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Out of the 220s and century club, here I come! XPOST
After weighing in at 229 back in March, I finally kicked the horrible 220s about a month ago and have been steadily losing again ever since. Thanks goes out to Frisco for his words of wisdom, I am back averaging 1-2 pounds a week again. Monday I weighed in at 215, 90 pounds down!
The last time I weighed 215 was back in 2003 after doing the Atkins diet for 6 months or so. I remember craving tomatoes LOL. The funny thing I noticed is that I wear about a size larger in jeans now than I did at that point due to my lovely tummy flab.
My twins turned 5 yesterday. I weighed 240 when I got pregnant and was over 300 pounds when I delivered them. They have never known a mom who weighed under 240. I spent the first 4 years of their life fat and in pain, unable to play with them unless it meant sitting at a table. Now I can sit on the floor with them, and the other day they chased me around the kitchen island laughing hysterically. After about 5 minutes of this I wasn't even winded! My knees and back don't hurt like they used to, either. This summer I took them to the beach and wasn't mortified on their behalf at being seen in a swimsuit. All in all, I feel like a much better mom.
All that said, I still have a long way to go. I hope to be under 200 by the new year, and I want to be down to 150 by January 2013. Maybe it's just mental, but it seems to have gotten a lot easier once I got out of the 220s. Thank you all for being supportive even though I only post occasionally.
The last time I weighed 215 was back in 2003 after doing the Atkins diet for 6 months or so. I remember craving tomatoes LOL. The funny thing I noticed is that I wear about a size larger in jeans now than I did at that point due to my lovely tummy flab.
My twins turned 5 yesterday. I weighed 240 when I got pregnant and was over 300 pounds when I delivered them. They have never known a mom who weighed under 240. I spent the first 4 years of their life fat and in pain, unable to play with them unless it meant sitting at a table. Now I can sit on the floor with them, and the other day they chased me around the kitchen island laughing hysterically. After about 5 minutes of this I wasn't even winded! My knees and back don't hurt like they used to, either. This summer I took them to the beach and wasn't mortified on their behalf at being seen in a swimsuit. All in all, I feel like a much better mom.
All that said, I still have a long way to go. I hope to be under 200 by the new year, and I want to be down to 150 by January 2013. Maybe it's just mental, but it seems to have gotten a lot easier once I got out of the 220s. Thank you all for being supportive even though I only post occasionally.
JenniferI'm 5'4" ~ HW: 308 SW: 305 CW: 211 GW: 140 
congrats on getting out of the 220's, im sure your twins just loved being able to chase you around and around... will look forward to your next update..Linda 5".4
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