I’ve been losing these last twenty pounds since after I had my daughter in 2004. While pregnant with her, I ballooned to 230 lbs due to having gestational diabetes. I was huge! Within weeks of having her, I lost 50 lbs, but the remaining weight has been a chore to get rid of. In 2005, I was at my lowest, almost 100 lbs down from my heaviest weight during pregnancy, but since then, my weight has crept up again. At the beginning of this year, I shunned sodas from my diet and began eating a steadfast diet of low carbs, heavy protein and veggies, and I lost over 20 lbs. But over the summer, during a trip to Miami, I started drinking soda again, and gained back some of the 20 lbs I lost. Womp womp. So much for that.
So here it is November, and I am at a crossroads. Am I happy with my body? No. I don’t want to continue to gain and lose 20 lbs for the rest of my life. I want to be focused on my health and on my well being. And I also want to look in the mirror and fully appreciate and love what it reflects back to me. I don’t want to wait for another round of New Year’s resolutions to get my act together in terms of my weight and health. I want to do this. And I want to do it now.
I’ve got a meeting with a personal trainer this week. I am hoping that having someone on my ass three times a week will help me with my progress and results. I think I fall off because I don’t have anyone in my corner so to speak. I also have the wonderful guys at POM Wonderful hooking me up with their delicious drinks and new formulas, and I am hoping to kick my soda addiction once and for all.
I will be blogging more about my new workout plan and diet here on this blog, although you may see accounts of it over at my other personal blog as well. Here’s to success!
i'm titty feeding to lose baby weight… that is all… lol!
u know, i haven't put on any weight yet! last i checked, i was still -15lbs at 20 weeks… we'll see at this 24 week appointment!
good luck on this…i've been battling with my weight on and off for years..and granted..i'm not what a typical black woman would consider overweight, but according to the websites that make you plug in your weight and height and then tell you how overweight you are, I am a tad over where I should be. I really just want to feel good about myself. My youngest is 7, so since I have a tummy that looks like I could be about 2 mos preggers, I still want to lose about 20 lbs…go figure…but you can do it..as long as you put your mind to it.
I love the POM drinks! I look forward to reading about it…you know I struggle too sis (although I have a greater struggle)! Best of luck to you!
It's a struggle that I plan to win. Seeing my father have problems with his weight and diabetes (you should read the diabetes post) motivates me to be more healthy. Plus I'm vain as hell! 🙂
Good Luck I know you can make it happen.
I need to lose some weight myself. I have played around with the idea of going to the early morning bootcamp 3 days per week, will let you know when I sign up.
Yes, please let me know how that goes. Fitness In Motion where my personal trainer is located has an early morning Boot Camp that he is trying t get me to do. I don't want to embarrass myself though by not being able to keep up!