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Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania
Top weight - 250 pounds (Yikes!)
Before BLC-21 ~~~ 188 pounds
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Attitude is Everything!
I struggled with losing weight for most of my life. I was only 10-20 pounds overweight until I had my 3rd child. I had a difficult pregnancy and was 60 lbs. above my ideal weight at 9 months. After she was born, I just couldn't seem to lose any pounds, even though I was still in my 20's. Five years later, my mother died, and in grieving, I gained even more weight. That was over 15 years ago.
I had some successes and haven't reached my highest weight again, but by 2010, I was ...
I struggled with losing weight for most of my life. I was only 10-20 pounds overweight until I had my 3rd child. I had a difficult pregnancy and was 60 lbs. above my ideal weight at 9 months. After she was born, I just couldn't seem to lose any pounds, even though I was still in my 20's. Five years later, my mother died, and in grieving, I gained even more weight. That was over 15 years ago.
I had some successes and haven't reached my highest weight again, but by 2010, I was unable to lose at all no matter what I did, in fact I was gaining weight. I became a vegetarian that spring - then began eating mostly vegan and I stopped gaining...but I still wasn't losing.
The more I've improved my diet, the more improvement I see in my health and now that I've started following the Eat To Live plan, I am seeing even more health progress and weight loss success! Woo Hoo!
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Member Since: 3/27/2010
SparkPoints: 24,137
Fitness Minutes: 13,492
My Goals:
*Jog a 5k (3-5-11)
*Fit comfortably in stadium/theater seats (1-31-12)
*Reach 1st Major goal - lose 25 pounds. (2-1-12)
*No longer feel my hands go numb during workouts (March 2012)
*Lower cholesterol below 200 (April 2012)
*Shop in ‘normal-sized’ clothing sections (10/2012)
*Reach 2nd major wt goal: 50 lbs lost. (10/29/12)
*Reach Onederland! (10/31/12)
*Reduce my medications - on ZERO as of 1/28/13
*Weigh less than my husband - 2/2013
*No longer be in Obese BMI category (3/2/13)
Lower my resting heart rate (100+) to the 90's(done), 80's(done), 70's, 60's
Reach a healthy body fat percentage between 25-31%
Wear a size 10
Be able to ride a bike to work
Stop being shocked at the fat lady I see in pictures
Race in an official 5k
Reach 3rd major wt goal: 75 lbs lost
Reach Healthy BMI category
My Program:
I am following the Eat to Live program. I am eating a vegan diet of veggies, fruit, beans, some nuts/seeds, limited grains and avoiding oil, sugar and salt.
I am aiming for a minimum of 30 minutes 5-7 days per week.
Personal Information:
I'm a 49 year old, happily married, mother of 3 grown children.
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