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At my highest weight, I was 330 pounds. I've lost approximately 85 pounds in the span of about four years. This loss hasn't been easy, nor has it been fast. Things worth having take effort, and they will take time. I lost the bulk of the weight in 2011. I spent 2012 maintaining that loss, and just enjoying the fact that I had come so far. Now, I am ready to continue to my goal weight. For the first time ever, I have lost more weight than I have weight left to lose. I am so excited about that! ...
At my highest weight, I was 330 pounds. I've lost approximately 85 pounds in the span of about four years. This loss hasn't been easy, nor has it been fast. Things worth having take effort, and they will take time. I lost the bulk of the weight in 2011. I spent 2012 maintaining that loss, and just enjoying the fact that I had come so far. Now, I am ready to continue to my goal weight. For the first time ever, I have lost more weight than I have weight left to lose. I am so excited about that!
I am a college student at Western Oregon University. My major is Sociology, and my minor is Spanish. My ultimate goal is to get a Master's in Social Work, and eventually become a licensed clinical social worker.
Here's my 'beginning story' if you're interested in reading it.
It was Valentine's day 2009. I was out to dinner with my now fiancee. The hostess sat us at a table that had arm rests at their sides. As I went to sit, I realized with horror that my butt wouldn't comfortably fit within the confines of the chair. I was mortified. I was almost crying. My fiancee asked me if I wanted to leave, but I told him it was fine. The place was really crowded and it would have been more embarrassing if we had just left. I sat there ignoring my wake up call as I ordered salmon Alfredo (with my sweet wonderful fiancee not saying a word).
I will never forget that night. I later sat down and really thought about my situation. I was 22 years old and my size 26 stretchy jeans from Lane Bryant (and we all know that those sizes run bigger than other stores like what you'd find at Target or Wal-Mart) were starting to feel tighter and were leaving a button imprint on my upper stomach. I was 330 pounds, and the way things were headed, I was continuing to continuing to 'grow'. I couldn't afford to buy solely from torrid or lane bryant.
Aside from cute clothes and physical appearance, I was realizing that even walking short distances, I was winded. We lived in a second story apartment at that time and I was winded going up them every time. It was particularly difficult when there were groceries to bring up. Life just seemed overall difficult.
On top of that, I felt 'old'. The fact that I couldn't move around as well just made me feel so old. I shouldn't have trouble putting shoes on (I would get winded tying my shoes) at 22.
I started actually trying April 2009. I started really slow. there was a gym at the complex, so I would use a stationary bike for just 30 minutes 5-6 days a week. I was in pain. Over the course of a couple months, I had lost about 30 pounds. Then then I'd gain the weight back. It went that way for about a year and a half before I finally got really serious with my efforts. I had to take care of another aspect. The relationship I had with food.
I started seeing a counselor in December 2010, and that's when the weight really started coming off.
I kind of used the majority of 2012 to just enjoy the fact that I had lost so much weight-FINALLY, and kept it off. I also wanted to make sure I even had the ability to maintain a weight loss for a period of time, and now that I've proven to myself I am capable (and now that I'm in control of my living situation again) I can definitely get the rest of this weight off.
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Member Since: 1/27/2008
SparkPoints: 40,605
Fitness Minutes: 54,710
My Goals:
Weight loss related goals:
*To Lose the last 63 pounds steadily through 2013.
*To maintain the weight loss for the rest of my life
Fitness goals:
*To try snowboarding sometime!
*To be able to jog 10 miles non-stop by the end of 2013
My Program:
I never believed in actually cutting anything out of my diet. The majority of my success is due to portion control. I measure, weigh and count. I also make sure and drink enough water
I started by just riding a stationary bike 30 minutes, 5-6 days a week. After about 3 weeks, I went to 50 minutes, then 60. I also started power walking a lot. One day I found a stationary bike on Craigslist, and had that in my apartment. I worked out 6 days a week every week. It became my therapy. I also would go to the local high school and walk around the track. I had never been able to even jog one lap, but one day I did. Then I got to where I could jog 2 laps and walk one. One day I tried to jog a whole mile-4 laps. I did it. I jogged a mile. It was a slow mile, but it was a mile and I jogged it without stopping. I seriously almost cried.
Now that I've lost half the weight, I've upped my exercise intensity and time. I have been doing at least 60-90 minutes of exercise 5-6 days a wee
Personal Information:
I grew up in Keizer Oregon. I graduated from McNary High School in 2004. I graduated from Chemeketa Community College in the fall of 2011, and am currently attending Western Oregon University with a major in Sociology and a minor in Spanish.
Other Information:
The only person I give credit to for the success I've experienced is me. I've heard "you don't need to change a thing" enough to know that other people don't care if I'm overweight, or at a healthy weight. The only person I am doing this for is me.
I've got one life and I am NOT going to sit by and let it pass me by.
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