Well I lost the first big chunck with Weight Watchers. I went for 12 weeks or so , but couldnt afford to stay at it so I took the info they gave me and did it on my own. I went from 301 - 200lbs doing it that way. Just using portion control. My big thing is that I never eat more then a cup of anything. I make sure that Breakfast is my biggest meal. I dont eat after 7 pm , unless I am out with the gfs or something and we go for a late dinner. I also never jsut sit and watch TV. I am doing something when I watch TV. Usually its the bike or sit ups or something. This helps with two things , it helps me not to snack while watching TV, and it also helps me not to feel blah after I know I SAT for two hours watching my favorite shows. I started to work out at a gym at 200lbs, which helped me get over a a dry period. I was working out 7 days a week, alternating between cardio and weights, 2hrs a day. I also started jogging every other day. That brough me down to 170 lbs. I then got pregnant with my daughter which brought me back up to 220 lbs...after her using portion control and yoga I went down to 180 lbs...got pregnant with my other daughter (3rd child) and went back up to 230lbs. And here I am now, my last child is two years old and I am down to 190 lbs. This time around I am really concentrating on my mind and emotional part of eating. So Dr.Phils book has helped me immensly. But I find his menu plan to panned out so I use a mix Dr.Phil and WW. I got a membership to the gym, but I am finding it very difficult to gte there as much as I use to becuase I have three children and daycare is expensive. So I am doing alot of walking , and starting to jog again. I am hoping that I lose this for life , even if we have another child. The things I am learning with dr.phils book are amazing becuase I have alwasy been an emotional eater which explain why I ate so much during pregnancy and balloned like I did. To comfort myself. I have an issue with getting under 170lbs though. For some reason I also sabatoge myself when I get in that margin. Still trying to figure that one out. Anyway thats sort of my story..lol...
cheers
phoenix
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