Just realized today...
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| Thu, 08-05-2004 - 2:27pm |
Sorry if this comes off as a brag, but the reason I wanted to share this is that one year ago, I weighed about 240 pounds (the exact number is not known, because I stopped weighing myself). I thought that reaching my goal weight of 130 pounds seemed absolutely impossible. One hundred and ten pounds is a lot to lose, and I'd never lost more than 20 pounds in my life (and even then I'd only been able to keep it off for a few months before I started gaining weight again). While I liked myself and was proud of many of my accomplishments, I didn't like my body and didn't want to spend the rest of my life so overweight.
I'd been tracking my calorie intake since June, but wasn't doing anything to actually reduce what I ate. I just wanted to see what I was eating. By the end of August, I'd begun actually making an effort to cut back on what I ate. I lost about 8 or 10 pounds by the end of September. On Sept. 30, I weighed 232 pounds at the doctor's office. That night I started going back to the gym, and have gone between 3-5 times a week since then.
My diet hasn't been one of deprivation, just moderation. I find that I do have to cut a lot of junk food just because it puts me over my calorie limit for the day. But I still enjoy all the foods I did before, even if I eat less of them (or eat them far less often; for example, french fries are no longer a part of my weekly (or daily!) diet).
This morning, my weight on the scale was 183 pounds. I have lost 57 pounds in a year, and have 53 pounds left to go. It can take another year for all I care--I'm proud of what I accomplished.
So forgive me for doing a little happy dance--I just had to share this with the few people who know my actual stats!

Hugs, Brenda
Shannon
~~Linda
~~Linda
Fear
Dance...dance...dance...dance!!! Congrats, Jess!
Keeyah
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