A year ago today(well really I guess yesterday now) was the day I started this new lifestyle! I can't say how happy I am to be sitting here and saying that I've actually stuck to it through out a whole year!! I've accomplished alot more than I ever though I would! I started out think if I could get back into one-derland I would be thrilled, and I reached that goal and then went even further and lost 24 more pounds at my lowest weight. I've learned so many things this past year about food, exercise, and what my body needs in order to be healthy. I was able to wear single digit pant sizes and wear a size medium in shirts and dress, which I can't even remember when I did that last. I was able to start running and to exercises I never even dreamed about doing before. Its been such an amazing year! I did have some tough times through it but came out with a positive attitude. I'm so so so very grateful to have found MyFitnessPal, without that site I wouldn't have been able to have gotten to the point I have. All of you on there that have been with me through out this year are so amazing!! I love you all and am so thankful for you support and friendships!! One of my biggest goals was to get healthy and be able to live that way for when I got pregnant again. Yeah sure I've had my days where I've given into some of my cravings but for the most part I am still right on track with it all. I haven't been exercising as much but I'm hoping to be able to start getting in a couple exercise sessions a week now that I'm in the second trimester. I've had more nausea this time which has made a difference than my last pregnancy but at this point last time I was up around 10 pounds, this time I'm up 6 from my lowest weight...actually down 5 from when I found out I was pregnant. And I actually find fruits are my favorite things to eat right now, and they take away the cravings for the sugary junk food. I'm not meaning for this post to be braggy, but I am very proud of myself for how far I have come. 245 pounds to 175 pounds which really happened in 9ish months, and then maintained for a month and had a slight gain but its been coming back off....I'm so very happy with that!!! This next year might not be as successful as this past one, due to being pregnant for more than half the year, but I will continue to live the life I have been and to do as much as I can to stay healthy! I have a goal set to do a 5k in the fall once I can start exercising and get ready for it, I haven't done one yet and its on my list of things I want to do as well as a 1/2 marathon in 2013! So here's to staying the course and having another healthy year!!!
Picture Time:
You've all seen these before but here's a recap of the progress I made in pictures!
^At my heaviest- pregnant in it but the only picture I have at me around 245
^First progress pictures I took about a month after I started.
^At my lowest weight!!
You can see a current picture of my "belly" in the post below
^At my heaviest- pregnant in it but the only picture I have at me around 245
^First progress pictures I took about a month after I started.