I started ONCE AGAIN on this mission to lose weight. Actual starting date this time was Dec. 1. I've had such a battle with my weight ever since having kids. But can't really use that as an excuse anymore since my youngest is now 9. I think it's just my LOVE of food
that has me in this situation I am in now. LOL
I was at my all time highest weight last year when I hit 179....1 pound away from the weight I was when I gave birth to my daughter. So I started a diet, along with prescription diet pills. Managed to get off 24 pounds. Which is GREAT I think. But still not where I need to be. Nor do I think it was a very healthy way of losing it, due to the use of the prescription diet pills. I'm just glad UNLIKE alot of people, I was able to keep that lost weight off when I stopped taking the diet pills, and stopped exercising.
So this puts me at where i am today, about 10 months later....I weighed 155 on Dec. 1st when I started. And I have NOT taken ANY diet aids or pills this time. Other than a multi vitamin, and extra vitamin C. I wish there was something that was OVER-THE-COUNTER that REALLY worked for me. But I've wasted so much money on stuff, and haven't found anything that really works for me. Other than the prescription stuff, and that gets VERY expensive. Not to mention it can be dangerous if not monitored by your doctor. So I'm flying solo this time around. Just keeping my diet as clean and healthy as I can, and I have been exercising EVERYDAY so far. Not ALOT.....just treadmill and some crunches and stuff like that. I hope to work up to more over time. Don't want to burn myself out the first week.
Yesterday seemed to be a really hard day compared to all the other days for me. It just seemed like I was starving ALL DAY. LOL I didn't cheat though. WAS SOOOOOO TEMPTED. LOL Been eating small portions meals throughout the day, and managing to keep the calories in a good range. I need to try and up my water intake though. Gonna try and pick up some crystal lite singles today to help with that.
Other than that I am on track for the most part. I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired of the way I look and feel. I have vowed that I am going to look HOT for my 41st birthday on Feb 29th. LOL SO that is kinda like my mini goal I guess. My husband and kids are very active and like outdoor activities, and I want to look and feel confident and be able to do things with them. There are ALOT of issues I have with my weight that I will post as time goes on. But for now just need to take it ONE DAY AT A TIME and focus on the big picture at the end.
I am soooo happy to have found this site. I lose motivation pretty quick. And being able to come here and write a daily journal or whatever I need to say and know other people are going through the same thing as me can read it, and offer advice or benefit from something I may have said is GREAT. I feel that UNLESS you have been there and done that, or are going through it yourself you TRUELY have no idea how HARD losing weight can be. It is honestly one of the hardest things I have ever,ever,ever had to do. And it's funny how you can GAIN the weight over a period of time and literally be blind as to just how much you've actually gained. I've still got that little black dress I intend on wearing for my birthday hanging in my closet....LOL And if I keep up with all this dammit I will be wearing that thing by Feb. Or ATLEAST be able to put it on and say DANG....looking better. LOL
OK...well as you can see I ramble on. SORRY! I do intend to post here quite a bit. Especially here in the journal...or as I called it MY DAILY NEWS. LOL Hope I don't bore you all to death with what's going on. Can't wait to get to know some of you, and check out your journals as well and give one another daily support. Well I'm outta here for now....will post more later.
that has me in this situation I am in now. LOL I was at my all time highest weight last year when I hit 179....1 pound away from the weight I was when I gave birth to my daughter. So I started a diet, along with prescription diet pills. Managed to get off 24 pounds. Which is GREAT I think. But still not where I need to be. Nor do I think it was a very healthy way of losing it, due to the use of the prescription diet pills. I'm just glad UNLIKE alot of people, I was able to keep that lost weight off when I stopped taking the diet pills, and stopped exercising.
So this puts me at where i am today, about 10 months later....I weighed 155 on Dec. 1st when I started. And I have NOT taken ANY diet aids or pills this time. Other than a multi vitamin, and extra vitamin C. I wish there was something that was OVER-THE-COUNTER that REALLY worked for me. But I've wasted so much money on stuff, and haven't found anything that really works for me. Other than the prescription stuff, and that gets VERY expensive. Not to mention it can be dangerous if not monitored by your doctor. So I'm flying solo this time around. Just keeping my diet as clean and healthy as I can, and I have been exercising EVERYDAY so far. Not ALOT.....just treadmill and some crunches and stuff like that. I hope to work up to more over time. Don't want to burn myself out the first week.
Yesterday seemed to be a really hard day compared to all the other days for me. It just seemed like I was starving ALL DAY. LOL I didn't cheat though. WAS SOOOOOO TEMPTED. LOL Been eating small portions meals throughout the day, and managing to keep the calories in a good range. I need to try and up my water intake though. Gonna try and pick up some crystal lite singles today to help with that.
Other than that I am on track for the most part. I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired of the way I look and feel. I have vowed that I am going to look HOT for my 41st birthday on Feb 29th. LOL SO that is kinda like my mini goal I guess. My husband and kids are very active and like outdoor activities, and I want to look and feel confident and be able to do things with them. There are ALOT of issues I have with my weight that I will post as time goes on. But for now just need to take it ONE DAY AT A TIME and focus on the big picture at the end.
I am soooo happy to have found this site. I lose motivation pretty quick. And being able to come here and write a daily journal or whatever I need to say and know other people are going through the same thing as me can read it, and offer advice or benefit from something I may have said is GREAT. I feel that UNLESS you have been there and done that, or are going through it yourself you TRUELY have no idea how HARD losing weight can be. It is honestly one of the hardest things I have ever,ever,ever had to do. And it's funny how you can GAIN the weight over a period of time and literally be blind as to just how much you've actually gained. I've still got that little black dress I intend on wearing for my birthday hanging in my closet....LOL And if I keep up with all this dammit I will be wearing that thing by Feb. Or ATLEAST be able to put it on and say DANG....looking better. LOL
OK...well as you can see I ramble on. SORRY! I do intend to post here quite a bit. Especially here in the journal...or as I called it MY DAILY NEWS. LOL Hope I don't bore you all to death with what's going on. Can't wait to get to know some of you, and check out your journals as well and give one another daily support. Well I'm outta here for now....will post more later.