Weighing In on My Weight Loss

I'm Angela Isaac. I'm a Marketing Consultant with WCZY/WMMI. I thought I'd weigh in a little as well. I was the girl in Highschool and College that you all probably hated - I was a svelte 115 pounds, I could eat anything I wanted and drink massive amounts of beer and never gain an ounce. I didn't have to do anything to maintain that figure, either. Then I graduated and got into the "real world". At 21 I got a "desk job" and at about 25, my metabolism slowed down. All of a sudden the 115 became 140...150...and I was like...whoa. Now mind you I didn't look bad, but I didn't look like I was in college anymore, either. I hated exercising, I made every excuse in the book not to, and my first husband was less than happy with my weight gain. I wasn't the trophy he married, and long story short, because he was rather a jerk about things - he ruined ANY motivation I may have had to work out, be healthy and be active. I continued to maintain the same weight, and at 30 I went up to about 170. I still wasn't completely happy with myself, but I learned at an early age not to beat myself up, either, so I resigned myself to the fact that this was my body and this was how I was going to look. Now that I look back, maybe I was just making an excuse?

At 32, I met an absolutely wonderful man and we are now married. At 33, we started our family and brought an absolute blessing into the world, our daughter. A year later, I still haven't dropped all the baby weight. I was still actually wearing some of my maternity clothes. I guess just wishing it off doesn't work!! When the Weight Abate challenge came a long, I joined up, thinking just watching what I eat was going to be enough. The first Weigh In was not a happy one. SO...I actually broke down and showed up at Wellness Central. I got on a treadmill and started speed walking. I actually had FUN! I watched the Price is Right and chatted with a gentleman that was on the bike next to me. I went back, and I'm continuing to go back, and after just a week and a half, I'm honestly feeling GREAT. I actually LOOK FORWARD to going to the gym. I'm seeing results, little by little - my pants are fitting a little looser and the scale says I've lost a couple of pounds already. I never in a million years thought I would actually say that I LIKE exercise. I park the car in the furthest parking spot I can find. I take the stairs. I control my portions. I choose fruit and salads for lunch instead of drive thru fast food. And the little things ARE making a difference. My challenge is I'm very impatient. I expect immediate results when I do things. I was so happy to see the number a little lower on the scale the other day at the gym though. I can do this. I AM doing it, and I will CONTINUE to do it!!! I'm blessed to be on a fabulous team of folks who are on this journey with me and provide great motivational support. GO TEAM LIGHT WEIGHTS!