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When I was younger I was never “thin” but I was always fit. I don’t think you could get much more active than I was as a kid – I couldn’t sit down to save my soul. I played every sport I possibly could and had quite the competitive streak.
Once I went to college though, life was quite different. I did play sports but I was also working full time and going to school full time. Sleep was definitely a luxury and never a priority. Other than sports I was always sitting in a class or sitting at work. And even sports I only played one season each of my first two years then not after that. Work became too much of a priority – I was determined to leave college with as few loans as possible. As a result though the college food that was in abundance definitely did some damage. My weight soared and by the end of college I was 200 pounds.
At that point my grandmother and I joined Nutrisystem together and I lost all that weight and maintained that weight loss for quite a long time. Then, as life often does, I was thrown some curveballs with multiple miscarriages and the pregnancies were a result of three years of in-vitro fertilization. Not only did that totally wreck our finances but it caused so many medical issues that caused my weight to skyrocket again.
To lose weight this next time I started working out like a crazy person. I took up Irish Step Dancing and danced nonstop. The weight fell off and I was incredibly fit – until I kept fracturing my legs (very high impact) and it was so bad I had to have major surgery on both. My legs have never quite been the same again – I can do so exercise but not nearly the level I used to. Naturally, my weight crept back up slowly but surely.
Then out of desperation I got a lapband – my weight had crept up to 250 pounds and I had to do something. Over the course of two years I lost most the weight again but I hated having my lapband. It did work but I wasn’t able to eat in a healthy manner. Many healthy foods were no longer in my diet because they didn’t work with the lapband. I could eat the unhealthy items just fine but not the healthy. It was just crazy. I didn’t have the guts to have it removed though UNTIL it eroded right through my stomach and the experience was horrible. It took me a very long time to recover from that surgery and most of the weight came back.
Which leads me to today. I know Nutrisystem can help me be successful. I know Nutrisystem is an excellent option and I know it is time for me to make that change. 2015 held so many changes for my family – more so than almost any other year since I have been married (25 years in 2015). Had someone forecast the changes in January 2015 I would have argued until I was blue in the face. 99% of the changes were positive – not all, but most. I am totally looking forward to what 2016 has to hold for us. I guarantee this will be a year of more huge changes. At some point in 2015 our lives spun onto a different path – not bad, just very different. We will be working towards new goals in 2016 and Nutrisystem is getting me off to a great start.
Here is my before photo at 236. I can’t believe I just put that out there but, after all, it is just a number and doesn’t define who I am. And as much as I hate photos – I can’t wait to see just how different I will look and feel in three months.
So if you wish to follow me on my journey – I will be posting updates once a week as well as tip posts along the way. Feel free to follow by email or Facebook.
I will be starting with the Turbo Takeoff which is an accelerated program with 7 days of breakfasts, lunches, dinners, Turbo Shakes and NutriCrush Shakes with a meal planner. Also, we finished our gym in the basement and I will be incorporating as much of that activity into my days as I can.
And this is a photo that depicts some of my greatest motivation for losing weight – my kids and we are now a horseback riding family.
If you would like to join me you can sign up with Nutrisystem and follow them on Facebook / Twitter / YouTube
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I have heard really great things about this program! I wish you the best of luck!
I am so excited for you. I look forward to seeing your journey and I will be right here beside you every step.
Thanks – I am very excited to be a part of this whole program.
I think this is great! I’m eager to see/hear how you feel about the program and will definitely be following along. Good luck!
Wishing you lots of luck and success. I’m looking forward to following your journey.
Nutrisystem is one of the better diets out there. If you follow it it will hopefully change your eating patterns and this time you won’t put that weight back on. I totally understand by the way–I have been like a yo yo most of my life!!
It is great that you are committing to making changes! I can’t wait to see your progress and follow along.
It’s going to be great learning more about Nutrisystem and how it’s working for you. It sounds like your incredibly motivated!
Good luck! I’m excited to follow along and watch you succeed. Change is never easy but it looks like you are embracing it head on.
I’ve had many friends go on Nutrisystem and they have lost so much weight and kept it off. It does take work but I have seen that it’s amazing.
Awesome. I’ve been following another blogger’s partner who has had great success with the plan. He is a younger guy though, and in theory, would have an easier time of it I think, with a better metabolism going into it, but everyone is an individual. Great luck to you!
I am excited to follow along with this. I really need to get my but I gear and do better. I am glad to see you have a positive attitude – that is half the battle 🙂