momma4alex
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Hello all, my name is Heather; I am married and have a 3 year old son.
Ok to begin my story...
I have always had a problem with my weight. From the time I can remember I was always on the heavier side. At 12 or so I weighed like 120 lbs and that’s when the weight gain really started. As I was becoming a woman... lol I still laugh at the thought of why they say we become women. Anyways, by the time I started 9th grade I was in a 38dd and about 140 lbs if not heavier. I was always teased by the other girls in my class.
Ok fast-forward a little bit… by the time I was 16 which was in 1999, is where things really began. I met my husband which at the time I weighed 150 lbs and was in a size 18-20 for most of my clothes. I met him during a summer job so that I could make some money as well as get a little bit more exercise in as I wasn’t happy with the way I looked at the time either.
In 2000, at the age of 17, I found pregnant for the first time and unfortunately lost the baby which I now see as although a sad thing, a good thing. As neither my hubby or I was really ready at that age for the responsibilities of raising a child. I had gained weight by then as we weren’t really paying much attention to how we ate at that age.
In 2001 I graduated High School at the age of 18 and was at what I thought was my heaviest weight yet I had weighed 200 lbs.
In June of 2002, my now hubby who at the time was just my boyfriend and I got married. This was after he had joined the Army. We then moved to Southern Cali. That year we had started going to the gym every few days but eventually gave up as our work schedules were making it hard to continue to go together and neither of us wanted to do it alone. I was steadily gaining weight as I was working at Burger King… my food when I was on the clock was 50 % off which didn’t help when all I wanted to do was eat… I never seemed to have portion control over things like that.
In 2003 I got pregnant again with my son, Alexander who is now three. When I found out I was pregnant and went to the doc they weighed me which was a bit of a shock as we didn’t own a scale at home so I had no clue how much I had actually gained over the years. I was now at my heaviest point in my life at 220 lbs at the start of my pregnancy. In June of 2004, I had my little boy at 34wks5days along. I weighed 241lbs when they checked me in at the hospital. Which to me sounded like I had gained quite a bit considering I was only told to gain 10-15 lbs as I was overweight to begin with. According to the doc I had only gained a total of 12 lbs because I had lost weight due to morning sickness.
Ok so now its 2007 and I am at a grand total of 261 pounds which according to my doc I have lost 5 lbs from the last time I had seen him which was in October of 2006. So if you add that to my current weight my highest weight on record is 266 lbs. Which I had never thought I would ever allow myself to get that heavy.
The whole reason I am starting the journey is to surprise my husband and also get healthier so that I can be around to see my son and possibly future children grow up.
I am currently starting to really watch what I eat as well as count calories and make sure to eat healthier meals instead of going out to eat or eat a lot of junk food. I am also on 2 meds which seem to help me in my journey so far as I am much happier now that I am on them. I was always depressed and when depressed or stressed I tend to eat and not healthy foods either. Which we all know in the weight loss world isn’t a good thing. I am currently hoping to lose 111 lbs which would bring me to a goal weight of 150 lbs. At that time I will rethink and focus my attention on whether I am happy being at that weight or try to lose more. I am giving myself a year to get to my goal weight but would really love to see some improvement in my weight loss by the time I see my husband again which is in 9months, 1 week and a day. Unless the military changes the dates as he’s in the army, currently stationed in Afghanistan. I have been using my walk away the pounds DVDs and taking daily walks to the park with my son who loves the outdoors and also playing with our dogs. I am using some small 3 pound hand weights to do some muscle toning but not really focusing on that as much as I am just trying to lose weight.
To me the best support comes from family and friends whether they are in person or online. My best friend autumn, who has helped me through so many things, is the greatest. She is the one who told me about this site. I feel that my goals are pretty realistic and that as long as I keep focused and motivated I will be able to reach them. I plan on starting right away and hope that by the time I see my hubby again I will be a new person… lol in the way I look and feel but not so much in how I am as a person per say… Good luck to all in their goals and any advice or recommendations are welcome.
Ok to begin my story...
I have always had a problem with my weight. From the time I can remember I was always on the heavier side. At 12 or so I weighed like 120 lbs and that’s when the weight gain really started. As I was becoming a woman... lol I still laugh at the thought of why they say we become women. Anyways, by the time I started 9th grade I was in a 38dd and about 140 lbs if not heavier. I was always teased by the other girls in my class.
