So I've decided to jump on the Inspire Me Healthy train .. I've been debating for a while about doing this ..
I've finally gotten to the point, where I can't even stand to look at myself .. I don't really have many before pictures of my body, because even then (when i thought i was fat) weighing in at 140lbs, I didn't like having my picture taken in next to nothing .. But below is something I'm totally ashamed of, yet I'm going to share it with you ladies ..
Currently - I am about 155lbs .. give or take .. I became a Mommy in August of 2011 - I gained almost 60lbs of pregnancy weight - had my son - breastfed for 4 months - lost all my baby weight, plus 10lbs and was actually down to 138lbs .. November came around, I went back to work, and the pounds just packed on .. At Christmas time, I was able to still fit in size 8-10 jeans .. I am comfortable with that because I didn't have muffin top and I could fit into them fine .. By May, I was unable to fit into any of my jeans .. I had to buy 2 new pairs of size 12 jeans .. and even those were hard to button .. I'd been using the excuse "I just had a baby" month after month .. I don't want my son to be 16 and I'm still saying that .. To some of you, I might not look too bad, but to myself, I feel disgusted ..
Recently, a friend of mine started selling ItWorks products and offered this body wrap for $25 .. I decided, what they hey, just get it and see what it does .. It honestly, has made me lose 4 inches and some belly fat right off the bat .. I kept it on for only 45 minutes .. Yes, I know this isn't going to be the way to skinny .. But since using the wrap and seeing results, I have opted to eat better and I am now an avid user of the My Fitness Pal app on my IPhone .. It's calculated 1200 calories a day to get me down to where I want to be at 140lbs .. I'd LOVE to get to 130lbs at the VERY least .. I'm comfortable in a size 6-8 .. The summer before I got pregnant was the best shape i've ever been in .. Then WHAM! I get knocked up and it seemed like all of hard work get left in the dust .. Why is it so easy to put on the pounds, yet so hard to get them off?
Anyways, without further adieu - here is Brittany 2 weeks ago, followed by Brittany before & after using the ItWorks body wrap .. Pardon my stretch marks .. I do not have good genes when it comes to stretching skin .. I mean, those are my only ones, but they mean the world to me .. those are there because for 8 months, i kept my son safe and i carried him with me .. some of you may think they are gross, but to me, they are beautiful and they have so much meaning and memories behind them .. they will fade with time!
I feel so much better when I eat better .. I know I will get to my goal .. I don't care about the weight .. I care about how I look and how my clothes fit .. I, of course, would love to see my scale hit 140lbs - but until then I'm going to continue to keep watching what I eat, cut out carbs (bad ones), cut out snacking & no more venti iced coffees for me .. I am allowing myself ONE day a week to eat lunch out .. And when I go out, I will make better and wiser choices ..
Thank you Kristen and Raven for this link up & for making me want to crawl under my desk and hide .. I only have one follower and I really hope no one else sees this! But if you are looking, you are more than welcome to follow me! :)
I promise, you will not be disappointed! I'm a blast in a glass!
