Hello girls and welcome to my new blog! Some of you may already be familiar with my and my story but for those of you who aren't I will tell you my weight gain and then loss story.
This is my and my hubby this summer!
This was me though the summer before, 170 lbs and my heaviest.
I was REALLY skinny till I was about 17. My friends in high school would joke that they didn't see me standing there because I was turned sideways. I went to work at a camp the summer between my Junior and Senior year where I worked as a cook. I gained weight from my time there and it didn't help that I didn't participate in springboard diving my senior year. I went off to college the next year and you all know that means the freshman 15. It all added up to weight gain and me being heavier than I ever expected to be. I walked 4 miles a day the summer after freshman year with a friend and was able to lose 17 lbs. I kept it off the next year of school until I started dating my husband. We went out to eat every night and I was so busy with him that I didn't have time to walk that summer. I started to gain but my biggest gain was after our wedding.
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I would try and follow the fad diets I had heard about but they made me gain weight rapidly. I was trying not to eat carbs and was eating a thing of Brie every few days. Cheese isn't carbs and that's Atkins right? I also tried the lemonade diet but decided it wasn't for me when I was sitting on the toilet and throwing up into a bucket on my lap.
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I had heard about Weight Watchers but that's for old frumpy ladies who sit around and be fat right? I also hadn't heard of anyone who had tried it. All of a sudden I heard of multiple people who had lost weight on it. I signed up for it online and lost some weight. I wasn't super motivated though and ended up hitting 170 the summer of 2007 on my one year wedding anniversary. I also had an amazing friend who wanted me to go to meetings with her and said she would pay for it if I went. I finally found something that stuck and was working!! I have lost over 30 lbs now from a 14 to a size 8. I am so excited to see how much farther I can go!
I know that a lot of you may only be doing online but try and check out a meeting, it will change your life as well.
I can't wait to follow both of your blogs now! I'm always so inspired by your story, thank you for starting this blog to focus on the weight loss!
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Yay! It's great to see your new blog. Can't wait for the posts!
ReplyDeleteWW really had worked for me - i lost 26lbs last year and put some back on over the holidays (+4) - but I am ready to recommint to WW!
ReplyDeleteSo what do you like so much about WW? I've heard great things about it on here.. and contemplating joining. I'm sure I can fit it into my budget somehow!
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I have thought about joining weight watchers for a while now with my sister in law and you have just convinced me :) I have a similar story with yo-yo weight gain that took off after my wedding 6 months ago :) Thanks for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteI am so glad that you started this blog :)
ReplyDeleteThis blog has come at the exact time I needed it! I have just started counting my points TODAY! I have gained 25 lbs since meeting my fiance and I am getting married in October. I want to lose 30 by my wedding day! Thank you so much for starting this blog its a great inspiration!!
ReplyDeleteWow! I was so excited to see this on Mojito Maven's post just now. You look so great, and congratulations on your success!!
ReplyDeleteMy story sounds a lot like yours...only I tried WW 5 years ago before my wedding and lost about 15 pounds in 3 months, kept the weight off for several months, but it slowly crept back and I was back to 140 before I knew it. Now, almost 2 years after having my first baby, I am still trying to lose those last 8 pounds to get back to pre-baby weight. Ideally, I would like to lose about 10 more lbs on top of that!
Anyway, I started counting points again on Saturday and working out on my elliptical again! This blog will definitely help keep me accountable! Thanks so much!! :)
I think it's great that you are doing this :) yay!
ReplyDeleteWhile I'm not on WW or any "diet" right now, I had much success with WW. I did so well that I no longer need to diet, WW taught me a lot. I believe VERY strongly in core program. Best of luck to you! You can do it!
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