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Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Resolutions in Motion

I have signed up for Resolutions in Motion for the next six weeks! I’ve picked a goal for myself and I have six weeks to meet it. Hopefully, since I’m actually blogging about my goal and there are other bloggers working towards their goals, I will feel motivated and actually make a lifestyle change.

So, here’s my story. Ever since I moved away from home after high school, my 135 lb. weight has been steadily increasing. I moved in with my granny and, let me tell ya, granny cooked differently than my stepmother did. We had gravy with dinner, cornbread every night, green beans cooked with a bit of bacon grease. See?! No wonder the weight started piling on, right, lol. Well, I eventually met my husband, so I ate because I was in love and loved food. I was happy. Then, I had a significant weight loss about five years ago but that was only because I had the help of a dietician that everyone was flocking to in Southern Georgia. I felt healthier, had more energy, looked great, my hair even felt different. Yeah, that got expensive fast so when I quit going, I slowly gained the weight back.

When I struggled to become pregnant, no doctor could tell me why I was infertile but they were pretty sure it was because I was obese. I was about 170 lbs. then which was large for my stature but definitely not unheard of. About 6 months later, I found out I was pregnant and was overjoyed! I actually lost 17 lbs. while pregnant and when I started gaining, I only gained about 7 lbs. over my first pregnancy weigh-in but was still considered obese by my doctors. After I had Kenna, I quickly lost some weight but, of course, it returned, because I was still craving citrus. To relieve that craving, I started drinking Mountain Dew and although I don’t eat entirely unhealthy, I am still inactive.

After seeing this completely unflattering picture a while back, I couldn’t stop thinking about how people see me at 200+ lbs. I was disgusted, I still am, that I let myself get this way and how could I have not noticed. I had no one to blame but myself. I haven’t wore that blouse since, lol.

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My goals are:
Drink at least the recommended 8 oz. of water a day
Cut out the every day Mountain Dew drinking
Try to exercise at least 20-30 minutes a day

I want to look happier and healthier like these before pics!

This was the latest picture from June 2008

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Easter 2008 (look how little my neck is?! And no double chin =)

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This was a weekend I went down to see some of my family in central Florida. I don’t even recognize myself in this picture! But hey, I look happy and I’m with one of my favorite cousins ever!

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So wish me luck and a prayer or two =)

If you want to join Resolutions in Motion there is still time, click the link or picture below and join in!

4 comments:

  1. I feel your pain, as I am super addicted to coca cola! I know you can do it though! That is great that you have those goal photos to refer to! Thanks so much for joining the challenge, and good luck!

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  2. Good luck, you can do this. We can encourage each other!

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  3. Thanks for sharing your story! Best of luck on your goals :)

    ps: Southern Color nominated you for the Liebster Award! http://southerncolor.blogspot.com/2012/11/liebster-award.html

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