Hi.
Im Tiffany. And Im as far from a "typical Tiffany" one can get. lol Nobody expects a fat Tiffany.
I didnt used to be, I was a gymnast for many years, and then have been a coach for even more years. Weight used to be easy! Even after 3 kids (all three c-sections) I was never more than 115 within a month or so after giving birth. Then mid 30s hit, and I got kidney stones, for some reason after that, I started gaining. And gaining. And cant for the life of me get it off or keep it off.
After my 2nd kidney stone surgery, I was at 155lbs. And horrified. So, between the KS and the too much weight, I cut out all liquids except water and occasional tea. And at the time, I was drinking on the average 3 or 4 henry root beers a day, and usually a mocha few times a week. So, I thought, THIS will help me drop. nope. I cut out most (not all, never all) chocolates and desserts. Still gained. I moderately exercise, well, honestly, sparatically moderately exercise. But Im coaching about 8hrs a week. And that includes a lot of up and down, on my feet all over the gym during the time, catching and lifting kids. Still, I gain. So I cut back a little more on portions, drink MORE water, do silly things like squats while Im folding laundry, boggie in the shower
(sorry for THAT mental image! lol) do the butt squeezes if im sitting there watching tv. No loss. sigh....So this weekend, i went on a long hike w/my kids that included a LOT of climbing over boulders, ate a light sandwich(and water) for lunch, walked all over more stores than I can count getting school stuff for 3 kids (AAHHHHH), drank 3 waters while doing this. baked porkchop and cranberry sauce for dinner (water) 3 hardboiled eggs and a plum for breakfast. my usual little boggie about and impromptu 1 min dances here and there, and today, exact same weight i was 3 days ago, and my jeans dont fit over my belly anymore.
So, I figured, next step. Im gonna try and do this online forum, and hopefully, can find some new friends in here that might have some advice, and/or encouragement. Im tired of not being able to wear anything but sweats and big tshirts. I dont want to dread my picture being taken because it shows how round my face is now, and how big ive gotten. I dont want the doubletakes from friends/family I havent seen in awhile when they see just how much MORE there is to me. I hope this will be my turn around. And maybe, I can help someone else at the same time.
So, sorry for the long winded blahblahblah post.
I'll try to keep them shorter from here out!
Tiffany