Okay, so my weight loss journey began a whole year ago. It was the first week of January 2008 and my new year's resolution was like that of many Americans...lose weight. My main reason for wanting to shed some pounds was to be able to keep up with my then active 1 and 3 year olds. Well now my 1 and 3 year olds are 2 and 4 and active as ever! But at least now I can keep up with them a little better than before.
I've always been a bigger girl. And for the most part I was okay with that. I always joked that at least I had a great personality!!! But really I was comfortable. Well after two kids the comfort was gone. I didn't like what I saw in the mirror, in fact I made it a point to avoid mirrors all together. I guess I thought if I didn't see how I really looked then on the outside I was still the same as I felt on the inside! Sad story...that's not the case.
The smallest I've ever been in my somewhat adult life is a size 9. In fact the year I wore the 9's I had started out as an 18. But I religiously spent my Sunday nights country line dancing with my closest pals and sister. I would seriously dance the night away and I litteraly danced my ASS off...pardon the pun. By the end of that year I was sharing jeans with my (always thinner than me) sister! What a feeling that was!
So back to my journey, it was new year and it was time for a new me. So Suzy and I signed up for Weight Watchers together. We were gonna do this, the buddy system always makes it easier and harder to give up! It's been a long war, I've won some battles and lost some others. The most weight I've lost on this rollercoaster was 54.6 pounds....almost 55!!! But since my health was in a weird spot there for a while, and with trying different birth control pills I've fluctuated a little. Now I'm only down 43.2 pounds. That's so hard for me, I'm gaining the weight back, but I'm still doing everything.
I'm hoping for a better week this week. I'm hoping to lose at least 2 pounds. Mom and I are back out walking, infact since Friday we've gone 23 miles pushing everyone from Wyatt, to Delaney to Garrett, depending on the day of the week. We did 5 Friday, 5 Saturday, 5 Sunday 5 Monday and 3 tonight before I went to weigh. And to be so pumped about my being active only to hear her say I was up 2 pounds was VERY SAD! I'm gonna fight through this though. My uncontrolable bleeding has stopped my new birth control has fixed that problem, this is my week for my cycle...sorry probably TMI....so that could be partly to blame. But I'm gonna keep on truckin in the miles on my poor Nike Shox! It's about time for another new pair! :)
So until next time....I'll keep waitin on my weight loss!
What's your new year's resolution!? Mine...to do Weight Watchers and lose 30 more pounds!
Love Royal
3 comments:
Hey girl I know your pain. I have always said I have reverse bulimia meaning I feel real thin inside until I see a mirror or a picture of me. Its because of the people I surround myself with and my BRILLIANT PERSONALITY! Back on the wagon come January for me as well. I have about 50lbs to go...it is totally a journey nothing like a quick trip when it comes on. Good Luck
I forgot to mention YOU are gorgeous! I am proud of the hard work you have done so far!
You are AMAZING!! You have nothing to be ashamed of! At some point in time your body is going to start rebuiling muscle as well!! You look amazing, and now I am turning to you!! Sign me up for the buddy system come....well tommorrow. I'm not going to put a number on my weight loss, I just want to loose!! So WW here I come!! I'm in!! Let me know the time and the place!!
I love ya girl!! You keep up the hard work...you are a true inspiration to me!! muuuahhh
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