shadow2soul's profile

About Me:

I haven't always been overweight or obese. I gained about 60lbs or so between 2009 and 2011. My activity level dropped, but I continued to eat and drink like an active person. At least half of the calories I was consuming were from Mountain Dew. I was going through around 2000 calories worth a day!!. In 2011, I became pregnant with my first son. The pregnancy didn't go well. I had GD and eventually Pre-Eclampsia. The Pre-Eclampsia came on suddenly. It was rapidly getting worse and resulted in an emergency c-section at 34 weeks. During the pregnancy I put on 60lbs. I put on another 10lbs before I started working on getting rid of the excess fat. Jan 2012 (6 weeks after c-section) - 260lbs Sept 2013 - around 170lbs In Sept 2013, I found out I was pregnant with my second child. This pregnancy was perfectly healthy. I was able to make it all the way to 41 weeks. No weird medical conditions. No bed rest. No extended hospital stays. Yay!! I did have to have another c-section. I tried for a VBAC, but my son's HR rate dropped while I was pushing and wasn't recovering. He ended up having to be resuscitated at birth and sent to another hospital by helicopter for evaluation. That was honestly the worst of it. Actually, the panic the nurses and doctors were in when I was being sewn shut was probably the worst because I had no clue what was wrong. I started working on my weight as soon as I was given the "Ok" to do so. May 2, 2015 - 142.9 lbs May 4, 2016 - 121.7 lbs July 1, 2016 - 125.4 lbs (1.5 inches smaller than May 4, 2016) Currently, I'm doing: Strong Curves Best Butt Bodyweight MTTF IdealShape Up Challenge MTWTFS X-TrainFit at Home 90 Day Program

Why I want to get in shape:

I wasn't always heavy and I honestly miss my slim body. I want to be healthy again, I was once and I can do it again. I want my sons to know what it means to be healthy.

My Inspirations

I haven't filled this out yet.