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Losing Weight In Real Life

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Ya'll I need to lose weight. I feel awful. I am currently sitting at a weight that I have only been while pregnant. And no, I am definitely not pregnant.

See, I have been battling to manage my anxiety. Unfortunately one of the side effects of my medication is weight gain. I am also attempting to wean my daughter, which is also contributing to things. Between those 2 things and my love of junk food, I have gained 30lbs. In the last 3-4 months. 

30.
pounds.


I never understood why women are so weird about sharing their ages or weights, so for good measure and the sake of transparency here it is.

I am 32 years old and weigh 194lbs.

To be clear, this is not about how I look. It really isn't. I don't love how my clothes (don't really) fit, but this is more about how I feel than anything else. Here was the last straw:

2 days ago, I sprained my neck carrying laundry up the stairs.  Yep! Injured myself while doing housework. My body is freaking out. I need to fix this and I need to start fixing this now. 


So, what's the grand-master plan?

  • Eat healthy (cut down sugar especially)
  • Exercise (once my neck heals)
  • Drink lots of water. (about 100oz per day)


I hope to update my progress weekly at the minimum. Please. if you have any recipes or tips for me, please feel free to share.

If you want to start your journey alongside me, please share that too! 


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  1. UnknownJune 19, 2017 at 2:16 PM

    I want us to get healthier too! We're planning on doing a Whole 30 soon! (It's a strict elimination/paleo type diet for 30 days) You should check it out. It woukd be really tough to do it exactly as written because you already have lots of restrictions, but the focus is on health and not weight loss and seeing how foods make you feel so it might be interesting for you to check out! They have the book at the library.

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  2. kgdeweijJune 19, 2017 at 3:28 PM

    I use a bunch of free workout videos on youtube.

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