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This is my work wife Karen, she lost her leg in a car crash and has struggled to find a correctly fitted prosthesis (partly due to her initial amputation and ridiculous "revision" surgeries). She has been given an opportunity to see a skilled prosthetic designer in Virginia, but must take a leave of absence to do so. Any assistance is greatly appreciated, I just want my friend to be able to walk comfortably.

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Update on Measurements

I loathe weighing myself at night because I know I tend to retain water during the day. I didn't wait until this morning because would have forgotten. When I hopped on the scale it read 204.4 down from 207.6 last night. Always do your weigh-ins in the morning after you use the restroom and before you eat!

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Measurements post

The first post with my measurements always breaks my heart a little. It is cathartic to get it out there, though. To know that I am not alone on my journey towards fitness. As of 10/13/16 my measurements are as follows: Weight - 207 GW1 - 180 GW2 - 160 Neck - 13 Chest - 39.5 Natural waist - 39 Navel - 45 Hips - 47 Biceps - 13.5 Forearms - 10.25 Wrists - 6.25 Thighs - 26 Calves - 16.75 Ankles - 9.5 I've been doing well with the walking so far even though it has only been a few days. I'm planning on bumping it up to 3 miles a day after Saturday. I am also doing a butt and gut challenge which includes squats, lunges, crunches, and planks. If I can find them, I'd love to start back with my Jillian Michael's videos, until then, I have Zumba to bump up my cardio. Once I get a little more comfortable with my abilities I want to join them gym again, until then I'm rocking the body weight exercises (I've got some weight to throw around so it works for me). My biggest motivation to get healthy and fit is my daughter, I want to live a long and healthy life for her. I would also like to teach her better habits than I had growing up, I hope to make her teenage years easier than mine were for me. Normally my attention span would start waning by now, but I'm excited to say that I'm still rocking this initial high. One thing I need to work on is finding a balance between eating enough to sustain my milk supply, but not enough to make me hold onto the weight.

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Been meaning to post

I have been absolutely swamped the past two weeks. Shattered a back molar, housed my sister during the hurricane, and my 5 month old is refusing to sleep at night. I have been doing really well on my walking. Sunday - 1.5 miles, Monday - Wednesday - 2.25 miles. I’m trying to work my way up to 3 miles consistently before I add in more jogging and hills. Squeaker (my babe) gets restless after being in the stroller so it has been a challenge to keep pace while keeping her occupied (any tips are welcome). I have not forgotten about the measurements and before photos and they will be coming soon. I’ve done the before but I’m always so embarrassed. I guess it is just a stark realization of where I am.

Stay with me now and anyone that wants to join me, we walk every evening at the park.

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So 4 years have passed...

...and unfortunately life has taken priority over fitness. So much has changed in this time, I got out of a toxic relationship, got into a healthy one, bought a house, got married, got pregnant and had a baby. I was hoping after the baby I'd be one of the lucky ones to lose the weight quickly. Of the 30 lbs I gained during pregnancy, I lost 18 within the first few days. I dropped another 6 within the first two weeks. For the first time in 9 months I had a waist - even better more of a waist than I had pre-pregnancy. Then it all stopped, even worse, the scale has started going up again. Instead of trying to pack the baby up to go on a walk or exercise during her naps I've seriously put my health on the back burner. It is eating me alive, she is my reason for wanting to be healthy, so I can live a long, happy and healthy life with her. So I've vowed to change my habits for the better for her benefit. This past weekend I put her in the stroller and we participated in our first 5K - The Color Run! She was covered, of course, as we passed by the color stations. I always preach about how great I feel after I work out or walk, but it is so easy to forget that good feeling and let laziness win. The next day I was reminded of how long it had been since I exercised (I did walk during pregnancy but that was sidelined after she was born). Three days I was sore. Tomorrow we walk again. I'm even going to go dig through the rest of my leftover boxes to see if I can find my Jillian Michaels DVD's. I may need to start slow, I do have some lower intensity videos as well as Zumba. If there is anyone that would like to start this journey with me 9/28/2016 is a great day to start. I'm weighing in and taking measurements in the morning. Tomorrow is full of promise, let's do this together!

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Update

So even though I've fallen off of the wagon several times and I've not updated in a while, I'm pleased to announced my progress. I've weighed myself this morning and I've broken 180 lbs. Down to 179. Coming from 202, I'm happier than I could have imagined. Slow and steady wins the race. I've not even had problems with lose skin. Good luck to my friends and happy health!

So I have been MIA...

But I'm BACK and I mean business!

Started back at the gym last night with a 1 mile run on the treadmill. Managed to clock in at 11 m, 55 sec. Not too bad for an overweight, out of shape, pack a day smoker. I've lost weight recently just from cleaning up my eating and stopping my awful non-water drinking and chip snacking habits. Still working on cleaning up my eating, I've decided that for right now paleo is my way to go. Funny, the less I eat carbs, the less I crave them. Also I'm not nearly as irritable throughout my day and I don't have the sugar crashes PLUS I'm sleeping better at night.

I guess my problem before was I never really stuck to anything long enough to start seeing results. I'm going to have to do an update again soon with pictures, weight and measurements just because I know I've lapsed through the past few months.

Wish me luck everyone!

Exciting news!

I weighed in this morning and I've finally broken the 200 lb mark. Weighed in at 198! I'm so very pleased.

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The fact about sleeping: Actually, it decreases only for the time period during which you are asleep. Once you wake up and become more active again, then it goes back up to its normal level.