Losing It....Week 20

You are about to be participants in nothing short of a small miracle....

drum roll, please....

I lost weight during Christmas & New Years

AND

I reached my first goal...

I made it to ONE-derland!!!!

Results:

-2 lbs.

I was so NOT expecting this victory today. I was actually a little blown away when I stepped on the scale today. You see, Christmas Eve and New Years Eve nearly did me in. I was rather naughty both those days and knew that I would have to work hard to make up for those days. It took me nearly a week to work off Christmas Eve dinner. I was scared about New Years because I definitely did not watch portions, calories, or anything else related to good health. I enjoyed (with mild guilt) pop, chips, fudge, and a mighty delicious bowl of chili. At best I was hoping to maintain, but I was preparing myself to report a gain. It would have been my first gain since starting my weight loss journey. But yeah for me, I didn't have to report a gain. Because yeah for me, I lost!!! 

Okay, I told myself that after I reached my first goal, which was to get under 200 lbs, that I would be more up front with numbers and sizes and such. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out these numbers but I will spare you the trouble.

As of today I weigh...199 lbs.

My starting weight was...235 lbs.

That is a 36 lb. weight loss in 20 weeks. 

That is an average of 1.8 lbs. per week.

That fits within the range of a healthy weight loss.

I now weigh 10 lbs. less than Ken. Another yeah for me!

I started out in a tight size 20 pants.

I now wear a tight size 14/16. ;)

It has probably been 12 years since I have weighed less than 200 lbs. I remember weighing 206 lbs. when I gave birth to Kaylie 12 years ago. For a short time I think I went under 200 lbs. but with nursing I put weight on and then I was quickly pregnant again. I had 3 babies in less than 2 1/2 years and by the time Tyler came along I was well into the 200's. I really ballooned after having Ty (3rd baby) and since that time I have hovered around the 220's and sometimes into the 230's ever since. I never really attempted to lose weight in the past since the babies kept coming and personal time was very limited. I just never made myself a priority.

My first real attempt to lose weight was in the summer of 2009. I lost about 15 lbs. then Ken lost his job in July and I spent a lot of time emotionally eating. By January 2010 I had gained it all back. By then we decided it was time to bring one last little munchkin into our family. In April I began one last ditch effort to lose a few pounds before I got pregnant, again I managed to take off 15 lbs. but by May I was pregnant with twins and the exercise stopped. It was six months after giving birth, and after gaining about 20 lbs. since their birth that I finally got serious again. 

And now I'm doing it! I'm really doing it!

My next goal weight is 185 lbs. That is about what I weighed when Ken and I married over 14 years ago, before this body pumped out 9 babies. When I reach 185 lbs. I want to snap a picture of me in my wedding dress, just for fun. 

VICTORY DANCE!