Rose's Diary

mrs.ruiz

mrs.ruiz

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Okay I'm starting this weight loss diary because someone suggested it to me as motivation, being accountable for myself.I agree.
This is my story:
My name is Rose, I'm 23, married with a 3 month old son.I have been overweight pretty much all of my life.It never really bothered me too much exept when I was 19 years at 197 lbs.at 5'3 my mother would grab at my chub and tell me that I was too fat.I thought "so what if I'm fat, I'm happy.I have good friends and I have fun". Then I met my husband.I had never had a serious boyfriend but even with my extra weight I did'nt have a problem getting compliments from guys.Well I was playing bass in a band and he just joined as our new drummer.He was the most gorgeous man I had ever met.I was "in love".The problem was he never would pay any attention to me.I would try to start a conversation and he would basically ignore me or walk away anytime I would head in his direction.I thought "what the hell is his problem?mabey he does'nt like chubby girls".Then I decided that if I lost some weight he might pay attention to me, and if he did'nt then it still would'nt be a waste,I would look better.So from 197 in September 2002 I started doing jumpingjacks 3-4 times a week ,Zendo dieters tea after meals and not eating after 6 pm.By march 2003 I was down to 150. 47 lbs lost! I looked great, I got my guy(turns out he liked me from the get go, he was just super shy with the oppisite sex) and I was confident about my body.I loved it!!I soon got married and started eating out alot and over 2 years or so put on 20 lbs.Not too bad for not exersizing.In January 2006 I found out I was pregnant and I gained 60 more lbs by 9 months.227 lbs:eek: .Well now I am 199 and I want to get back to that sexy confident little thing that I used to be.My new motto is "get my sexy back".I want to lose at least 50 lbs by my 4 year wedding anniversary in June 2007.I lost weight before,I'm sure I can do it again!My new source of motivation - old pictures of me in all of those cute little things I was able to fit into.Here I go again.
 
That's a cute picture of your baby!

Good luck, and I'm glad to know that he (your hubby) was just shy and it had nothing to do with weight. Makes me feel better. LOL.
 
Thanks for the compliments on my son, he is a cutie!Okay so far I have been doing my best to eat healthier.My husband pulled into a McDonalds when I was super hungry and I so wanted to eat some of his fries (they smelled SO GOOD!) but I just ate my chicken sandwitch and wiped off the mayo.I have been eating oatmeal for breakfast everymorning instead of a giant bowl of fruit loops.For lunch I eat a simple sandwitch(turkey lettuce cheese a little mayo) and some fruit or veggies. I usualy would eat greasy tacos or chinese. Dinner I try to eat early and I try to keep it light.My husband says that in Mexico they eat lunch as the big meal and "dinner" is usualy not very heavy.I think that is a great idea, you have more time to burn the calories off instead of eating alot and letting it sit there all night.I snack on crackers and celery with peanut butter throughout the day.I'm going to start excersizing today.I can't go to the gym so i'm going to do jumping jacks and leg and arm excersizes.I hope that the weight comes off as quickly as it did the first time I lost weight.
 
Okay so I can't do jumping jacks.My feet just cant take the pounding.So now I am dancing to Kumbia Kings ,Ruben Blades, Oscar De Leon, Caifanes, Shakira, Mana.Anything latin makes me want to move. So far it's the best way to work up a sweat. I don't feel bored like I do on a treadmill. I just dance like crazy and have a fun time doing it, and unlike a dance video, I don't have to follow any steps. I just do my own thing and it's a blast!!!
 
Hi Rose!
Here is an interesting site. It gives a list of activites and you put in your weight and the duration and it will tell you how many calories you have burned. Hope you are having a wonderful Friday!!
 
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