i want ME back!
I am a 56 year old woman. after being side-tracked for seven years, I want myself back. I was always active - jogged 4 miles 5x per week on average, took dance classes, went swimminng, periodic gym memberships - whatever struck my fancy, but the jogging is what I loved most, and did consistantly for at least 12 years. During those years, I never really watched what I ate. I got side-tracked by emotional trauma and am still being treated for PTSD, anxiety and clinical depression. All of this has resulted in a 35 pound weight gain. I was NEVER thin. always very curvy and muscular. at 5'1", I graduated high school at about 135 lbs. too much according to the charts, but there was nothing jiggling that wasn't supposed to! I gained 42 lbs while pregnant (both times) but lost it pretty darn quick. After having my kids, I held steady between 142 and 147 and felt great. I breezed through my pregnancies with a VERY minumum amount of stretch marks, all below my c-section scar. I have been educating myself on calorie content and nutrition, have started (slowly) jogging or walking, and feel so very ready to start this journey!! ** I do have a question, though. I have developed a "pannus" (right above my c-sec scars) as I have gained weight. Is it likely to shrink during/after a 40 lb weight loss? it's not huge, but i think it's exagerrated due to my c-sections. I am really worried about this, even though it's premature. ****also, how do i get that cool graph at the bottom of my posts? i like to measure progress. thanks
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