Hello! I'm 38, mother of two, happily married for almost 17 years. I've struggled with my weight for my whole life - about 11 years ago I hit my then all-time high of 250 lbs, started riding my bike 6 miles a day and counting calories and managed to lose 55 lbs. Then I got pregnant, gained weight, joined Weight Watchers, lost some weight, got pregnant again, gained more weight, went through some serious life-altering stuff, got depressed, gained lots more weight, and have spent the past two years hovering around the 298 range. I kept telling myself "at least it's not 300" but this spring I hit, and moved past, the 300 mark and I finally just had had enough. On June 10th I joined Weight Watchers again and weighed in at 304.2. The next week I bought a Wii Fit, then I started walking a mile on my lunch break at work, then I joined the YMCA - I may have gone crazy! The good news is that since June 10th I've lost about 15 lbs (weigh-ins are on Thursdays, so I'm not sure yet) and a couple of inches all over. My current goal is 200, and then I'll re-evaluate. I'm hoping to hit the 200 range around New Year's Eve.
I'm 5'7" and my current weight is approximately 289 lbs. I wear a 24 pants (USA size) and sometime an XL, sometimes a 1XL top.
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Hello! I'm 38, mother of two, happily married for almost 17 years. I've struggled with my weight for my whole life - about 11 years ago I hit my then all-time high of 250 lbs, started riding my bike 6 miles a day and counting calories and managed to lose 55 lbs. Then I got pregnant, gained weight, joined Weight Watchers, lost some weight, got pregnant again, gained more weight, went through some serious life-altering stuff, got depressed, gained lots more weight, and have spent the past two years hovering around the 298 range. I kept telling myself "at least it's not 300" but this spring I hit, and moved past, the 300 mark and I finally just had had enough. On June 10th I joined Weight Watchers again and weighed in at 304.2. The next week I bought a Wii Fit, then I started walking a mile on my lunch break at work, then I joined the YMCA - I may have gone crazy! The good news is that since June 10th I've lost about 15 lbs (weigh-ins are on Thursdays, so I'm not sure yet) and a couple of inches all over. My current goal is 200, and then I'll re-evaluate. I'm hoping to hit the 200 range around New Year's Eve.
I'm 5'7" and my current weight is approximately 289 lbs. I wear a 24 pants (USA size) and sometime an XL, sometimes a 1XL top.
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