Progress

At the beginning of this year, I decided to finally lose the weight that I gained from when I was pregnant with Kate (you know, three years ago!!).  I gained 80 lbs when I was pregnant with her.  I stopped eating healthy and exercising.  I also went through a really hard time with my mom passing; that honestly was when I started gaining lots of weight!  I never lost all of the weight after having her.  Then I got pregnant and weighed almost as much as I did when I was pregnant with Kate;  I think that the difference was 5 lbs. LOL.  Anyway, my biggest weakness is and always will be sweets!  I decided to not eat any desserts until I was back at my prepregnancy weight.  I had to post it on facebook because I knew that I wouldn't do it otherwise.  I am so proud to say that I have gone with no dessert for almost 6 six now.  I have lost 20 lbs.  I have less than 10 to go.  Yay!  I really want to lose a total of 20 more which makes me halfway.  I feel that I can be to my goal weight by summer.  It is a weight that I feel that I will be able to maintain and feel healthy.

I unpacked my clothes today that have been stored away for three years!  It was great to see them.  I feel like I went on a shopping spree.  I am just so proud of my progress.  I know that I still have a ways to go, but I am very proud of how far I've gone in just 6 weeks.  It has not been easy!  People always told me that the first two weeks would be the hardest.  That is such a lie!  It is hard every day!!  I really thought it would get easier but it hasn't.  Seeing my clothes today and the fact that I could fit in a lot of them, really excited me!

Here is a picture of me when Kate was about a month old and a picture of me today.