Well, this is kind of an embarrassing post but I am proud of myself. After Levi was born I weighed alot, which was expected. But what wasn't expected is that I didn't lose any of the weight in the following months. I had Levi in September, and by March I still weighed the exact same as I did after he was born. I had had enough, I realized I needed to take action!! I changed how much I ate and what, and started to exercise (something I have really never done in my life except for team sports when I was alot younger). This was one of the only times in my life I have given myself a goal and have really dedicated everything I had into it and then accomplished this goal. Previously in my life, if things didn't come easily, I just gave up and moved on. But not this time. My goal was to lose 20 pounds. I lost the first 5 very quickly when I was the most disciplined. The next 10 came over a couple of months. Then I plateaued. I got lazy and didn't discipline myself anymore. The good thing was that I didn't gain any of the weight back, but I was stuck at 15 pounds weight lose and I just couldn't feel good about it because I hadn't reached my goal yet. Well, a couple of weeks ago I talked myself into losing the extra 5 pounds. I just couldn't quit when I was so close to my goal. Those 5 pounds came off quickly and I can now say I lost 20 pounds and I am not stopping there.
One frustrating thing as I look at these pictures is that none of the chubbiness is coming off of my face. I'll see if I can work on that (if that is even possible??) I'm still not to my pre-pregnancy weight but I am getting there and it feels good!!! Sorry if this post is a little weird to everyone but I wanted to brag about myself for a moment. Thanks for listening!
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One frustrating thing as I look at these pictures is that none of the chubbiness is coming off of my face. I'll see if I can work on that (if that is even possible??) I'm still not to my pre-pregnancy weight but I am getting there and it feels good!!! Sorry if this post is a little weird to everyone but I wanted to brag about myself for a moment. Thanks for listening!
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6 comments:
Yowza Janae! You look smokin'! I'm so proud of you, it takes a lot of work to lose those unwanted pounds. For most people it takes a full year to get back to where you want to be. Good for you for setting a goal and stickin to it. I'm totally jeolous of your hot bod, hopefull I'll join you in the ranks soon. Keep up the good work, you deserve it! You look so happy in your second picture! Don't worry if the weight doesn't come off your face. I think a full face is beautiful.
Congradulations Janae, you have always been able to achomplish what you want in life. Way to stick with your goal. I love you! Always!!
I'm so proud of you. I know that you have been working so hard for so long to reach this goal. You look great! Each time I see you you just keep looking better and better.
WOW!! You look awesome! I am so glad that you posted this! You give me hope! I am so proud of you for making a goal and sticking to it! I often give up on losing weight because it IS SO HARD!! So good job!! You look beautiful! Also good luck on your move! We are excited for you guys!
Wow! Way to go! There's nothing to be embarrassed about...What a great post! That can be such a hard goal to reach so kuddos to you and keep up the good work!You look awesome!
That's awesome Janae! And not weird at at. Reaching a goal is always praiseworthy :-)
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