New Year: New Weight Loss Goal

Starting Weight: 243 March 2011

Goal #1: 225 lbs BMI 33.9 Obese (pre pregnancy #1 weight) COMPLETED!

Goal #2: 215 lbs BMI 30 Obese (wedding weight) COMPLETED!

Goal #3: 199 lbs BMI 27.8 Overweight (Making it out of the 200's)COMPLETED!

Goal #4: 195 lbs BMI 27.2 Overweight (My weight when I started dating DH) COMPLETED!

Goal #5: 178 lbs BMI 24.8 Normal (Making it into the "normal" BMI range)

Goal #6: Not sure yet!

My current Weight: 193 BMI 26.9 Overweight, 50 lbs lost so far!

1. What is your #1 motivation for losing weight?
I want to be around to watch my children grow up, I want to be healthier when we decide to have baby #3 in the hopes that I won't have trouble with my blood pressure and blood sugars. I also want our children to grow up eating healthier than we did in the hopes that they will make good lifestyle choices as adults.

2. Have you always been overweight?
Yes, my weight issues started in about 7th grade. In college I lost a lot of weight, but when I started dating my husband it slowly creeped back on due to our poor eating habits and lack of exercise.

3. When you want to give up what inspires you to keep going?
Over the past 9 months we have created a new lifestyle, we feel so much better about ourselves, and it feels so good to fit in a smaller clothing size.

4. What is the #1 thing you look forward to when you hit your goal weight?
Going shopping for some new clothes!

5. Do you have support on your weight loss journey?
Yes, my husband is also on the same journey

6. What is your favorite exercise?
Crocheting. I know that sounds like a joke, but I burn about 500 calories a night just sitting in front of the TV making hats. I also enjoy walking, in the Spring I hope to start the the C25K progam.

7. What is the most important thing you have learned on your weight loss journey?
I have learned to eat to live and have curbed emotional eating. I also don't limit myself, I don't count calories and I DO eat junk food every now and then. I've learned when I deprive myself of things like chips and sweets that I want them even more.