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working on a new me
- Apr 13, 2010 at 10:05 PM
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I have been down about myself now for a few years...I started gaining weight when I was first put on birth control pills almost 10 years ago...when I started having kids I gained more.
I have always put my kids first and have always had excuses for why I couldn't fit much exercise into my days.
But this is over, I am going to do this for myself.
I have come to realize that with 5 boys all 5 and under I will be tired no matter what I do or how much sleep I get so I have started getting up to exercise at 5 Monday thru Friday. I figure it will eventually pay off by giving me more energy to keep up with the energizer bunnies I have for kids!!
With some of our tax return money I bought a treadmill and I am using it!!!
It has been 3 weeks and I have lost 13 pounds.
I have set mini goals for myself...I started wearing a pedometer and have set a goal to try to get 1000 steps an hour, if I notice I start falling behind and start walking in place, weather it is when I am standing at the stove making a meal or standing at the sink washing dishes, instead of walking down the stairs to do laundry I go down 2 steps and up 1 all the way down and back up, and before bed I am using my kitchen stool to do stair steps and doing lunges, sit ups and squats.
I want this so bad, I am sick of being embarrassed about how I look, I am sick of feeling like less than my siblings who are both in really good shape. I don't want my boys to be embarrassed of me, I want to be one of those active families who gets outside and has fun together...
I have a goal of loosing a total of 70-75 pounds, I started at 210 pounds and am working to get down to 135-140 (the "healthy" weight for my height) If I can loose 2 pounds a week I could reach that goal by Christmas.
To help me get motivated I have told myself that I cannot buy myself any new clothes (which I am in need of) until I loose 25 pounds, and then again after another 25 pounds and when I reach my goal along with some more new clothes I am letting myself get some low lights and high lights in my hair...something I never do for myself...
I have come to realize that if I keep putting my needs aside I am going to just end up a very unhappy person and that is not the person that my kids deserve, it is not the kind of person my husband married or thought that he was going to be with...and more importantly it is not the kind of person that I deserve to be...
I have already noticed an increase in my energy levels and my mood has gotten a bit better, last week I lost 4 pounds...in ONE week!!! I was so proud of myself!!!
I just wanted to share this with you...I will try to keep you updated on how I am doing...my husband knows I am doing this, but no one else really does...I am just looking forward to the day that someone notices that I am loosing!!!
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More power to you! I hope I have the motivation after I have this baby!
thats a great idea I know you can do it and so can I. thanks for getting me motivated again.
In order for your family to be happy, YOU have to be happy with yourself. I felt the same way after I had my first daughter. I was skinny all of my life, until I got pregnant and ate so much junk. I gained 60 pounds. I was very depressed with my body after I realized that the 60 pounds doesn't come off when I pushed my daughter out (haha, I was naive). Anyway, to make a long story short, I have lost all the baby weight PLUS some. This Sunday I am running my first half marathon. I ran a 10k three weeks ago. I think you are a good role model for your kids by showing them to be healthy. I want my kids to be proud of me and realize that anyone can do anything they set their mind to (I was NEVER a runner. I ran 10 miles last Sunday). Anyway, sorry, didn't mean to write a book but this story sounded so much like mine a few years ago. =) Good luck, and you can do it!
We can do it together if you want..I am also trying to loose weight. I've lost 25lbs so far in 3 months..Looking to loose another 25 in the next 3 months then it's only a few more lbs to go after that. You can do this, you just gotta have the motivation and looks like you got that down pat.
on the weight you've already lost!!! GOOD LUCK! This is a great website for help, recipes and ideas! http://www.sparkpeople.com/
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GOOD JOB!
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