Just 4 More Pounds...

Until I can cross off goal #2 on my weight loss journey!  So let me fill you in on where it all began.

Since about 3rd grade I can remember being one of the bigger girls in the class.  For the most part it never really bothered me.  I grew up playing sports and being very athletic in general.  I played volleyball, basketball, softball, golf, raquetball and competed in the shot put & discus in track & field.  As I got through high school, I knew that throwing the shot & disc would be my specialty.  When I went to college as a thrower, I was small.  What a role reversal, going from being the biggest girl on the team at a lean 185lbs to the smallest by quite a bit on my college team.  That would soon change.  I was in the weightroom four days a week trying to gain muscle and get stronger, and it worked.  But I wasn't being conscious of what I ate, and at many times had a total disregard for healthy choices.  My teammates & I would get together for "fat nights" and you can just imagine the amount of junk we ate those nights.  At my highest point in college I weighed in at 245lbs, a 60lb increase from the day I set foot on campus.  But my weight also rollercoastered up and down to 215lbs as a Junior and 235lbs the day I graduated.


So fast-forward a couple years, I have been offered a job on the other side of the country and have decided to retire from throwing after a dismal performance at the 2008 Olympic Trials.  I'm not lifting weights to maintain my muscle mass and I'm not exercising at all, and I'm still eating the large amounts of food that I did when I was an athlete.  This was not a good combination.  In August of 2009, I weighed myself...247lbs.  That was it, I was going to lose the weight.  I created an account with MyPlate on livestrong.com and tracked each and every calorie I put into my body.  And its taken 2 years, but I crossed off goal #1 of 215lbs a few months back and now am on to goal #2 of 200lbs.  I am just 4 little pounds away and am excited beyond belief.  Goal #3 will be to get down to high school graduation weight of 185lbs.


Here is my progress since August 1, 2009 through June 24, 2011

As you can see, there have been some slip ups.  But the general theme has been downward!  I am so excited and cannot wait to share that momentous occasion when I drop down into the 100's for the first time since 2002!


Now here are a few pictures so you can see my ups & downs: