New Years New Goals

Yes, I am going to lose weight because of the ever so cliche New Years Resolution. To start, a little about me!

I am 22, married to my high school sweetheart and we have one amazing son. I have always been bigger. Not nessecarily obese, but not an ideal weight either. It doesn't help when the girls you run around with in high school wore size 00 and XXS. I wouldn't say that I have poor self esteem, but I do tend to remember when people make comments...

This one was courtesy of my older brother: "Yeah I heard you coming down the stairs and thought someone let a linebacker in the house."
You can always count on brothers to make you feel good about yourself.

One of my moms friends trying to relate to me when I was enormously pregnant: "Oh, Annie, I'm not even kidding you I was up to 185 lbs, I mean I was a house!"
Now granted, she was trying to be relatable, but this woman runs marathons, bike rides across the state, and didn't know that I was 185lbs before I got pregnant.

Even my loving, adorable, mother is not immune to the off the hand remark that leaves it's sting: "Well yeah but you just had a baby!"
This one may seem like she is trying to be helpful, but then I have to remind her. Remember that party we hada few weeks ago? Cake, presents, a bunch of people? That was Danny's 1st Birthday.

Or gestures: Like when my mother in law buys me Mediums and 12 Longs for clothes at Christmas and Birthdays. My rational side knows that this is not a hint, merely an oversight or underestimate on my actual weight and size. But my emotional side is hurt.

I was down to a respectable size 10 for my wedding in 2007. But as most of us know, those lbs started creeping up soon after the nuptuals. I found out I was pregnant and due in November. I was over the moon and overlooking all calories. On my second visit to my OBGYN he mentioned that he would like to see me gain more weight by our next appt in a month. 5lbs was all he was asking, but that was my free pass. I ate anything I wanted and as much as I wanted. I started my pregnancy at 175 and slowly but surely tipped the scales to 232. I understand that you are supposed to gain weight, but already being overweight to start and then gaining 50+ lbs...this did not bode well for my figure. Now 15 months after our wonderful son as entered this world, I am left with stretchmarks, saggy belly, droopy boobs, and 35 lbs of baby weight.

Heres the deal. I wanted to be down to 160 before Danny, and that was when I was 175. 15lbs no big deal right? Well I never got around to it then, but I have to get around to it now. The big downside is that now instead of 15lbs, I have 50+! So, here are the current stats...
Age: 22
Gender: Female
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 210

Here is my result from the CDC website for my Body Mass Index
Height: 5 feet, 7 inches
Weight: 210 pounds
Your BMI is 32.9, indicating your weight is in the Obese category for adults of your height.
People who are overweight or obese are at higher risk for chronic conditions such as high blood pressure, diabetes, and high cholesterol. According to http://www.healthstatus.com/ my ideal weight is 143 lbs

So lets do some math here...

210 - 143 = 67lbs.

What the WHAT?!

So if I lose 2-3 lbs a week it should (ideally) take me...roughly 24 weeks (6 months) to lose this weight in a healthy fashion. Lets talk game plan...

NO MORE:

• Fast Food
• Soda

MORE:

• Oily Fish
• Yogurt
• Avocado

WAY MORE:

• Fruit
• Whole Grain
• Leafy Green
• Nuts
• Veggies
• Water
• Green Tea

NOT SO MUCH:

• Red Meat
• Sweets
• Pasta
• Alcohol

This will become a loose outline of my weekly diet. Also, I have a couple work out videos that are just collecting dust. Hopefully I'll be posting every few days so...here.we.go!