I just submitted my weigh in picture and I almost feel of the chair when I saw my picture ... what had happen to me?
I used to be so active and fit. I was doing Taek won do 3-4 days a week (5 days a week during summer), Gym 5-6 days a week. I was eating a healty low-carb diet and felt great. I was not skinny or even close to my ideal weight but I felt so good being active and as healthy as a 25 year old can be.
It all changed when I broke my leg during a jump-back-kick. I dislocated my foot, broke my ankle and tibia and fibula. I needed surgery and now I have two two plates and a lot more pins in my leg. My ankle is still swollen after almost 3 years. Luckily I have no further pain besides some nerve damage which is not a problem at all.
The road of revocery was quite long and I never got back to my activity level which caused me to gain a lot of weight. Then, only 7 months after I had broken my ankle I discovered that I was expecting! Exiting and scary times. Again, more weight gain and the pregnancy was the perfect excuse for digging into all the goddies that are avalable in place offering food.
Even though I lost a lot of weight right after my daughter was born, post-partum depression had caused me to gain even more weight. As a single mom I don't have the opportunity to go to the gym anymore without having to leave my daughter with strangers. Since my daughter was born I gained about 40-50lb and I am having the hardest time loosing the weight. My goal is it to loose at least 30l before the pool opens on Memorial Day.
I don't know if I will be able to reach my goal. But I am participating in a 27day challenge for now to get started. To change my eating/ and drinking habits (I am Soda addicted and should actually find a support group for that). I also signed up for a running group (for any pace and level) that starts this comming Sunday and which I am very exited about.
I want to loose the weight for myself. I want to feel comfortable outside, in a bathing suit, or even at home. But I also want to loose it for my daughter. She is not even 2 years old and already a little daredevil. She just started gymnastics and I found myself having a hard time getting up fast engough to follow her without running out of breath.
I am exited for this challenge and I hope it helps to find some positive outcome.