So here we go again!!!... I am super excited to get back into this challenge. My weight loss journey started about 5 years ago- or I should say, I started with the freshman "15" 5-6 years ago!.. I just gained weight all the time- I wasn't super active and definitely lived on the "college diet". After moving home and getting engaged I lost some weight for the wedding- but again right after the honeymoon back into bad habits- this time just as I am learning how to cook, I pick the absolute worse foods possible for us! Mix that with working, going to school full time, and being a newly wed- more and more weight!.. Yikes!
Well the scale started getting scarier and scarier- I would off and on again try a diet or go to the gym a couple times a week- but it never took to my lifestyle! I was also really active in High School- but I never "worked out" I just didn't gain weight back than! So this was a whole new ball game for me. Unfortunately Eric also got into a rut, and gained alot of weight.
So then baby Sammy comes along! I was over weight when I got pregnant- and right after baby, I just sat on all the weight! I didn't lose much at all.So here I am 1 1/2yrs later after my baby- I have lost about 45lbs and I hope to lose another 20 or so!
So why is it working now? I I think that completely changing my lifestyle and the way I look at food has made all the difference. Yes- having my husband on board the last 6 months has been wonderful- but I also got out of my bubble and realized all the different foods out there- that are so good for you- and actually really yummy! My huge pasta bowls and late night ice-cream splurges had to stop! Darn-it. I also learned that meal planning in advance is the only way to go- and I just love working out!
I do the P90X workouts and just recently took up running and I am running in 4 races this summer! So having those coming up keeps me out on the road each morning.... I also love competition! So bring it on folks!!!!
Can't wait to get this party started!
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