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My mother in law sent me a link to this so I thought I'd check it out. Might as well, I have nothing else to do right now. So I figure I'll use this one to catch up on what is going on with me. I just celebrated my first wedding anniversary with my husband. He's in Iraq so it was nothing special, just another day, but it still meant something to me. I'm glad I worked that day, I was a little devastated that morning. I cant wait until he comes home!! He'll be sick of me within a month, lol.
While he was on leave, we bought something that I hadnt owned or used in a long time... a scale. I was shocked to learn that I weighed 240 lbs. I sure didnt look it, but I could tell I'd gained weight. My clothes were too tight and I was left wearing my sister in laws jeans she accidently left here... they were a size 24 and were always too big on me (and now they'd be too big for her) but one day they fit! There was a little growing room but they didnt fall or anything! That was just one thing that instigated my weight loss plan. My husband, Ken, also accidentally said a few hurtful comments while he was home and, well, it hurt to think he thought I was fat. Of course, I WAS fat but when I looked in the mirror I didnt see fat, I saw thick and beautiful. But now all of a sudden, I looked in the mirror and I saw myself for how I was. And I had to do something about it!
On January 27th I started a weight loss plan: South Beach Diet along with an hour of cardio kickboxing 3 days a week and toning classes 2 days a week. I couldnt tell I was losing anything at first and the first 20 lbs kind of fell off of me but I worked hard and I vigilantly stuck to my diet. I went to NY to visit family in early/mid May, I'd lost 55 lbs by then. Yesterday I celebrated my 6 month anniversary on the diet. I've lost 71 lbs! I dont think anyone in Iraq believes me, except Ken. Or at least that is the impression I've gotten from him. By the time they get home, I expect to have lost at least 75 pounds.
Do me a favor, answer my poll!