Hello Readers,
I wanted to talk about my weight loss journey and my goal to get that summer dream body; along with what has been working with me and what hasn't. Hopefully, together, we can inspire each other and keep motivating ourselves to make it happen!
First, I am going to give a brief explanation of how I decided to lose weight:
For as long as I can remember I have been testing out different diets, weight loss supplements, or anything that would make me thinner. It is a pretty stressful process and most times leaves me ready to quit and eat some ice cream. In 2010 I was my heaviest weight I could remember, around 160 lbs and it freaked me out. Maybe it does not sound like much but for my height it is, and I could tell. I knew I needed to cut it out with the diet pills and just change my eating habits, so I joined Weight Watchers.
In January of 2011 I joined Weight Watchers with their "buy two get one month free" promotion and in between those three months I lost 15 lbs and was down to 145. I felt so great about myself and stopped WW because I was happy and a bit tired of tracking my food everyday. In between 2011-2014 I stayed within 140-147 lbs, relatively and was comfortable but still not totally confident in my body.
I must point out, at this point, I still loved myself and my body. I think it was easy to love my body because I have a boyfriend and he has always comforted me with my issues regarding the way I look. But I still wanted to lose more. I tried doing WW for free a few times but I would lose motivation fast - most likely because I had nothing to lose!
This January 2015 I decided to start the paid version of Weight Watchers, again, with the "buy two get one month free" promotion. With $40 betting on my weight loss, I was more motivated to keep up with it and since I started again I have been doing very well.
My approximate starting weight was 145/143 lbs. And at this point I am a whopping 135 lbs! This is the lightest I have been since I can remember (honestly, before high school).
On February 8 I was close, at 137 but after a weekend of Valentine's Day festivities and then the next week starting "my time of the month" I was stuck in a plateau. Finally, this week I am back under and I cannot believe it.
Sharing these times when I have been stuck for a few weeks or have changed something to get across that one plateau is what I have always struggled with and makes me want to quit. Sharing with you guys will not only keep me motivated but to help you get across these hard times.
I am excited for what is to come and I am excited to share it with all of you. From now on, I will be posting an update every Sunday to share with you where I am at. If you would like to see what I eat and exercise daily, you can follow my Tumblr HERE.
In the future I will try to share some pictures but I am very shy when it comes to that so I am not making any promises. :)
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