A year ago I was down to 180 lbs, now let me tell you all; during every single one of my pregnancies I was over 200lbs, so I was happy at 180lbs but working to get to 140 or 130lbs, or be in a size 12/13 maybe would suffice. At 180lbs I was comfortably wearing a woman size 14 and honestly I felt good.
When I was down to 180lbs I was doing EA Sports Active daily, only taking one break one day a week. I could eat whatever I wanted to, I could drink whatever I wanted to and as long as I did my daily workout on the Wii I was fine. The weight started coming off, but then my Wii remotes stopped working as good, my life got hectic and the demands of my life made me quit the EA Sports Active workout.
I put on some weight, and quite a bit. When I traveled to Type-A Parent Conference last June I was around 217lbs, at some point between then and a couple of months ago I hit 224lbs. Although a number on a scale doesn’t depress me, it just gives me a bit of a reality check. You see, I have external blood clots in my left leg, I have a belly that fills out with any added stress which means not working out, shouldn’t even be an option in my world, but I am human and crap happens.
The other day I felt I had put on some major weight, for I do hibernate in the Winter time, not being as active as I am in the warmer NH months, but when I stepped on the scale while on the phone with my sister, convinced I was back up to 224lbs or higher, the scale read 213lbs. The last time I weighed myself was a couple of weeks ago and the scale said 217lbs, so somewhere in the past two weeks I have lost 4lbs!
This was exciting but leaves me wondering, how am I losing 4lbs in two weeks when I am doing nothing more than being outside more? I don’t take daily walks, I don’t have an exercise routine, I simply am being mom of two active boys and one semi-active girl. Whatever the reason is, all I can say is I am happy that I am watching the number on that scale go lower and it’s encouraging me to keep being active, even when I feel sluggish.
What keeps you moving forward to your weight goals?
Thats great! I am to struggling with my weight, I way 157, but have never weighed ver 120, before I had my 3 kids. I am only 5’1″
I am trying to lose weight, i have cut out all soda, sugars an bread, it seems more impossiblE than it looks. LOL
That is wonderful! I think having active children helps us parents lose a few pounds here and there. I have cut out almost all sugar out of my diet and it works, now if I can get rid of the migraines:(
Yay for you. I’m having a hard time losing weight. I’m hoping to get outside more & hoping that will help.