I am new here and wanted to share my great weigh-in news. First, a little background. I am a 33 year old mother of three children under the age of 7. I have been overweight pretty much my entire life. I have weighed right around 218 pounds much of my adult life. I did of course gain about 30 pounds per pregnancy but it always came off and I went right back to about 218. I have dabbled in dieting and exercise but never ever really committed to a life change. About forty days ago, I committed to a life change. A week or so after I started, I mentioned to my boyfriend that I was really serious about making a change. That day he picked up a book for me called "The Eat-Clean Diet" by Tosca Reno. I have been basically following her recommended eating habits and exercising anywhere from 20 minutes to 40 minutes a day. My cravings for sugar are gone! I have stopped eating sugar, salt, butter, and soda! I never would have thought I could give up those things but I have and I'm not suffering for it.
So, my big surprise came today when my new scale came in the mail. I had an old scale, not digital, the "old" kind
and I just wasn't confident that it was right. Well, after stepping on the new scale and checking three times and then checking my kids weight...I have lost 16 pounds!!!! I can't believe it! I don't feel like it has been so bad and I really believe that this time is the time. I believe that I will never be hangin' out with ol' pal 218 again. I know that I am supposed to only be losing about 1-2 pounds a week and I have no idea how I lost so much in 40 days. I am guessing that a good portion of it is water weight but I am still really happy about it.
Thanks for letting me share! I just wanted to share somewhere where people could really understand the excitement I'm feeling right now.
