oceanslily
Wed, Jan-11-17, 15:42
Hello! I'll try to keep this brief. I'm back for another round of weight loss. About 10 years ago, in my early 20's, I weighed 230. I finally made a major change, and through low calorie eating and moderate exercise, dropped 50 pounds over 6 months. I took a break to travel and get pregnant. Fortunately, my healthy eating kept had me focusing on nutrition over quantity, and a week after giving birth to my healthy 8'2 daughter, I was at pre-pregnancy weight.
Six months after giving birth, I restarted low calorie and dropped to 160. I then started low carb and began running a lot and dropped to 140. Unfortunately, an injury I'd suffered years prior reared its ugly head as I was training for my fourth 1/2 marathon, and I had to stop running and have surgery. It just never really felt good again. We moved to another country, then back, then to another city. The stress built up and I stopped weighing and trying to run. Finally, two years ago I found out devastating news and relied on beer to help me through. I put on 40 pounds.
Most of my weight gain can be attributed to beer, unfortunately. I'm not a huge junk food lover, as so much of my weight loss eating really stuck. I don't eat sweets and am not a carb binger (or binger at all). So, I'm really here to lose the weight I've gained. Fortunately, I've kicked the beer habit! Dealt with my issues and have much healthier ways to get through stuff now. :) So excited to drop this weight I've gained and start running again! Cheers!
Six months after giving birth, I restarted low calorie and dropped to 160. I then started low carb and began running a lot and dropped to 140. Unfortunately, an injury I'd suffered years prior reared its ugly head as I was training for my fourth 1/2 marathon, and I had to stop running and have surgery. It just never really felt good again. We moved to another country, then back, then to another city. The stress built up and I stopped weighing and trying to run. Finally, two years ago I found out devastating news and relied on beer to help me through. I put on 40 pounds.
Most of my weight gain can be attributed to beer, unfortunately. I'm not a huge junk food lover, as so much of my weight loss eating really stuck. I don't eat sweets and am not a carb binger (or binger at all). So, I'm really here to lose the weight I've gained. Fortunately, I've kicked the beer habit! Dealt with my issues and have much healthier ways to get through stuff now. :) So excited to drop this weight I've gained and start running again! Cheers!