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maggie_degroat

maggie_degroat

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HI!! :) My name is Maggie i am 31 years old and have 2 wild lil boys. Brayden who is 7 and Rylan who will be 2 in August. I work as a Pharmacist technician.
All through out my teen years i was at a stable weight of 160 which i was never happy with. i got married to my ex husband when i was 21 and while he was in japan(military) i spent most of my days in the gym and was able to get down to 130lbs before he returned, within months i became pregnant and everything went wrong. i gained 90lbs.. yeah i said it 90lbs fat lbs. i was huge. after my son was born my ex became crazy got kicked out of the militarry for being narcissistic. things got rough. now i had only got back down to 190 after my son was born. i went into a depression mode and ate myself to 205lbs. i was belittled every day by my ex telling me how fat i got. blah blah blah. but then i grew some balls and said i am better then this. and ended it. i then moved to VA and staying with a friend to help her out. i there met a man who was in the navy, ha ha go figure. i started working and again things went sour with the friend who pretty much betrayed me in every sense. i got down to 170lbs. which was nice . his time was up in the mitary and he decided to to move back to NY with me. soon after that i became pregnant with my second and yet again gained the weight but just not as much. i was then up to 220lbs. what i love about my fiance is he has never disrespected me on my weight, prob. cause he knows i would kick his ass..lol
plus i was at the weight i was when i met him. so now i have decided being like this is not what i want for myself. i was to be that 130lb girl again. so tuesday 2-16-2009 i started my life change. since then i have been going to the gym every night. i have even met with a trainer on 2 occations to go over what my daily workouts should be. and so far i have lost 13.5 lbs which i think is great for only 2 weeks. i am trying to keep my head up but at times i look at my self and i can see a difference but other times i feel as though i have lost nothing.
I have joined this page to find others for support and to give my support and with this i feel i can do this and feel great about myself again.

i tried to add a ticker but i just could not figure it out...
 
Hello there and welcome! :D 13.5 is huge for only 2 weeks!!

Anything is possible- if you just stick to your workouts and eating healthier you can reach your goal and be that "130 lb girl" again.

We're all here for you!!
 
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thanks.. I have come to realize that i have to change alot of things in my daily life. I work until 7pm then i go to the gym and spend 1 1/2 to 2 hours there and i feel so good after i do my workouts. i also DO NOT EAT PAST 6pm. i found alot of good things to make that are still low in Cal, and carbs. and i try and keep my sodium in take down also. i have set 3 goals for myself.

mg 25.5lbs 180
sg 25.lbs 155
fg 25.lbs 130

total 75.5lbs.

i keep telling myself that in the end i will feel good and look good..
 
Yes, I have realized that very same thing. My schedule is hectic the way it is, I'm working full-time and taking classes full-time, so all of my free time is filled in with the gym!! You really have to "just do it" in order to accomplish your goals.For example, on days that I have school I'll workout during the one hour break for 20-40 minutes, then again after the next class for 20-40 minutes before I go to work, then AGAIN after work I'll do some more. If we sat there and said "Oh I'm too tired after this long day to workout", or "I don't have any time" then we would never get anywhere!! I'm sick of hearing people saying they don't have the time to work out because that's not true, you can always make time. What they "don't have" is the...

Dedication, determination, persistency. :D
 
Uh yeeeah, sorry I kinda went off on a little side rant there. I didn't mean to do that.

I do want to commend you for the goals you have set out for!! I have faith in you, you can do it!

Also, that's the best part about the whole thing and what drives us... LOOKING AND FEELING GOOD!! :D And for me it's a bikini. lol
 
well i have a long ways before i see a bikini. but thats ok. i have come to terms with the baby belly..lol not a pretty site. i used that excuse in the past of not having the time and now that my fiance had lost his job and is home with the kids I do have the time, so while he is sitting home eating whatever he wants and gaing the 10lbs he has i will be losing. not all of us can eat what we want and burn calories while sitting still all day. ha ha.

i miss the compliments i use to get, yes i still get them like if i am online but there only seeing the head shot. it's all about angles..lol the people at my job will look at my pics on my myspace and say wow that pic must be old. but in fact it would only be a couple weeks old.
i will be happy when people can actually start seeing a difference, and approach me and say wow your losing weight. we will see.
 
keep your head up. if you continue the diet and exercise you'll definately reach your goal. it is hard sometimes when you look at yourself one week and see progress and then don't see anything the next time you look at yourself, but 14 lbs in two weeks is great!! just realize it's not all gonna come off that easily.

a good idea is to not only watch the scale, but measure yourself in inches...like bust, waist, hips, thighs, arms, etc. and then remeasure yourself weekly or every two weeks and see how many inches you lost. then even if the scale doesn't move, you will be able to see your progress in inches, which will be a good motivator. :)
 
i do both. i find it helps in seeing that there is a difference. i went to work today and the girl i work with i had not seen since last Monday says to me. wow you look a lil different. just out of the blue.. :) yeah i'm not gonna lie it felt good.
went to the gym tonight and let me tell you it is getting alot easier. i get my workout done quicker than in the beginning( but still doing my full workout) this way now i can at least be home to put the boys to bed. i feel good....
 
there are these 2 websites i came across which i find myself at a lot, the first one is myvirtualmodel.com for those who dont know what it is , it's where you can go and make a model of your self with your weight and all that good stuff then you can make another one with your goal weight and WOW what a difference so i go on there to remind myself what i look like which i really do not need to be reminded of it but i can also remind myself what i could look like. i use it to help motivate myself and maybe you can to. the second site is fitday.com i LOVE this site they have a list of almost any kind of food and they will tell you how many cal. carbs. pro. are in each item also you can track your weight and measurements on it with a graph bar they use.. also they can tell you how many cal. you burn a a day with your routines for each day..just though i would throw this out there for anyone who didnt know about these sites.
 
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