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Hi, thought i would take the time to introduce myself and just tell why i am here.. my name is Tonya and i am 36yrs old mother of two ages 14(joshua) and 12(brianna), i am happily married to Tommy.. ok about why i am here.. i stumbled across your website via cafemom.com in one of my groups that i am in there someone had mentioned they joined here and it has helped them alot.. i am not trying to lose weight really just inches. see i have always been super tiny.. yet unhealthy.. then in one month i gained 25 pounds.. doesnt seem like a lot but when your 95 pounds its a huge jump lol.. like i said yes i realize i was unhealthy before.. i could eat all i wanted and i never gained, had 2 kids still did not gain .. finally had to have some dental work (thanks to an abusive ex) and i gained in one month.. i went from 34,24,34 (measurements) to a flat out 36.. yep all over 36. .. 36,36,36.. i weighed 125 and i was happy with that.. i mean come on i finally had some boobs haha you know when you gain you gain there too haha thank goodness LOL.. anyways i am perfectly happy with my weight.. but when i gain i gain in my stomach area.. mainly.. and when i started looking like i was pregnant (and yeah i have been asked that.. ) and when i could no longer wear clothes i just wore a few months prior (still weighing 125 though).. then i knew it was time to make a change.. time to tone up my stomach area and just start eating right and getting exercise.. i no longer work i am a stay at home mom.. and my kids are preteen,teen so not like little ones where i have to chase after .. i got no exercise at all and just one day stepped back and looked at my life.. it consisted of sitting at the computer, sitting on couch, or in the bed.. not good........ i got to looking at my family members how they use to be , how they are now.. i know i know ppl change as u get older.. but my granny died at almost 400 pounds.. my mom is a little over 200 pounds.. and gaining.. numerous amount of family members are just gaining.. and i dont know maybe i am nutz.. but i just do not want to be 400 pounds.. i want to be healthy and happy.. no matter how much i weigh as long as i am healthy and happy then i am good.. but i got to a point where i wasnt happy with myself.. and i knew i had to do something about that.. i would wake up after a really good nights of rest and still be tired, and then stayed that way all day long, i'd feel blahhhhh and sluggish.. not good.. i wanted energy i wanted to feel great.. so i changed my eating habits and started to exercise more.. i feel great now :) .. and i am still maintaining my weight at 125 well i should change that i actually gained 2 pounds and now weigh 127.. but i lost 3 inches from my waist.. i figure and been told the extra pounds is probably me gaining muscle.. i do not know.. but i do know i can finally start to see some muscles starting to form LOL ok i always had muscles but i could never see them before LOL.. anyways i joined fitconnect because i heard it was a great place to get tips and all.. and it so is.. i spend so much time when i am online on here.. its great , great recipes, tips,ect i love it here..
ok now let me ask..... is it crazy for me to want to eat better and exercise.. the reason i ask (though i do not think it is crazy) .. is because certain family and friends (mainly friends) think i am nutz to want to exercise they automatically think i am trying to lose weight and thats not true.. i could care less about my weight .. 127 is healthy 95 pounds was not.. i do not want to go back to that ever....least that was not healthy for me.. i felt terrible all the time,ect.. to each thier own that weight is just not for me i am perfectly happy where i am at .. maybe they think i want to be back to where i was.. but i tell them that i do not want to be instead i want to lose some inches and tone my muscles up,ect and they think im nutz.. why is that crazy lol.. im trying to better myself .. i have gotten to a point where as long as i am healthy and i feel great about myself i do not care what they think.. i think if they cant be happy for me then thats thier problem not mine.. maybe i am wrong.. but thats just the way i feel..
anyways i am probably boring you all .. so i will end this.. but i just wanted to say thanks for always posting awesome tips ,recipes,ect.. this site rocks!!!
have an awesome day!!
btw the picture i posted here.. is my stomach area after i lost the 3inches.. so to me i got more to go..
oh and no i have no certain inches i am trying to lose just going til i am happy with myself but wnt to maintain it and still exercise when i do reach my goals.. ;) not to lose but to maintain and casue i love to exercise now hehe..
hugz,
tonya
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