After lurking about for a few days, I guess it's time to introduce myself.
I was one of those girls who could eat whatever I wanted and never worry about weight gain - even wore non-maternity pants home after each of my sons' births. Then in the early 2000's I got into a really bad relationship and gained 70 pounds over the course of 9 years. As soon as I booted him to the curb, I got focused on finding myself again. I was 140 in the summer of 2009 and maintained within 5 pounds for just about a year. I was by far in the best shape of my life: active, happy, and living life to its fullest. Then my whole world changed up....
In October 2010, came a cross-country move (with only one of my teenage sons coming along for the adventure), new job, and no friends or support group in the same time zone as me. Since moving, I have met the man of my dreams and am now engaged to be married in the spring of 2013. Of course, all of this change followed by a lot of blissful "unconditional love" has allowed me to get very far off track.
So, today I sit here having gained 35 pounds in just under a year. I have been great at being the type of person who wakes up every morning, steps on the scale, chastises myself for the needle moving up, and then determines that tomorrow will be the day I makes those changes. Enough of that!!!
At this point, I am not doing any specific program because my own changes have worked well in the past (1200 cal daily diet, gym and/or running 5 days a week, and getting outdoors and being as active as possible) but, I am not ruling a program out if I don't see results.
I am soooooooo looking forward to using this forum as a venue to chat with others in my same predicament, find out what’s working for other’s and probably throw in an occasional tantrum about not being the “perfect” me. Hope y’all won’t mind…
new girl on the block
