Hi Marla,
I am also 38 years old with 2 children. I am looking forward to the 90 day challenge. I think checking in will keep me motivated and on course. I have lots of support from my husband, family and friends as well.
Here's my story so far...
Up to 3 years ago I was always able to maintain a healthy weight and had never been through the process of weight loss. After my second child life got kind of crazy. I went from working full time to staying at home. Which in itself was a lot bigger transition then I expected. We went through some stressful times with moving, remodeling and running a family business. During this time I lost balance in my life. I spent time taking care of every one and every thing else. Putting my own health on hold. During 2005 I put on about 25 to 30 pounds (and I tend to gain the unhealthy abdominal fat). I spent 2006 preparing my self for the process of weight loss. Although at the time I didn't realize that I would have to prepare for this process. Initially, I thought I would just start working out again and my body would naturally correct back to it's starting weight. I was wrong. Poor planning for the process easily distracted me and I would allow the every day stresses to set in and then I was off track. I was so concerned with the extra weight that I didn't take enough time to see how and why I had gained weight. I started off 2006 by going to a Naturopathic Doctor. Her interventions did help me feel like I gained back control of my life and slowly the feeling of chaos disappeared. I focused on getting more sleep, decreasing my caffeine intake, making small dietary changes, getting back to a regular exercise schedule, and finding ways to relax. When I finally realized that the weight wasn't going to fall off, I turned my focus to my diet. After taking a long (year long) honest look at my eating habits, I realized I was sabotaging my self with poor planning. That resulted in larger portions, between meal grazing, and night time snacking. When I had a heart to heart with the calorie count I realized that I was probably eating about 500 -800 calories a day in mindless snacking. The other good news is that I got the weight gain under control and stopped gaining in 2006.
Now in 2007 I feel ready for the next step. I took a while to mentally get there but I feel like I just want to do this. I have been logging my daily intake and tracking my diet and after about 4 weeks I am down about 5 pounds. The two main things I have done is cut out grazing and night time snacking. I've also been committed to at least 5 days a week of exercise. I feel like I'm off to a good start. I haven't had to make huge changes to see results. I'm not looking for instant results. A pound a week would be great but it won't always happen. I just want to get control over some of these bad habits and slowly move toward a healthier weight. The bonus will also be reducing my risks for Diabetes which runs in my family.
I am also 38 years old with 2 children. I am looking forward to the 90 day challenge. I think checking in will keep me motivated and on course. I have lots of support from my husband, family and friends as well.
Here's my story so far...
Up to 3 years ago I was always able to maintain a healthy weight and had never been through the process of weight loss. After my second child life got kind of crazy. I went from working full time to staying at home. Which in itself was a lot bigger transition then I expected. We went through some stressful times with moving, remodeling and running a family business. During this time I lost balance in my life. I spent time taking care of every one and every thing else. Putting my own health on hold. During 2005 I put on about 25 to 30 pounds (and I tend to gain the unhealthy abdominal fat). I spent 2006 preparing my self for the process of weight loss. Although at the time I didn't realize that I would have to prepare for this process. Initially, I thought I would just start working out again and my body would naturally correct back to it's starting weight. I was wrong. Poor planning for the process easily distracted me and I would allow the every day stresses to set in and then I was off track. I was so concerned with the extra weight that I didn't take enough time to see how and why I had gained weight. I started off 2006 by going to a Naturopathic Doctor. Her interventions did help me feel like I gained back control of my life and slowly the feeling of chaos disappeared. I focused on getting more sleep, decreasing my caffeine intake, making small dietary changes, getting back to a regular exercise schedule, and finding ways to relax. When I finally realized that the weight wasn't going to fall off, I turned my focus to my diet. After taking a long (year long) honest look at my eating habits, I realized I was sabotaging my self with poor planning. That resulted in larger portions, between meal grazing, and night time snacking. When I had a heart to heart with the calorie count I realized that I was probably eating about 500 -800 calories a day in mindless snacking. The other good news is that I got the weight gain under control and stopped gaining in 2006.
Now in 2007 I feel ready for the next step. I took a while to mentally get there but I feel like I just want to do this. I have been logging my daily intake and tracking my diet and after about 4 weeks I am down about 5 pounds. The two main things I have done is cut out grazing and night time snacking. I've also been committed to at least 5 days a week of exercise. I feel like I'm off to a good start. I haven't had to make huge changes to see results. I'm not looking for instant results. A pound a week would be great but it won't always happen. I just want to get control over some of these bad habits and slowly move toward a healthier weight. The bonus will also be reducing my risks for Diabetes which runs in my family.
posted by Payton at 3:47 AM
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Payton,
Great to meet you. I had a little light bulb come on last night. I realized that by putting things into my body that are not good for me is actually being disrespectful to my body. I think this might help me to be more accountable during times when I often struggle.
Marla
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