Brittany's Diary!

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So I am new to this forum thing but not new to weight loss attempts... So here it goes... I am a 20 year old mother of a beautiful 2 year old daughter and a wife to my wonderful husband for almost 2 years.. I have struggled with my weight for as long as I can remember... In high school I was a cheerleader, and these were the best years of my life as far as my body image and weight... I was about 180 lbs (I will get pictures soon I swear!) ... by graduation, I hadn't cheered for a year and a half and I was up to about 230 maybe, wearing a size 18/20... here we are a few years later and I was 303 lbs wearing size 24 at the beginning of 2007... I have started diets and exercise.. its just never stuck. This time is different.. I did really well at the beginning of January, I was down to 282 lbs, then i got strep throat and thought it was a good excuse to eat ice cream.. well ice cream led to sweets which led to pretty much anything I wanted... although I ate anything and everything and did next to nothing for physical activity for 2 months, I only gained 5 lbs back of what I lost, so I tried again.. and here we are. I am currently at 276 lbs and I am feeling pretty good. I go to the gym about every other day and walk more now when I can. I am looking at the long term here... New Years 2008, I will be at 200 lbs. I know I can do it and I know I will! I am so excited to discover my sexy body underneath the one I have now. Yay! :)
 
Welcome to your diary!
You're well on your way to a healthier you! :) I hope you find the extra support and motivation here to make the rest of the way even easier for you.
Keep up the good work!
Juliette
 
Welcome!.. I'm pretty much in the same boat as u!..im 18.. and my daughter is 15 months, and her father and i got married almost a yr ago as well! He had just enlisted in the Air Force and will be leaving anytime now!... and i REALLY want to be thinner when he returns in 6 months!!! i have 80 lbs to lose.. and I'm hoping that i will almost there by the time he come home!!!.. and i cant wait!!!.. its going to be so hard for me to stick to it, and take care of our daughter while hes gone..but i know i can do it!!! And so can you!!! :D

anyways just wanted to say welcome, and gl with your weightloss..im sure u will do great!!!
 
Thanks so much for the replies! --LexisMommy, Your daughter is 15 months? Do you do things with her to work out? I am thinking of investing in a jogging stroller so i can take my daughter (otherwise walking a mile with her walking would take years!) Any experience with a jogging stroller? I bet it will feel so great to show off your new body to the hubby when he gets back! :)
 
No Ive never used a jogging stroller..but my brothers g/f has..and she liked it quit a bit.. and yeah i think it will b exciting for him to come home and c me.. i cant wait!!!:p]
 
So last night I went home and I was sooo hungry (i ended up at work later than expected). So i made myself a turkey and cheese sandwich on whole wheat bread and low fat miracle whip.. mmm.. man that was good! When I was still craving more after that I made myself eat some crackers and be done... brushed my teeth and fell asleep on the couch until the hubby got home from work. This morning I had some yogurt, got dressed (bundled up!) and left my house for a jog... i think i did well, i jogged for a minute or two, then walked for a couple, then jogged again, then walked... all together i dont think i did more than 1/4 a mile because i was limited on time, but i feel good about it! I think I will make thisa routine in the morning.. it wakes me up and gets me moving! Now as for my diet, I think I have discovered I am eating too little (never thought those words would come out og my mouth!) So I am working on that, eating more calories in a day... any suggestions as to how many I should take in? Im getting about 1000-1200 a day right now. Thanks!!
 
hey there i found you.. but look you aren't writing.. i want to see some rambling :)

anyway you have done a great job getting towards your goal of 200! and I've love to join you at this goal.. so if you don't mind.. we can do it together :) Let's get down to 200 pounds by 01/08 and celebrate the new year in style!!

keep it up!!!
 
Starting again (pics!)

So I have not written in here for a while now, however I have not given up on my goals! I am doing pretty well, although the hubby and I went on vaca to VA Beach last month and it has been hard coming back from that, but I am back to losing! Overall so far, I have lost 56 lbs since the beginning of the year! I am so excited to say that, however it is a little discouraging that I have only had to bu one size down in pants.. I went from a 24 to a 22, and some 20 on a good day.. I have a closet full of pants from pre-pregnancy days that I can not wait to get back into!! But if I hit goal of 200 lbs I think I will be too small for those size 18-20 pants in my closet! Fine by me! Well anyway, I have been going to the gym as much as possible, and when I cant make it, I try to run at my house. My daughter just got her first big girl bike and she goes pretty fast, so I think I will try to jog with her from now on instead of telling her to slow down and wait for Mommy. Steve (my husband) says he can see a difference mostly in my butt (hehe) and also he points out different parts of my stomach and calves and such that he can see more definition, it feels good to know he can see that difference. My boss has also told me that it is probably time for some new work pants because I am either pulling them up all day or i fold them down to keep them on, otherwise some of them would fall to my ankles! Whatever, if losing weight means more money on close I guess I can deal with that! ;) Well at the bottom of this post I am going to put a couple face pics, one from Oct. of 2006 and one from Today Aug. 23 2007. I think I am starting to see a difference looking back, what do you think? I will get some full body shots soon, I will have the hubby take some for me. I found this horrible pic from x-mas time last year and I almost cried, but I will be posting that too to motivate me. I am going to make a very personal list of reasons to lose weight in another post today... I have been thinking about a lot of random reasons lately and thinking about them makes me want to be thinner so bad!!! January 1st, 200lbs you're on AEL! :)


