VTMtnGirl
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I signed up a few days ago & wanted to get a feel for the boards & community before my first post. This group seems very committed and supportive. I appreciate everyone's posts.
I Was 230 back in 2002 & in 2003 I dropped my weight down to 185. I was SO proud and felt so accomplished. That accomplishment swung the other way when I ran out of $$ for gym membership
In 2004 I was 195 and I ended up pregnant. I had my daughter in 2005 and once she was a few wks old I was 200. I suffered severe post partum depression and as an emotional eater would, I gained weight steadily over the past few years.
A week and a half ago, I was 240 LB I have cut back calories and tried to keep it at least 1000 less than my basal & activities would burn off. It's worked to drop a little weight, I've also done some weight lifting and elliptical at least 20 mins/day over the past couple weeks.
I had my daughter take some photos of me for a reference point to look back at next month. I've also taken string and measured my waist, hips, arms, bust, thighs and calves. I figure Each time I put those strings around 1x a month I want to cut some of the length off of the string and re-measure.
I have the strings w/ tags on them in an envelope. On the front of the envelope I have a date/weight & each of the measurements written. I have a grid for each month to track progress. When I update pics, I'll update measurements.
I plan to share the photos as I feel a sense of accomplishment worthy of sharing. I hope that'll be in the next few months.
Thanks for reading!
I Was 230 back in 2002 & in 2003 I dropped my weight down to 185. I was SO proud and felt so accomplished. That accomplishment swung the other way when I ran out of $$ for gym membership
In 2004 I was 195 and I ended up pregnant. I had my daughter in 2005 and once she was a few wks old I was 200. I suffered severe post partum depression and as an emotional eater would, I gained weight steadily over the past few years.
A week and a half ago, I was 240 LB I have cut back calories and tried to keep it at least 1000 less than my basal & activities would burn off. It's worked to drop a little weight, I've also done some weight lifting and elliptical at least 20 mins/day over the past couple weeks.
I had my daughter take some photos of me for a reference point to look back at next month. I've also taken string and measured my waist, hips, arms, bust, thighs and calves. I figure Each time I put those strings around 1x a month I want to cut some of the length off of the string and re-measure.
I have the strings w/ tags on them in an envelope. On the front of the envelope I have a date/weight & each of the measurements written. I have a grid for each month to track progress. When I update pics, I'll update measurements.
I plan to share the photos as I feel a sense of accomplishment worthy of sharing. I hope that'll be in the next few months.
Thanks for reading!
