elizrawr
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Hey guys! New here...I've been signed up for about a year and am back again since i am trying to lose weight (again..).
I'm 23 years old (24 on the 21st of January!) 5'6" and weigh 214lbs. I was born and raised in Missouri but at the moment I live in Virginia!
2 years ago, i made a new years resolution to lose weight. i was at 252lbs and it had been a year since i had my son and i had done nothing to try and lose the weight i had gained. before i got pregnant and had my son, i weighed about 190. the night i went into the hospital to give birth they weighed me in at 272lbs!! i felt so embarassed... i always dreamed of being a pretty pregnant lady and sporting all those cute maternity clothes, but i had ballooned so much, i literally wore sweat pants, flip flops and big plain shirts throughout my pregnancy!
i had been watching the biggest loser (season 6) around the new years and decided i would flip a switch come new years day and start the change. i counted calories and wouldnt eat over 1500 calories a day and used an old tae bo work out video i found on the internet for about 2 weeks before i was able to afford going to the gym.
BEFORE: About 6 months before getting pregnant 18 yrs old.
(above) I was still on the heavy side, but i felt good enough to wear pretty things and show off more than i could do now... and to think.. i stressed about my weight even then.
November 2008 (much closer to 252 here than below)
after lots of exercising and counting calories, i managed to lose about 25lbs in a month and a half. i got down to about 205 and then my son had an accident which we were at a children's hospital for 3 days 2 hours away from home.
after my sons accident i got a job (after being unemployed since before i had him) and got off track. i continued to lose weight due to muscle i had gained and got down to about 201 lbs at the end of 2009.
the weight crept back up though after feeling content with my weight and being busy with work. i felt i had no time to work out and counting calories was just too much work i guess!
now its 2012....and Christmas night i weighed myself at 226lbs. 2011 has been on sh**ty year for me. we've moved from my home state to my husbands home state and i know no one here! living with his family for the past year and i just ate to drown my sorrows.
here are some photos from the holidays in 2011:
Above, i was at about 220 lbs. I started eating less on new years day and in my first week i've lost 7 lbs Atm I weigh about 213lbs and have started using a old busted treadmill i found in my in-laws basement and plan to use it til i can afford to go to the gym for real! Since its only been a week, I have no recent photos but plan on trying to keep at least a monthly thing going with photos to compare later on.
My first goal: To reach 180 lbs, then 160lbs, then my end goal of 140lbs. And depending on how i look and feel, i may go past that.
So at the moment I am just eating smaller portions and trying to get used to that. I plan on getting a food scale in the future but atm its easy things i can track like sandwiches and salads for now...lol. Tonight was the first night i spent some time on the treadmill. i spent about an hour on it and felt like i was never going to catch my breath!
Here's hoping for some big changes this year =)
-Elizabeth
I'm 23 years old (24 on the 21st of January!) 5'6" and weigh 214lbs. I was born and raised in Missouri but at the moment I live in Virginia!
2 years ago, i made a new years resolution to lose weight. i was at 252lbs and it had been a year since i had my son and i had done nothing to try and lose the weight i had gained. before i got pregnant and had my son, i weighed about 190. the night i went into the hospital to give birth they weighed me in at 272lbs!! i felt so embarassed... i always dreamed of being a pretty pregnant lady and sporting all those cute maternity clothes, but i had ballooned so much, i literally wore sweat pants, flip flops and big plain shirts throughout my pregnancy!
i had been watching the biggest loser (season 6) around the new years and decided i would flip a switch come new years day and start the change. i counted calories and wouldnt eat over 1500 calories a day and used an old tae bo work out video i found on the internet for about 2 weeks before i was able to afford going to the gym.
BEFORE: About 6 months before getting pregnant
18 yrs old.(above) I was still on the heavy side, but i felt good enough to wear pretty things and show off more than i could do now... and to think.. i stressed about my weight even then.
November 2008 (much closer to 252 here than below)
after lots of exercising and counting calories, i managed to lose about 25lbs in a month and a half. i got down to about 205 and then my son had an accident which we were at a children's hospital for 3 days 2 hours away from home.
after my sons accident i got a job (after being unemployed since before i had him) and got off track. i continued to lose weight due to muscle i had gained and got down to about 201 lbs at the end of 2009.
the weight crept back up though after feeling content with my weight and being busy with work. i felt i had no time to work out and counting calories was just too much work i guess!
now its 2012....and Christmas night i weighed myself at 226lbs. 2011 has been on sh**ty year for me. we've moved from my home state to my husbands home state and i know no one here! living with his family for the past year and i just ate to drown my sorrows.
here are some photos from the holidays in 2011:
Above, i was at about 220 lbs. I started eating less on new years day and in my first week i've lost 7 lbs
Atm I weigh about 213lbs and have started using a old busted treadmill i found in my in-laws basement and plan to use it til i can afford to go to the gym for real! Since its only been a week, I have no recent photos but plan on trying to keep at least a monthly thing going with photos to compare later on.My first goal: To reach 180 lbs, then 160lbs, then my end goal of 140lbs. And depending on how i look and feel, i may go past that.
So at the moment I am just eating smaller portions and trying to get used to that. I plan on getting a food scale in the future but atm its easy things i can track like sandwiches and salads for now...lol. Tonight was the first night i spent some time on the treadmill. i spent about an hour on it and felt like i was never going to catch my breath!
Here's hoping for some big changes this year =)
-Elizabeth
