Since I am fairly certain that I am starting to bore the people in my life with talk of calorie-counting, I decided to take some of my internal discussion here. Until I am censored or restrained in some way, I get to use my blog how I want! :)
Man. I love the website that I am using to track my calories. It's called Livestrong.com, and it's the site for Lance Armstrong's foundation. Why do I love it? Because it's a melting pot of people who are in my same boat. People who have been overweight, have had the light-bulb moment in their own life, and have made changes. People who work hard and struggle through the fight to drop pounds. The stories are GREAT inspiration for me. I love the personal stories with pictures of the transformations. Keep it up, Livestrong!! I have a hard time finding issues with the site to complain about, since I'm realizing that this free site is key to many people's successes. Right now it's definitely key to my success!
Today I am down 16 lbs. The only time I remember being this weight is around the time I was pregnant with my first child. I was very nauseous and could hardly eat, so instead of putting ON weight, I started dropping weight. My doctor was okay with this, since I had plenty of weight to lose, and the baby was very healthy. I ended up dropping about 10 or 15 lbs (I cannot remember exactly right now), and then once the morning sickness tapered, I gradually put that weight back on. After having the baby I immediately dropped to a weight that was 20 or so lbs less than my pre-pregnancy weight. Of course, it didn't take long to put those lbs back on, plus several more on top of that.
Now I am back at that (post-pregnancy) weight again, only this time it was from making good choices and staying focused on the goal. I'm wearing a clothes size that I think I wore in high school (and was still heavier than most people around me). It's nice to see the scale number gradually decrease, but the best part is when I can fit comfortably in clothes that I had to store away.
2011 is my year. Before I turn 34 years old this November, you can bet that I am going to make myself proud of myself. I'm ready, and I AM STOKED.
Love.
3 comments:
Good job, Laura D. I may be bored by discussing diets, but I'm proud of you.
Oh dieting.
Well done! And I'm not bored discussing diets. I'm bored discussing Paul's facial hair.
How closely are you counting your calories? I have to be very diligent if I'm trying to lose. I can. maintain my weight by just watching what I eat but if I really am trying to lose, I need to track every little thing that goes into my face. Luckily, I don't mind that much
How goes the exercise program? It's tough in winter, no?
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Every little thing, for the most part. I leave out things like chewing gum or a breath mint. I try to be pretty diligent though.
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