Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Okay, Here We Go! The Beginning of Losing the Other Half of Me!

Today is my 54th Birthday!
 
I would never have imagined that at 54 or any other age
I would be fat...and definitely not 100lbs overweight.
 
I can remember at 95lbs. feeling so fat. 
 I'm only 4'9" so that was really my target weight.
Even at my due dates with my pregnancies I was only 119lbs.
After I had my 4th son I did get up to 110lbs
 and then when I was 29 I blew up and weighed 136lbs.
 
For my 30th Birthday I worked hard and lost 40lbs in 6 months.
Yay for me!
I felt so good and was really fit.
A few years and pregnancies later up when the weight again.
As time went on more weight came and I became double my size.
A couple of months ago I was at 210lbs. and now I am at 205lbs.
so my goal is to loose 100lbs by my 55th birthday.
 
I am so embarrassed and humiliated by my weight gain and try not to leave the apartment. 
My son is getting married on Saturday and I am going to look like a hippo.
I don't even want to go to the wedding and for people to see me,
but it is an important day for my son and honestly the day isn't about me.
I wish I had gotten motivated sooner,
but better late than never I guess.
 
So I decided that I will blog about my weight loss journey
and completely put myself out in the world for everyone to see....
mainly so I can't back out and secondly because if I don't have someone to answer to I won't follow through.
 
Me at 30 at 95lbs.
 

Me at 40 around 120lbs
I remember feeling so fat this day and so embarrassed to go to church for Lexie's First Communion.
 

 Me right before I turned 50.
 
 
 

Me at 51 at Lexie's wedding.
I was right around 200lbs.
 
 
NOW SOME OF THESE PICTURES MIGHT BE DISTURBING!!
They are very disturbing to me
but I said I was going to be completely forthcoming.
 
So here are my before shots taken this morning and my measurements.
 

 



 
Bust:  49"
Waist:  45"
Hips:  50"
Thighs:  27"
Calves:  17"
 
I can't believe I am posting these photos.
I hope and pray that next year at this time
I can take a photo's of half of me!
 

2 comments:

Wanda said...

They aren't disturbing. You are brave. You are trying to better your life and there is nothing wrong with that. You are quite amazing. Good luck and I look forward to reading more about your journey. :)

Sherry said...

Thank you Wanda for your nice comment!

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