AmandaMyChelle
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WELL--here I am, doing what feels like starting over completely.
How disappointed in myself I am that I've made so much progress at one point, and then I undid it, and now I'm basically backtracking.
I'm 27 and I've always weighed more than I should. I was 200 in middle school, and have never gotten below that since.
I graduated high school in 2003 at 235 lbs.
In January 2008, I was up to 268. I decided I'd had enough. I worked on counting calories and trying to watch what I ate, and by May was down to 252 lbs. Very disappointing for a girl who dreams of wearing tight jeans and tank tops and high heels.
June of 2008, I happened upon a copy of The South Beach Diet book. I read it, and it seemed like everything clicked. A light came on. I felt like I'd found the answer to my problem. I understood why I was fat and why I had never lost weight before. I had been doing everything wrong. My favorite foods have always been bread, pasta, potatoes, and lots of sugary junk! The main no-no foods on the South Beach.
So I went shopping the last night of June using my Phase 1 guide, and bought all of the allowed foods. I wasnt really using the recipes in the book, just using the list of allowed foods to create my own meals.
I officially started the diet on July 2, 2008. Right before the 4th of July. which was hard, but I made it through the holiday without cheating. And I made it through 4 weeks on Phase 1, and then 3 more months on Phase 2, and by October of 2008, I was down to 212. Less than what I weighed in high school. I had started walking, just regular walking, and finally made it to 200 lbs. I made it thru Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's without gaining. I joined a gym. And for the life of me, I could not get down past 200 lbs.
I waited and waited to see that 199 on the scale, and no matter how much I tried, I couldn't get to it.
So I lost hope, and lost motivation, and slowly the weight crept back on.
In November of 2010, I got pregnant with my first child. By the time he was born, August 2011, I weighed 296 lbs.
I was so afraid of hitting the 300 mark while I was pregnant, but I was high-risk, and couldn't work out, tho I did try to eat as healthy as I could. After I gave birth, I breastfed, and before we even left the hospital I had lost 20 pounds--so that was a relief.
My son is now 2 months old, and I'm down to 245 lbs. That might seems great from having been 296, but it's only a reminder to me of how far I still have to go. AGAIN!
And at the moment, I'm in a cast because of a broken ankle!
But, I'm getting back on the wagon and I know that I can do it and hopefully keep it off this time!
So here's to trying again and I'll be keeping my progress posted that way I've got even more motivation to keep going!
How disappointed in myself I am that I've made so much progress at one point, and then I undid it, and now I'm basically backtracking.
I'm 27 and I've always weighed more than I should. I was 200 in middle school, and have never gotten below that since.
I graduated high school in 2003 at 235 lbs.
In January 2008, I was up to 268. I decided I'd had enough. I worked on counting calories and trying to watch what I ate, and by May was down to 252 lbs. Very disappointing for a girl who dreams of wearing tight jeans and tank tops and high heels.
June of 2008, I happened upon a copy of The South Beach Diet book. I read it, and it seemed like everything clicked. A light came on. I felt like I'd found the answer to my problem. I understood why I was fat and why I had never lost weight before. I had been doing everything wrong. My favorite foods have always been bread, pasta, potatoes, and lots of sugary junk! The main no-no foods on the South Beach.
So I went shopping the last night of June using my Phase 1 guide, and bought all of the allowed foods. I wasnt really using the recipes in the book, just using the list of allowed foods to create my own meals.
I officially started the diet on July 2, 2008. Right before the 4th of July. which was hard, but I made it through the holiday without cheating. And I made it through 4 weeks on Phase 1, and then 3 more months on Phase 2, and by October of 2008, I was down to 212. Less than what I weighed in high school. I had started walking, just regular walking, and finally made it to 200 lbs. I made it thru Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's without gaining. I joined a gym. And for the life of me, I could not get down past 200 lbs.
I waited and waited to see that 199 on the scale, and no matter how much I tried, I couldn't get to it.
So I lost hope, and lost motivation, and slowly the weight crept back on.
In November of 2010, I got pregnant with my first child. By the time he was born, August 2011, I weighed 296 lbs.
I was so afraid of hitting the 300 mark while I was pregnant, but I was high-risk, and couldn't work out, tho I did try to eat as healthy as I could. After I gave birth, I breastfed, and before we even left the hospital I had lost 20 pounds--so that was a relief.
My son is now 2 months old, and I'm down to 245 lbs. That might seems great from having been 296, but it's only a reminder to me of how far I still have to go. AGAIN!
And at the moment, I'm in a cast because of a broken ankle!
But, I'm getting back on the wagon and I know that I can do it and hopefully keep it off this time!
So here's to trying again and I'll be keeping my progress posted that way I've got even more motivation to keep going!
