I found this website last year when I was searching for a diet chat. I had been thin and gained after having my girls ..yada yada. I'm sure you've all heard how that goes! After my second daughter I weighed around 180+ and got down to 146 lbs but I didnt feel like sticking to the plan and immediately put it all back and some! I got up to 194 lbs. I stayed at that weight ,maybe even a little more for about 4 yrs. I was very uncomfortable with myself. It was like being in a place Ihated but I couldnt just get up and leave! February of 2002 my oldest daughter took a picture of me at my request. I knew I was fat but I looked like I had stretched out the picture! I wanted to cry and was upset for a few days but that was the beginning of it all. Soon Istarted walking 5-6 days a week. Quit the pizza .Mcd,chinese,ribs
for a while and started eating right again. By the end of October Ihad reached my goal of 130 lbs! I managed to lose 1 more lb but Igained it and stayed at 130 lbs. IF you want it you can do it.
There is no special diet to make things easy. The rewards are soooooo ooo worth the hard work!!!! Going from a 18 size down to a 5/6 now ! No words could describe that good feeling. Everything changes for the better.I feel great. The hardest part about maintaining is not as hard as people think. If you decide and feel totally comfortable with eating the right foods and choosing the right portions then its not difficult at all. IT gets hard when you think you can eat the same junkfoods everyday and still maintain the weight you lost! I have FREE weekends. Ieat anything on saturdays and sundays...BUT I dont have tons of fattening stuff for breakfast lunch and dinner on the weekends. I choose if I will treat myself to Mcdonald's and then have a sensible dinner or have a sensible lunch and eat Pizza for dinner!
I now exercise at a gym 4-5 days a week. I mainly do the elliptical machine which Iburn 700-740 calories in one hour! That way I am able to have a bit more calories and gain a single pound.I've maintained very well for about 3 months. I know this is a lifetime commitment.Either I eat like a bird and dont exercise or eat really good and exercise . I prefer to sacrifice 1 hr a day and eat what I want!
Here's a link to my before and after pictures
http://www.getting2goal.com/success/gen.php
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