My heaviest weight was 140lbs in early 2011. Lost 35 in just two months by running and calorie counting.
I thought maintaining will be easy since I already formed "healthier" habits. I was wrong. It was really easy to fall back to your old ways. And in early 2013, I found myself staring at the weighing scale wondering why I am 128lbs again.
Well, let me tell you why. After feeling good at achieving my goal weight, I relaxed a lot with pretty much everything. Fitness and Food. Biggest mistake ever. I wasn't "pigging" out, but because I restricted myself with calorie intake before, taking in a little more than what my body was used to, caused me to gain weight. THAT and the fact that I only ran when I felt like it.
So I made a commitment to myself again. This time, I am happier and feels like maintaining will be a lot easier because I am loving what I do. I dont calorie restrict myself anymore. I just watch what I eat.
I also go to hot yoga everyday and hit the gym with my husband every morning, 6 days a week, to do cardio and weights. Three times a week, I go to Zumba. I eat more, but healthier. And I do more. I keep myself active. At the moment, I am between 100-105lbs depending on the day, and I have muscles.
I am not skinny, I am toned.
This lifestyle works for me. It also helps that my husband committed himself to be "healthy" as well. Its hard to "maintain" a healthy lifestyle if not everyone in the household is on the same page. The temptation to eat "unhealthy" food is less.
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