OCTOBER 2006
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AUGUST 2007
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A FUN ONE FROM TODAY TOO :)
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Feeling pretty good...

So last night I had Steve take some pictures for me.. i wore shorts, sports bra and tank top... i knew those pics would not be anything i would want to look at, but i knew i had to... then he insisted I should take off the tank top so that its not hiding anything... so I did... blah...I had taken a few pics back in April that I would compare to, and i guess i am happy with the difference i can see. I will add those pics soon. Today we took Cambria to daycare early and went to the gym... normally this is what i do:

Treadmill:
-Walk 5 minutes, Run 3 minutes, Walk 2 minutes

Bike:
-Steady 10 minutes

Elliptical:
-Steady 10 minutes

maybe some arm weights too


Well today I did a total of 30 minutes on the treadmill, i figured about 17.5 minutes of that was running! I can't believe I was able to do it! Now that i've done it, i will have to do it every time and keep getting better.

I decided that I like cereal a lot... Like Special K, regular, which is not bad for you at all, with skim milk, is one of my favorites, that and plain cheerios. I could definitely eat cereal as breakfast lunch or dinner, so I might start having some cereal for dinner or something when ive done a little cheating that day.

Well my boss is buying lunch again today... dont get me wrong, I appreciate it, but we order lunch atleast like 2-3 times a week usually, and its hard to find things at ruby tuesdays and 99 and applebees that are good for you that taste better than a piece of cardboard! I like the smart eating chicken wrap at ruby tuesdays, i will probably get that today.

I am trying to get better about filling a water bottle throughout the day and drink lots. I notice i drink it if i am just bored, i dont even realize sometimes how much i drink, but thats a good thing!

Well I am still working on that list of reasons, I will post that soon.

Thanks!!
 
So even though the scale is not moving as much as i would like it to, the best thing is, I went shopping in my own closet! I am able to wear my pre-pregnancy work pants that i loved, and also a pair that I bought at Target a couple months back that i knew didnt fit me, and in the back of my mind i wasnt sure if they ever would... but they were on clearance so i got them and i am wearing them comfortably today! Along with some jeans and a couple shirts, I love shopping in my closet! I know I need to get rid of pants that are too big for me, because i never plan on fitting into them again, so i might donate them or sell some on ebay. I started this journey back in January at a size 24 (some were even tight but i refused to buy any bigger) and today I am comfy in my size 20s!!! I am going to set a few mini goals for myself.. the first is going to be my birthday goal, so by September 19th I will be down to 235 lbs, that is about 10 lbs in 3 weeks. I know I can do that.

I have found myself caring more about how I look lately. I have not worn makeup since my last homecoming dance in high school I think. Steve always tells me I dont need makeup and I am beautiful without it, but it is more than that. It is the feeling I get when I know I look a little bit nice. So light makeup and doing my hair instead of just throwing into a ponytail wet has helped. I even got my hair highlighted which i havent done since high school too. It is a great feeling when people notice that I am doing something that they are not used to seeing me do.

I find myself letting personal issues at home or work get in the way of my weight loss efforts.. I will either not eat at all when im upset or i use it as an excuse to eat anything and everything. I am working on that.

So far I am pleased with myself and I am so excited to lose more! Come on size 18! Woohoo! :)
 
Well I am a couple of days away from my 21st birthday but I have hit goal already. I am at 235lbs now and I am ready to set another goal! My next goal is going to be a Halloween goal... I will be down another 25lbs by October 31st. That is 25lbs in 6 1/2 weeks.. very do-able. I will be at 210lbs (maybe even 200lbs) by Halloween. I am wearing my old clothes now that were from my senior year of high school. I am buying size 18 now! Yay!!! I promised myself I would go crazy and buy myself clothes when I am comfortable in a size 14. I have started going to Jazzercise more now, and I like it a lot. I like it because no matter how much I want to take a break in the middle, I dont because it doesnt stop when i want it to. It forces me to keep going beyond my comfort zone which is great. I plan on continuing there.
 
