How I got to this point- My Weight Lose Journey

If you are a long time reader of my blog, you know the long road I went through to lose over 40 pounds before I got pregnant with Sammy Jay. If you are newer around here, let me recap what the last few years have looked like.

Back in 2013, I finally hit a breaking point with my weight. I was over 190 pounds and I just was unhappy in many ways, so I knew something had to change. Here are some pictures from back then-

However, there was a time in my life that I really felt great about my body. Way back in 2006, I was a young college girl who just wanted to look good for her boyfriend who was away at college. I was working out almost 7 days a week because I didn't have too much of a social life being I lived at home and went to community college. During that time, I got down to the lowest weight I can really remember- 140. This is a picture from back then-

So from 2006 to 2013- I gained a total of 50+ pounds! Over 7 years, you don't really notice a few pounds here and there over the years, but they just kept adding up!

What really kicked my butt into gear- I'm not really sure but there were some factors that helped. First, I told myself once I got a smartphone, I would download a weight tracking app and would use it. Second, I missed wearing bikinis! At some point I realized that I didn't like what I saw when I wore them and I started buying tankinis to cover my mid-section. Lastly, I wanted to lose some weight before I got pregnant. I knew babies were in my future and I wanted to be the healthiest I could before that happened.

So with one really good year of hard work came 2014 and I was able to rock my bikini again!

Well little did I know during that vacation I was a few week pregnant already! So this are a very short lived moment in time. 

I had Sammy Jay in the November 2014, and the last thing on my mind was my weight or body. I was just trying to strive with a newborn and find my new routine. I also told myself that I wouldn't stress about my weight while I was breastfeeding because I didn't need anything else on my plate at that time.

After a full year of breastfeed, I was DONE! But being Sammy wasn't fully off the "juice" until about Thanksgiving, I found myself in the middle of the holiday season- which is just not a good time to start watching your weight. So like most people, my weight lose journey this year was a New Year's resolution. 

So here I find myself at today's weight-

Over a pound heavier than last week! Not what I wanted to see. However, like I said before- sometimes you have to take the small victories. So my victories from last week-

1. I worked out 5 times last week!
2. I logged my food in MyFitnessPal one day more than the week before!
3. I completed my "Body Back Boost"

You win some- you lose some! But I'm keeping my head up and I'm going to try to make this week better than last!