Okay, so I am new at this blogging thing, but I think this would be a great way to document my journey to achieving not only body happiness but life happiness as well. I wish I would have started this two years ago, when I started losing weight. But I will catch you up to speed in case you don't know my journey so far.
Two years ago I had my second son, Brody. When I got pregnant with him I weighed as much as I did when I was 9 months pregnant with my first son, Brevon. So I was 180 pounds. At 5'3, that's not a good thing. I was really fat and not very healthy at all. I decided at the beginning of my pregnancy that I would try not to gain as much weight as possible and I did do pretty well. Thank god, I didn't hit 200, but I got close and weighed in at 199 the week I ended up having Brody. Also, I slipped and fell in the bathroom at work, which caused me to go into labor 4 weeks early.
On top of having some pretty serious back issues right away, taking care of a newborn was kind of a daunting and exhausting task. I didn't exactly wait the 6 weeks post baby to start my weight loss. I started working out and joined Weight Watchers (exclusively online) about 4 weeks after having my son.
Below is my weight starting out and my measurements (all measurements in inches).
Two years ago I had my second son, Brody. When I got pregnant with him I weighed as much as I did when I was 9 months pregnant with my first son, Brevon. So I was 180 pounds. At 5'3, that's not a good thing. I was really fat and not very healthy at all. I decided at the beginning of my pregnancy that I would try not to gain as much weight as possible and I did do pretty well. Thank god, I didn't hit 200, but I got close and weighed in at 199 the week I ended up having Brody. Also, I slipped and fell in the bathroom at work, which caused me to go into labor 4 weeks early.
On top of having some pretty serious back issues right away, taking care of a newborn was kind of a daunting and exhausting task. I didn't exactly wait the 6 weeks post baby to start my weight loss. I started working out and joined Weight Watchers (exclusively online) about 4 weeks after having my son.
Below is my weight starting out and my measurements (all measurements in inches).
Start Date 3/21/2008
Weight - 180 pounds
Waist - 43.5
Hips - 44
Chest - 45.5
Right Arm - 13
Left Arm - 13
Right Thigh - 25
Left Thigh - 25
Body Fat (%) - 42
BMI - 34
Weight - 180 pounds
Waist - 43.5
Hips - 44
Chest - 45.5
Right Arm - 13
Left Arm - 13
Right Thigh - 25
Left Thigh - 25
Body Fat (%) - 42
BMI - 34
Weight - 136
Waist - 32
Hips - 37
Chest - 38
R&L Arm - 11
R&L Thigh - 21
Body Fat (%) - 29
BMI - 24
So as you can see, I have come quite a long way! I started working out to Turbo Jam videos and that worked awesome! I got Chalean Xtreme, which is a weight training regime that is 90 days long. I got this program a year ago and didn't get thru the full 90 days. So I decided to try to go thru the program again and this time finish it.
I started it again last Monday and I have been great all week. I have worked out 5 out of the last 6 days and will work out today as well. So I am staying on track and would love to stay on track to work out 7 days a week, but if I only do 5 or 6, I will be ok with that. I still do WW, which has helped me to keep track of exactly what I'm eating. I love the points system because I am not good at counting calories. So my goal is to get trim and toned and hopefully that will help my stomach a lot, but I know that I will have to get a tummy tuck due to my massive stretch marks. But my goal is to get down as close as I can to my goal weight before I get the surgery.
So this is where I am going to track my journey as well as use YouTube to vlog my journey as well.
So as you can see, I have come quite a long way! I started working out to Turbo Jam videos and that worked awesome! I got Chalean Xtreme, which is a weight training regime that is 90 days long. I got this program a year ago and didn't get thru the full 90 days. So I decided to try to go thru the program again and this time finish it.
I started it again last Monday and I have been great all week. I have worked out 5 out of the last 6 days and will work out today as well. So I am staying on track and would love to stay on track to work out 7 days a week, but if I only do 5 or 6, I will be ok with that. I still do WW, which has helped me to keep track of exactly what I'm eating. I love the points system because I am not good at counting calories. So my goal is to get trim and toned and hopefully that will help my stomach a lot, but I know that I will have to get a tummy tuck due to my massive stretch marks. But my goal is to get down as close as I can to my goal weight before I get the surgery.
So this is where I am going to track my journey as well as use YouTube to vlog my journey as well.
Peace out!
Skinny Phoenix
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