging to make the time to plan, prep, and cook to eat the way I should. I am a teacher so right now in the summer I am doing very well with it but during the school year I don't do so well. Any tips for me?

Thanks so much! Loving the love right now

You really do just have to make time to cook good meals for yourself and your family. I cook dinner every night and take leftovers to work for lunch. On the weekends I do some weekly prep cooking and store the food in the fridge etc. Like this weekend I made my own granola bars to have during the week and every sunday, I boil over a dozen eggs since I eat 3 (without the yolks) everyday for meal 2.

I find time every night to sit down and plan what I'm going to eat the next day and then pack a cooler of that food to take to work, so when I get up in the morning, I grab that cooler and go. This blog has some good tips for prepping food for the week if you find you don't have time during: http://www.heandsheeatclean.com/

Good luck and hope the info is helpful to you.

WendyFitMomCHANGED · July 2012

Thanks so much, Marisol!!

shannonmch · July 2012

Wow!!!! Awesome:) I am the same stats that you started w/ except, I'm 5'4". So I am right w/ you. Be very proud of yourself!

M_lifts · July 2012

you look amazing! thanks for the clean eating blog link! will check it out

littlebuddy84 · July 2012

Nice job. You look fantastic :-)

WendyFitMomCHANGED · July 2012

Thanks everyone. If you follow my blog, I update my progress every week there and try to share what I've learned. Also love hearing feedback and ideas from you on what you're learning. You can never be too smart about fitness and there's always new information, tips out there every day.

jamiealdridge02 · July 2012

Congratulations, you look great. I began eating clean 6 weeks ago and dropped 8 lbs so far. I never thought I could lose those last 10 but now I'm only two away. Clean eating has really madea huge difference for me. I've also got my husband and kids in on the act and they are feeling great too! Congrats again and thanks for sharing!

whamann1 · July 2012

Thanks! You are right. I just have to make it the priority of my day/weekend. You are an inspiration to me! From one Wendy to another!!

cassyheh · July 2012

Great Job! I so need to eat more whole foods. It is amazing how much our foods that are processed are not good for us! Thanks for sharing your story.

kdiamond · July 2012

You look awesome!! Good job!!!!

bannierooster · July 2012

We are the same height and very close to the same starting weight. Your pictures really inspire me to keep working at it. While I am old enough to be your mother, I know I can still get this weight off doing the same type things that you are doing. Thanks for the inspiration!