The beginning of a new year for me always begins with the resolution to lose weight...On December 31 of each year, I always think back at how much weight I didn't lose. It's depressing...Over the past 3 years I have gained a ton of weight. It started during Cole's T-ball All-Stars. Practice 3 times a week, a tournament every week and 1/2 for almost 2 months. Fast food, beer, staying up late...it was like I was spinning around on the tea cups, grabbing whatever I could to eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
I am at the heaviest I have EVER been. I weigh more now than I did when I was pregnant. My clothes, especially pants, haven't fit in a couple of years now. The guilt and shame that goes along with that is heavy. I look in the mirror and still see the same person from 3 years ago, but when I look at pictures I barely recognize myself. I have become a bloated version of me.
So on Sunday I took a huge risk and joined a group of friends for the Biggest Loser contest. I anted up my $30 and stepped on the scale for everyone to see how much I weighed. I felt embarrassed, ashamed that I have let myself go, but also hopeful. Hopeful that this is the time that I will get myself turned around. I have to make a habit to eat breakfast, eat less, exercise and go to bed at a decent hour. There's over $300 at stake and I don't see why I can't win. I know what to do, I have all of the tools to do it.
I added the My Fitness Pal app to my phone & tablet. I can track my food and exercise all in one, which is a great benefit. My favorite part of My Fitness Pal is where you track food. When I make dinner, I scan the QR code and it automatically populates the nutritional information. I just add the servings. It is AWESOME!! I have a great support system of friends that are along in the journey with me and with putting the effort in, we will lose a pound or two. My goal is to lose 24 pounds in 12 weeks. That's 2 pounds per week, which is reasonable.
I am at the heaviest I have EVER been. I weigh more now than I did when I was pregnant. My clothes, especially pants, haven't fit in a couple of years now. The guilt and shame that goes along with that is heavy. I look in the mirror and still see the same person from 3 years ago, but when I look at pictures I barely recognize myself. I have become a bloated version of me.
So on Sunday I took a huge risk and joined a group of friends for the Biggest Loser contest. I anted up my $30 and stepped on the scale for everyone to see how much I weighed. I felt embarrassed, ashamed that I have let myself go, but also hopeful. Hopeful that this is the time that I will get myself turned around. I have to make a habit to eat breakfast, eat less, exercise and go to bed at a decent hour. There's over $300 at stake and I don't see why I can't win. I know what to do, I have all of the tools to do it.
I added the My Fitness Pal app to my phone & tablet. I can track my food and exercise all in one, which is a great benefit. My favorite part of My Fitness Pal is where you track food. When I make dinner, I scan the QR code and it automatically populates the nutritional information. I just add the servings. It is AWESOME!! I have a great support system of friends that are along in the journey with me and with putting the effort in, we will lose a pound or two. My goal is to lose 24 pounds in 12 weeks. That's 2 pounds per week, which is reasonable.
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