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around 179 1/9/10
South Dakota 2009 around 40 pounds lost
Before picture, around 250# 02/09
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Inside me there is a skinny woman trying to get out...and she is so Done!
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Hi, My name is Melissa. I'm mom to three little girls and wife to my husband of over 11 years.
How did I get here? Not really sure, I was very active as a pre-teen was in dance and gymnastics and on the swim team. Was a very fit little girl. When I turned 13, I hurt my knee trying to do a back walkover and pretty much didn't get off the couch after that. I started ballooning and didn't stop for a long, long time. My ...
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Hi, My name is Melissa. I'm mom to three little girls and wife to my husband of over 11 years.
How did I get here? Not really sure, I was very active as a pre-teen was in dance and gymnastics and on the swim team. Was a very fit little girl. When I turned 13, I hurt my knee trying to do a back walkover and pretty much didn't get off the couch after that. I started ballooning and didn't stop for a long, long time. My highest weight was right about 250. My knee did stop hurting, but I never really started moving again. Being overweight in high school was hard. I didn't go to prom, something I will forever regret. I missed out on so much because I had no self esteem. I really regret throwing away my youth being miserable. The solution was so simple.
What was my breaking point? Well it wasn't just an all of a sudden thing, but a gradual peak. I remember driving home from a huge steakhouse dinner on Mother's Day, 5/10/09 and thinking, this is ridiculous. I can't keep doing this. My husband and I started talking about Christmas, and I said I didn't want to watch another Christmas home video and cringe watching my big butt float around. That night when we got home, I walked 2 miles. From that point on, I decided to get serious. I found sparkpeople by accident really, somebody mentioned it on The Biggest Loser message boards and I decided to check it out. My life has been changed ever since. I started logging my food immediately and was astounded. Simply awe-struck at what I was doing. Spark gave me a range, and I had no clue how badly I had been going over that range. The answer was right there. I started walking 2 miles a night and increased to about 3 gradually. We bought an elliptical and I added in elliptical cardio as well.
Around mid-July 2009 I started the C25K program and it has really changed my whole life. It's not easy for me, I won't lie, but I feel such a sense of accomplishment completing each of the weeks. I never thought I could run, and here I am, running 3 times a week! I've always had a very high respect for joggers/runners. It's something you really have to work at, they have an elite status in my humble opinion. I want to join their club ;)
I also suffer from PCOS which makes it more difficult to lose weight. I feel a determination that I've never felt before. It's actually working!
I'm done being the chubby friend, that makes everybody laugh. I'm done being the biggest woman in the room. I want to be hot friend for once in my life. I want to turn some heads. I want to feel good and look good. This is for me. I've spent many years making everybody else happy. Now is my time. I will make time for myself, I deserve it. My health deserves priority. I will not feel guilty by taking the time to commit to this. Welcome to the new Melissa. Strap on your seatbelts, it's going to be a wild ride!
STARTED AT 244 ON 5/10/09
5/31 (GOAL 238) 231
6/7 (GOAL 229) 227 (-4.0)
6/14 (GOAL 225) 225.2 (-1.8)
6/21 (GOAL 223) 222.4 (-2.8)
6/28 (GOAL 220) 220.4 (-2.0)
7/5 (GOAL 218) 219 (-1.4)
7/12 (GOAL 217) 214.2 (-4.8) Woot!
7/19 (GOAL 212) 214.4 :/(+0.2) Figures :)
7/26 (GOAL 212) 209.8 (-4.6) Thank you C25K!
8/2 (GOAL 208) 208.6 (-1.2) **
8/9 (GOAL 206) 206.6 (-2)
8/14 (GOAL 204) 205.2 (-1.4)
8/21 (GOAL 203) 204.2 (-1) ????
8/28 (GOAL 202) 202 (-2.2)
9/4 (GOAL 200) 203 (+1) argggh wth?
9/11 (GOAL 201) 200.4 (-2.6) FINALLY
9/18 (GOAL 198) 198.2 (-2.2) woohoo
9/25 (GOAL 196) 195.8 (-2.4) Yes!
10/2 (GOAL 194) 194 (-1.8) ** 50 POUNDS LOST!
10/4 RAN MY FIRST 5K! MAJOR GOAL! 38 MINUTES :)
10/9 (GOAL 192) 192 (-2)
10/17 (GOAL 190) 190.6 (-1.4)
10/24 (GOAL 188) 189.6 (-1) **
10/31 (GOAL 187) 187 (-2.6) woohoo!
11/7 (GOAL 185) 183.8 (-3.2) ohhh heck yeah! (60 POUNDS LOST)
11/14 (GOAL 182) 182.6 (-1.2) **
11/21 (GOAL 180) 181.6 (-1)
11/28 (GOAL 180) 182.0 (+.4) aRGHH
12/5 (GOAL 180) 177.2 (-4.8) Wooohoo!
***Got a little sidetracked with the holidays, don't even ask :) ***
1/16/10 (GOAL 180) 180.6
1/23/10 (GOAL 178)
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Member Since: 5/11/2009
SparkPoints: 5460
SparkAmerica Minutes: 7151
My Goals:
My goal is look good in skinny jeans!!!! That is my total motivation right now. When I'm doing cardio, I just keep thinking...skinny jeans, skinny jeans, skinny jeans...
Also, I'd like to wear a pair of shorts and a tank top and not feel gross and disgusting and like everyone is staring at me. Now when I get down to my goal weight, if they want to stare then, that's fine :) I haven't worn a pair of shorts in public since, oh, 1994? It's time.
My Program:
For Cardio: I graduated from the C25K program in September, so have continued on running on M-W-F between 3-4 miles, then three other days of the week I try to get in 45 minutes on my elliptical. My goal is to get in cardio 6 times a week. I've also recently started doing Jillian Michael's 30-Day Shred every once in awhile if I can't get out of the house to exercise. Some weight training, and eating a more balanced diet, eliminating all soda and 99.9% of other junk foods. My calorie range says I should be eating 1200-1500, but I generally eat about 1200 and I don't feel deprived or hungry at all.
Personal Information:
I am from southwest Iowa. Wife, mother, daughter. I work full time outside the home.
Other Information:
unless you faint, puke or die - keep walking!!
-Jillian Michaels
I may be butchering this, but I read somewhere here that someone wrote, "I can't lose 100 pounds, but I can lose 5 pounds 20 times."
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