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I am SOOOOOO Done!
I am a SAHM with a beautiful little boy... I am SO DONE because I want to be there for him and my amazing hubby in the long run. I am DONE being so very tired of being heavy and struggling to feel good about myself. I am DONE being ashamed of myself. I am DONE waiting to live my life "until I am skinny again". I started Spark in 2007 at 222 lbs. I started 2008 at 230 lbs. YIKES! I obviously wasn't being very successful at this! I went on a very ...
I am a SAHM with a beautiful little boy... I am SO DONE because I want to be there for him and my amazing hubby in the long run. I am DONE being so very tired of being heavy and struggling to feel good about myself. I am DONE being ashamed of myself. I am DONE waiting to live my life "until I am skinny again". I started Spark in 2007 at 222 lbs. I started 2008 at 230 lbs. YIKES! I obviously wasn't being very successful at this! I went on a very strict and green diet in January 2008 and lost 14 lbs. It was unmaintainable. I couldn't eat anything I wanted and I was BORED BORED BORED with food and so I started to "cheat a little bit"... and I then stalled completely for months and months and months. I didn't gain weight, but I couldn't really lose it either. I played with the same 5 lbs for about 6 months. I am now eating healthy... a wide variety of fruits and veggies, lots and lots of fruits and veggies, but with little "cheats" planned in to a healthy lifestyle. I snapped a tendon in my leg in June 2008 and was forced to take a step back from exercise... which was good for me. It forced me to relax a little bit and I guess by taking a break, I must have jumpstarted my metabolism again! Because, in September, nearly 1 full year after starting Spark People, I lost weight again. And since then, I have been very slowly, but steadily losing! I have become a DONE GIRL! I am so very DONE! Update: 6/18/2009 I decided a few months ago that things weren't progressing the way that I wanted them to. I hadn't lost any weight since Christmas. In fact, I had gained some of it back and crept back up to over 200 lbs. I knew that something had to change again. I decided that I needed to get back in touch with myself in ways that I haven't been in years. I started therapy. I started keeping a food journal instead of logging my food in the SP tracker. I found that the journal worked for me much better than the tracker, because I was much more honest with myself about what I was eating. (maybe that wasn't 3/4 cup of ice cream. It was only a half cup.) When I wasn't counting calories anymore, I started losing weight again. I started exercising more. I started being more honest about how much and the intensity of workout I was getting in. I joined Done Girls BLC. That has been a huge help for me. I have found that since I have something new to work on every week has helped me stay focused and more determined than ever. The weight is coming off and I am doing great. I like who I am becoming now... I like me! I like my goals and my dreams and I am embracing them. It is wonderful to be happy with myself for the first time in ages. And, you can see my collar bones now! I am thrilled with the way my upper body is changing. I have always had the most trouble though, with my lower body, and it is changing, slowly... but changing. I still have a long way to go there, but I am getting there. I am convinced that my new way of life will help me look the way I want to look within a few months. I know that I can do this. I know that I am DONE!
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Member Since: 9/19/2007
SparkPoints: 32599
SparkAmerica Minutes: 30390
My Goals:
My goal is to lose enough weight that i am within that "healthy weight" range. Somewhere between 140-160 for me. So, i am aiming for 150. I'd like to look super hot in a swim suit for when I get my husband to take me back to Jamaica. Because, I look at our honeymoon pictures and wish that I looked different.
My Program:
I am currently eating a more "whole food" diet. I am eating tons of fruit, veggies, whole grains, and lean proteins. I am eating foods that have been less processed and are in a more natural state. I am exercising a bunch, combining running, walking, exercise bike, and some light weight training.
Personal Information:
I am a happily married mom of one beautiful baby boy. I love staying home with him. It is the greatest joy in my life to be able to watch him grow up every day... learning something new... spreading joy... I am a midwestern girl at heart living on the East Coast. Most people think I am crazy, but my dream is to buy a parcel of land in Kansas and have a cow. I love to knit, sew and READ! I am a book-a-vore.
Other Information:
These are some of my favorite quotes in all the world! Imagination is more important than knowledge... Albert Einstein An idea is salvation by imagination. Frank Lloyd Wright Those who know how to play can easily leap over the adversaries of life. And one who knows how to sing and laugh will never brew mischief. Iglulik Eskimo Proverb
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