Goals

Here are my goals, in small steps. As long as it all stays on track I can definitely do this!

10/2 - Current Weight: 230 lbs
10/31 - Halloween Goal: 220 lbs
11/22 - Thanksgiving Goal: 205 lbs
12/25 - Christmas Goal: 195 lbs
2/14 - Valentine's Goal: 175 lbs
3/23 - Easter Goal: 165 lbs (FINAL GOAL!!!)

I am over halfway to my goal, I have lost 73 lbs and have 65 lbs left to lose!!
 
Ok so I have been kinda bummed the last couple of days only because I was thinking I set my Halloween Goal at 215 lbs and I there is not way I was going to hit that, but looking back at them on here, I put it at 220 lbs! I am totally able to do that in 6 days, I am at 222 this morning! Woohoo! I have been getting up at 5:45am and getting to the gym, coming home in time to shower and get Cambria dressed and head out the door for 8:00. I find this works well for me because come mid day, i have totally forgot I went to the gym already today. My husband is mentioning little things he sees change on my body, he will point out the muscle lines in my legs and and arms, and how I almost have abs there somewhere. lol, Its nice that Im not the only one noticing! My mom is very happy about my loss too, every time i see her, she asks what size im in, lately 18, she says I look like I should be in a 12 or something.. aww how sweet thank mom! Soon! Size 12 would be awesome! My sister has started her own weight loss journey too... although we dont go to the gym together often, our schedules dont allow it, we still talk about it occasionally. We have sets goals for ourselves, and whoever hits goal first has to pay for both of our tattoos to celebrate our loss. We are thinking of some kind symbol for sisters. Well anyway, Thats enough for today. Ill try to keep up better on her! Thanksgiving goal here I come!
 
Updated Goals:


10/2 - Current Weight: 230 lbs
10/31 - Halloween Goal: 220 lbs
11/22 - Thanksgiving Goal: 215 lbs
12/25 - Christmas Goal: 205 lbs
2/14 - Valentine's Goal: 190 lbs
3/23 - Easter Goal: 180 lbs
5/11 - Cam's b-day Goal: 165 lbs (Final Goal!)
 
Wow Brittany, congratulations on reaching your Thanksgiving Day goal! You must be so pleased heading into today's meal :D.

What do you usually eat? You've been so successful!
 
Thank You!! Thanksgiving was a breeze for me... i volunteered to help out in the kitchen and that kept me busy serving and cleaning up. I did sit down to eat and shared a plate with my 2 1/2 year old daughter.. She ate the majority of the "bad" stuff (cranberry sauce, stuffing, potatos and gravy etc...) and left me the "good" (Peas, Corn, etc.) Normally I would have stuffed myself to the point of having a stomach ache, but i really had no desire to do that this year. I did splurge on dessert a bit but it didnt seem to effect my weight too much.
 
Update

So the holidays were a bit rough.. there was a point where i went from my lowest of 210 back up to 220... i am back on track now and plan on staying on track.. My sister and I have gone to weight watchers the past couple of weeks and i think even though i dont stick with any "plan" it helps going in every week. I plan on losing about 5 lbs a week steady until May, we will see how it works out. Short term goal: 200lbs by Easter. :)
 
Starting Fresh

OK FOR REAL NOW!! :) I am going to get back on track here. I am at just under 230 Lbs :( I have gained back some but it will not discourage me! I think what i need to do is go back to my old gym.. looking back i loved how i felt after going to the gym and i miss that feeling. So i think by going back there it will put me back in that mind set. I moved and I am not as close anymore which is why i quit but not going is doing nothing for me. Here are my goals:
July 4th - 220 lbs (fourth of july)
July 17th - 215lbs (3rd wedding anniversary)
Aug 15th- 200 lbs (no particular meaning)
Sept 19th - 190 lbs (my 22nd birthday)

We will start there.
 
Starting again...

Here I am, back to (almost) square one.. as depressing as it is to be overweight still after all this time, I know I can get to a healthy weight in the next year. I was once at 303 lbs and after lots of hard work and patience, I was down to 220 lbs.. then i got pregnant with my second daughter and gained weight until I was at 280ish at 9 months pregnant. Now here I am almost 8 weeks later and I have a beautiful family but am still at 260 lbs. I have started taking Alli pills (started this morning actually) and I am hopeful that if nothing else, the fear of treatment effects will keep me on track. I am going to set some goals for myself:

Going back to work goal- June 15th - 250 lb

4th of July Goal - July 4th - 245 lb

4th Wedding anniversary - July 17th - 235 lb

Mid Summer Goal - August 1st - 230 lb

Labor Day Goal - September 7th - 220 lb

23rd Birthday Goal - September 19 - 215 lb


Wish me luck! :waving:
 
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