beautifulorganizedchaos88
Picture Above: Starting weight: 285, May 2011.
Reached my Current & UGW/ Summer 2012 of 145.
I am 24 years old and was overweight my whole life. I reached the 280s in graduate school. I knew that I was tired of being unhealthy, tired of not moving and experience life the way that I wanted to.
May 2011- I started a clean eating regime of 1200-1500 calories, and worked up to exercising 6 times a week. I would vary my exercise to keep from getting bored- Cardio 6 times a week, varying between elliptical, group classes (step, aerobics, zumba, etc), spinning, and running. I also strength trained 3 times a week.
May 2012- I completed my first half marathon with a time of 2:28:42. If you would have asked me a year before that, I never would have said that I could run 13.1 miles consistently.
June 30th 2012: total weight loss of 140 pounds.
My weight loss & my running has proved to me that you truly can accomplish whatever you put your mind to- you just need to have the resources, the willpower, and the motivation to get moving and find healthier sources for stressing.
My main goal now is toning- I have learned that the scale isn’t the most accurate measure, but to monitor body fat percentanage. I would like to lose 3-5% of body fat- but I am so happy to be this person I am today. At first I resented my curves, but I have grown to love them. I will never be a size 0- I have thighs, hips, and breasts and they haven’t gone anywhere after 140 pounds!
It’s not that I wasn’t happy or social when I was overweight, because I was- but losing weight has proved to me that it’s more than just fitting into my size 4 jeans, its about being your own kind of inspiration.
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