Aloha from Hawaii!
I am a Navy spouse stationed in Hawaii. I came across this site and thought how cool it is to have a support site like this! I was a hardcore gym rat last year (when my hubby was deployed) and ever since he came back, we have been eating at his favorite restaurants (no Chili's or Cheesecake Factory in Guantanamo Bay)and slacking on the exercise big time!!! He has been back since March 2008. I used to weigh 235 when I moved here and thanks to WW, LA Weight loss (no longer members of both) and just plain dieting and exercising has done wonders for my weight loss. For someone my height, I should NOT weigh this much (currently 184) and I am willing to get on a roll again! I have been meaning to go to back to the gym but have been feeling self conscious since I gained about 15 pounds and paranoid that the people that I used to see on a regular basis will think, "OMG, look at her now, she became huge!" I know that for my height, you are thinking wow, 5'1 and if you were 15 lbs lighter, you must have weighed about 165-170ish... Yes, that is true but many people thought I weighed 140! I was very toned, easily could I fit into a size 10 and maybe a size 8 skirt. Now I have been noticing that my size 12's are looking a little (just a little? What an overstatement!) ridiculous on me and I refuse to wear a size 14 again! Now I asked my sis on how much does she think I weigh now, she's like, hmm... well, like 160-170. GREAT. Instead of describing myself as voluptuous (hour glass figure), I can sheepishly describe myself as Veruca Salt-ish - you know that girl who blew up on the Willy Wonka movie. I had some good friends that I used to go to the gym with, but they moved away
It seems like the only time my husband will go to the gym with me and eat healthy is when he has 3 weeks to weigh in! We will both lose weight together but later after his weigh in, we will go back to the cheeseburgers and pizza... Oh the horror...
To jump start my fitness regimen, I recently bought a Wii Fit. To the naysayers out there who say that the Wii Fit does jack for their weight loss is a crock. I have had it for 2 weeks and have lost 4 lbs! No lie! I guess I average 4-5 days a week (it's football season and we only have one HDTV where the Wii Fit is hooked up to, so I would do it daily but again, it's football season...) . I bought the Jillian Michaels game, but for some reason, either I am doing something wrong, but the controls are hard to control. I intend on getting DDR2 soon but I guess for that I will write on a the Wii fitness challenge thread. I also have a treadmill in my garage, but lets just say that our cat's litter box is in there... I just want to use the Wii Fit where I can feel comfortable going back to the gym again.
Anyways, to make a long story short, as a military spouse, we are always moving every 3-5 years. I hope to make friends on here that will last longer than our stay at different locations
. I refuse to be a candidate for the gastric bypass surgery and never want to see myself as a qualified candidate AGAIN (you know, you have to be over 100+ lbs to be qualified for it). The day my doc told me that I should have a consult with a surgeon for gastric bypass, was the day that I told myself that I will show him that I can keep my weight under 200. I have been famously known for having my weight flunctuate like Oprah.. Sometimes people who I haven't seen in years will ask me if I am small or big again! Also, like Oprah, I have no children. I would like to have one (sometime soon) but my doc wants me to lose some weight first. And recently turning 39, lets just say my biological clock is ticking, more like racing really fast!
Okay, I have been creating a novel here but (yes, unintentionally!) if you would like a buddy who would like to work out and get back into shape, or need support in your weight loss, or need a friend, then I'm your girl!
Good luck to everyone's weight loss journey!
Aloha! Military spouse in Hawaii.... looking for support!
This is a great place for support, and if you stick around, you can make some wonderful, lasting friends. 
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You have a year to surprise your hubby with a new body! That was my goal when my hubby was last deployed. Now my goal is to move my butt when I can! Simple, but baby steps for me!
