A New Beginning (Tiffany)

It took a comment from a near-stranger to kick my butt in gear. While out at dinner a friend of a friend commented that she didn't recognize me because I'd gained weight. Needless to say, it had been YEARS since I'd seen her anyway... but that's just an excuse. I overheard this comment, got pissed off and motivated. So, here I go!

In high school, I was around 175-180 pounds. A size 14-16 and looking back I think I looked pretty good. That's my goal weight.


Now, as of Saturday April 21st I weigh 243.2 pounds. GAG. Here are my "beginning" photos.

It's bad, I know. Don't worry... I will never look like this again. At my absolute highest weight, I was pushing 300 pounds. I was 9 months pregnant with my firstborn, but still. I started off his pregnancy around 265 and that was the highest I'd ever been non-pregnant. I breastfed him and lost about 70 pounds without trying. When I got pregnant with the twins, I was 234. They are almost 3 months old now and although I had lost all of the weight (with the exception of a pound or two that kept fluctuating) I'm about 10 pounds heavier now than when I got pregnant last summer.

I've never tried to diet before. I joined a gym once but that's about it. So this is new territory for me. My weakness is sweets- in particular, chocolate. I'm going to have to learn portion control for sure because I know I'll never be able to give it up entirely.

I believe in small goals so for now, I just want to focus on learning weight watchers, making healthier eating choices and seeing a loss. My "long term" goal is to be under 200 pounds by the end of the summer. Because I am nursing twins, I have a higher caloric need than most so I'm going to have to still meet those needs. 2 days into WW though and I've already lost and have been making better choices so I know it's going to work if I put my mind to it.

Thanks for joining me on this journey... I'm looking forward to it! :)