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A little background: I didn’t have a weight problem growing up. I was a swimmer in junior high and high school. I was never skinny but an average athletic build maybe 150-160 lbs, size 12. I joined the Army a couple of years after HS in 1997 so I was working out every day, running 10-16 miles a week. I stayed around the same size. I never dieted back then and I never watched what I ate. I always ate whatever I wanted and never second guessed having another martini.
I got out of the Army in 2001, I stopped working out, and I continued to eat whatever I wanted. Long story short I gained 80 pounds since 2001. That’s 10 lbs a year! I remember edging closer and closer to 200 lbs thinking this is when I will do something about it but I passed 200 lbs and continued to ignore the problem and continued to ignore the scale.
On Sept. 23rd, 2008 a few days after my 32nd birthday I decided enough is enough! I weighed 240 lbs, wore a size 20/22 and I was sick of being fat! I was sick of my clothes not fitting me right. I was sick of shopping at the fat girl store. I couldn’t look at myself anymore without feeling disgusted. Sure friends said I looked fine, that I carried my weight well, that no one would guess that I was 240. But I knew I was going to be over 250 if I didn’t put on the breaks and make some drastic changes.
Why I Love It:
It keeps me feeling great inside and out.
How I Stay Motivated:
Seeing progress everyday!
BB Accomplishments:
Not quitting!
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I've lost 95 lbs in a little over a year. Current goal: lean out...I could care less what the scale says!
100% dedicated to get into the best shape of my life.
You look magnificent. Your training has obviously worked. You have the body that so many women want but aren't willing to put the effort into developing. From where you started to where you are now shows tremendous determination and strength of spirit. I congratulate you on all your efforts. You are a fantastic inspiration to others. Stay strong, focused and determined.
From March 2008 to August 2009 it's been a long road of fluctuation. But Mid May 2008 to end of July 2008 I went from 133 to 123 and was lean, but then proceeded to put on muscle and weight crept up again to 128/9. Now I'm a muscle machine and down to 122!
Thanks for the compliment. This summer I have finally broke the 125 lb wall that was staring me in the face. I stay around 121-123 now. It was meticulously counting calories and eating processed foods that got me - I have cut back tremendously on both. It's all about eating natural, listening to your body (not your emotions), and watching the sodium! Enriched white or wheat flour is out of my diet (for the majority).
