Okay, so I used to struggle with eating disorders and was 100-110lbs a few years ago.
I realized finally how unhealthy I was during an Easter event where we did family photos and I could see all of my bones protruding out. That was the day I realized the mirror and my brain had been lying to me. I decided to gain weight.
It was difficult emotionally but I did gain weight. Not healthily, though. In my mind, if you want to gain weight, you eat more. So I’d eat until I was full to bursting. I got to 150 and still wasn’t happy. So I continued. I got to 170-180 and was happy with my appearance.
It won’t let me post photos (otherwise I was going to post my current “before” photos) but weight has always gone to my stomach last as I have an hourglass figure. I also did construction and worked on vehicles on the side, so I was able to balance at 170-180 for a while despite it being difficult to stop eating now. Went from one extreme to the next.
I did slowly start to gain weight once I stopped construction and ended up at 210, and then got pregnant. I had a high risk pregnancy and by the end I was 245lbs.
1 month postpartum I dropped to 200lbs, but honestly only because I was breastfeeding as well as neglecting myself. I wasn’t eating much at all and my first priority was just taking care of my little girl.
Over the last 6 months, I’ve gained back to 220. I can really see it in my arms (always been self conscious about them) and in my face and stomach now. I want to lose weight healthily. I did find out last month that I have hypothyroidism and also have to get tested for hashimotos (family history).
I’ve since started medication and also going on 30-60 minute walks 3-5 days a week. Just within this last week, I started also going to my apartment gym, because the walks weren’t cutting it for me anymore. They have weighted balls, dumbbells, an elliptical, bike machine, and a machine that’s meant to work out the entire body with adjustable weight levels.
I’ve been going on the elliptical for 10 minutes, working out my arms with the machine and dumbbells, doing some squats, and ending with 10 minutes on the fat burn cycle of the bike machine.
I have for the most part stopped snacking or binge eating and am trying to incorporate healthier foods into my diet.
Are there any recommendations y’all have for losing weight and workouts to do?
I really want to tone my body, especially arms, stomach, and legs, while losing the weight to 180 (40lb weight loss goal)
Im not purchasing a scale because I don’t want to become obsessed with it again, but I am taking photos and checking in on how I FEEL and look instead with weight checks periodically at my doctors office.
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