Ok fast-forward a little bit… by the time I was 16 which was in 1999, is where things really began. I met my husband which at the time I weighed 150 lbs and was in a size 18-20 for most of my clothes. I met him during a summer job so that I could make some money as well as get a little bit more exercise in as I wasn’t happy with the way I looked at the time either.
In 2000, at the age of 17, I found pregnant for the first time and unfortunately lost the baby which I now see as although a sad thing, a good thing. As neither my hubby or I was really ready at that age for the responsibilities of raising a child. I had gained weight by then as we weren’t really paying much attention to how we ate at that age.
In 2001 I graduated High School at the age of 18 and was at what I thought was my heaviest weight yet I had weighed 200 lbs.
In June of 2002, my now hubby who at the time was just my boyfriend and I got married. This was after he had joined the Army. We then moved to Southern Cali. That year we had started going to the gym every few days but eventually gave up as our work schedules were making it hard to continue to go together and neither of us wanted to do it alone. I was steadily gaining weight as I was working at Burger King… my food when I was on the clock was 50 % off which didn’t help when all I wanted to do was eat… I never seemed to have portion control over things like that.
In 2003 I got pregnant again with my son, Alexander who is now three. When I found out I was pregnant and went to the doc they weighed me which was a bit of a shock as we didn’t own a scale at home so I had no clue how much I had actually gained over the years. I was now at my heaviest point in my life at 220 lbs at the start of my pregnancy. In June of 2004, I had my little boy at 34wks5days along. I weighed 241lbs when they checked me in at the hospital. Which to me sounded like I had gained quite a bit considering I was only told to gain 10-15 lbs as I was overweight to begin with. According to the doc I had only gained a total of 12 lbs because I had lost weight due to morning sickness.
Ok so now its 2007 and I am at a grand total of 261 pounds which according to my doc I have lost 5 lbs from the last time I had seen him which was in October of 2006. So if you add that to my current weight my highest weight on record is 266 lbs. Which I had never thought I would ever allow myself to get that heavy.
The whole reason I am starting the journey is to surprise my husband and also get healthier so that I can be around to see my son and possibly future children grow up.
I am currently starting to really watch what I eat as well as count calories and make sure to eat healthier meals instead of going out to eat or eat a lot of junk food. I am also on 2 meds which seem to help me in my journey so far as I am much happier now that I am on them. I was always depressed and when depressed or stressed I tend to eat and not healthy foods either. Which we all know in the weight loss world isn’t a good thing. I am currently hoping to lose 111 lbs which would bring me to a goal weight of 150 lbs. At that time I will rethink and focus my attention on whether I am happy being at that weight or try to lose more. I am giving myself a year to get to my goal weight but would really love to see some improvement in my weight loss by the time I see my husband again which is in 9months, 1 week and a day. Unless the military changes the dates as he’s in the army, currently stationed in Afghanistan. I have been using my walk away the pounds DVDs and taking daily walks to the park with my son who loves the outdoors and also playing with our dogs. I am using some small 3 pound hand weights to do some muscle toning but not really focusing on that as much as I am just trying to lose weight.
To me the best support comes from family and friends whether they are in person or online. My best friend autumn, who has helped me through so many things, is the greatest. She is the one who told me about this site. I feel that my goals are pretty realistic and that as long as I keep focused and motivated I will be able to reach them. I plan on starting right away and hope that by the time I see my hubby again I will be a new person… lol in the way I look and feel but not so much in how I am as a person per say… Good luck to all in their goals and any advice or recommendations are welcome.
anyways for my small update besides that I was able to do 75 sit ups and a bunch of different upper and lower body exercises while using my 3 lb hand weights. so that made me feel good. Gotta remember to take baby steps but I am not a very patient person and never have been... I am hoping and praying that I can keep this up each day so that when I see my hubby again I surprise him by how good I look and feel about myself, even though he says he loves me just the way I am. 
was meaning to be good but they tasted good and since i haven't been eating very much today i went ahead and ate them. 280cals, 10fat, 40carbs, 4 protein
