"BEFORE"

Hey guys...I'm back. 

I've been nervous about posting my weight and my before picture but if I don't do it I'm afraid I will lose some motivation to get to my "AFTER" picture! Soooo....

HERE WE GO!

My "BEFORE" picture!

When I weighed in on Sunday I was 240.6lbs. HOLY CRAP! I honestly cannot believe that I have let myself get this big. I was not only eating extremely unhealthy but I was drinking a 2 liter (sometimes more) of diet mountain dew A DAY! I have had the same 20oz diet mountain dew in my refrigerator since Monday and still haven't drank it all! So I'm pretty proud to say that my lifestyle is totally changing! When I was in the Marines my weight was between 165lbs-175lbs...so my goal is to get back to 170lbs! That means I have 70.6lbs to lose!!!

Things I hate MOST about being FAT:

-Not being able to wear my wedding rings...I haven't been able to wear them since right before I gave birth to Peyton.

-Not being able to wrap my towel around my body without it busting open.

-NONE OF MY CLOTHES FIT! I used to wear a medium size shirt with no issues but now I'm wearing XL!

-Only wearing yoga pants because I hate the cellulite on my legs so I refuse to wear shorts...and I have no jeans that fit me.

-I hate the stretch marks that I have on my body that aren't from having my babies! I had really bad stretch marks from both babies but never anywhere except my belly and my sides...now they are popping up everywhere!!

These are just some of the reasons I'm about to lose it!!

Last night was the first time I have "worked out" in I don't know how long! My sister recommended an app called "C25K"  (I think it stands for couch to 5k) which helps you train to run a 5k...so I figured I would give it a go. 

Once my hubby was able to watch the kiddos I grabbed my headphones and hit the pavement. It only takes 30 minutes to complete each day and only 3 days a week! 5 minutes of warmup walking, then jogging and walking for 20 minutes and finally cool down walking. It doesn't sound hard to most people probably but for me it wasn't easy! As soon as I started my first portion of jogging my foot instantly started hurting, everything was jiggling and I just felt FAT! 

I pushed through and never gave up!! When I got back to my house I felt a sense of pride...I was finally pushing myself to be a better version of me! 

I don't know what I would do without the support of my husband! He's eating healthy with me and trying to lose some weight as well. The other night while I was talking to him about all of this weight loss stuff he said, "You know...I'm really proud of you for doing this!" It made me feel so awesome knowing that he was proud of me and I think its helped me push even harder! 

ONE LAST THOUGHT

Next time you are at the gym or driving down the road and see a fat person running or working out...don't make fun of them. They obviously have realized there's a problem and are trying to fix it! 

Missy