3rd Time's The Charm
 

From childhood through middle school I was of a good size. A bit thicker in the stomach, thighs and butt but overall average size. High school though I started gaining a bit more weight but nothing that made me think I would be the size I would eventually become. Later in life I lived a very sedentary lifestyle and along with an addiction to sweets, carbs, regular sodas and the internet I really started packing on the weight. After I met my soon to be husband I ballooned up in weight a very substantial amount. Once I got married I became and stayed overweight ever sense.

I believe my heaviest weight was upper 220's or lower 230's pounds. When I decided to lose weight I was 222 lbs. First go around with weight loss I lost no pounds. Second time I got down to 215. And this time around I have gotten myself down to 206 pounds. I haven't been doing too much to lose weight, if I tried too hard I gave up too quickly. I have cut down on how much I eat (not necessarily what i eat), started drinking more water, started walking about 3-4 miles a day at work, and cut out sodas.

I am now down to 182lbs for a total weight loss of 40lbs. I would like to reach 30 more lbs to reach my goal of 152.

Congratulations on your successful journey so far! You are doing great. I hope you find this site helpful as you continue your journey.

Hi Charlie, great work on losing weight so far. It sounds like you've got the right idea with still giving yourself treats, but just cutting back on how many you have, it's a good way to stay motivated rather than feeling like you're starving yourself! Looking forward to seeing you around the forums! x