It's been awhile

So it has been awhile (years really) and remember that weight that I never wanted to be at again? Well, grad school can destroy you - mentally and physically. Today I joined a weight loss group on facebook. My first challenge was to weigh myself (I had to buy a scale) and post to the site.

Ugh! 208?! Fail.

I have decided that I need to re-teach myself how to eat. Right now I hardly eat during the day (or drink anything for that matter) and devour dinner. This thinking has my body in a constant state of starvation mode. I know what I have to do to change and now I am ready to allow myself some happiness.

It is time to get passed my unhealthy eating habits and the reasons why the developed in the first place.

I am ready.

Breaking the plateau!

Yesterday I stepped on the scale and FINALLY, finally, finally it was lower than 183! It has been awhile since I became 183 and just stayed there. SO happy to finally break it. 2 more pounds and I am out of the 180's.

Saturday I am starting the zumba class with a friend. Wish me luck. I have tried it on the wii and ended up in hysterics laughing at myself. Seriously. I was on the floor!

New workout schedule

Well since I can never seem to get to class on the weekends a new schedule is being put in place.

Sunday - Rest
Monday - Pilates 6-7pm
Tuesday - Walk with friends
Wednesday - Pilates 6-7pm
Thursday - Walk with friends
Friday - Rest
Saturday - Zumba

Wish me luck! 23 pounds left until my goal...

Healthy eating and healthy exercise

So help me here. What worked for you and what didn't. I do not like the idea of extreme dieting (ie HCG diet). I try to get to yoga and pilates a couple times a week but it has been getting harder to get there on weekends. I am going to start going during the week but what else? Has anyone done the P90X or Jillian Michaels's 30 day challenge. Talk to me! Maybe we can all do something together!

History

Weight has never been an easy thing for me. I had a really hard time in high school with not eating as much food as I should have been to maintain being skinny. I played sports and stayed pretty fit. At the time I met my husband I was 5'3" 160 pounds and wearing a size 6. I will never be that tiny size 0 girl and I am okay with that.

Senior prom:




Jeff and I got married and continued college in the meantime. Completely unhealthy eating habits began as we were not home together until after 10:30pm and we would eat something then. Completely broke we ate cheap dinners: mac and cheese, top roman, potatoes and a roasted chicken, nachos. The weight slowly crept on to the point where I hardly noticed. By the time I became pregnant with my oldest daughter (1 year after marriage) I was up to 190 pounds and a size 14.



After having Charlotte I did not really do anything to lose weight, I figured we were not done having kids so why torture myself to just get huge again. Wrong attitude. In August of 2009 I became pregnant with our twins at a weight of 206 pounds, which I never want to be at again. My peak weight with the twins was 247 pounds (day of delivery).



Since having the babies I have really been trying to get healthy and fit. I have managed to lose over 20 pounds from when I became pregnant with the twins and now come in at 183 pounds. Back down in a size 14 but I still feel uncomfortable in my own skin. My first goal is to get back down to 175 (wedding weight) and my ultimate goal is to get back down to a size 7.

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