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Hi ladies, I've been lurking and you are all wonderfully motivating. I thought I'd go ahead and introduce myself. I'm a June 1st, 2013 bride and I'll be getting married on the shores of Seneca Lake in Geneva NY. My FI and I met at summer camp like 13 or so years ago, but we've been together four years. We own a house and crazy chocolate lab together. 

I've been an athlete most of my life, about 12 years now, but over the last few years I've really back pedaled. I ran track for five years in high school and qualified for states in short distance hurdling every year. Played rugby for two years in college. I have an undergrad degree in Health Ed and am just about done with my Masters in Health Promotion. I'm sitting the Certified Health Education Specialist exam in October. So I'm pretty well versed in a lot of health information. 

But here's the horrible and embarrassing part. I used to weigh about 118-125, which is a weight range I'm very comfortable in. This is where I was four years ago. I gained some weight in college, but it wasn't too bothersome to me. Last year I took a teaching job in a distract that was horrible. I cried like everyday. I had a two and half hour commute on a day with good weather. Sometimes as long as five hours in the snow. I had no time to workout, I ate like garbage and gained a crapton of weight. My meaner students would point out to me how fat I was to me all the time. As a health teacher, it's pretty hard to be overweight. The kids write you off and tune you out. I was more than happy to not go back this year. 

So I've been back on the ball lately. I saw a picture of myself for the first time from my heaviest weight (162, I'm only 5'3.5") and nearly cried. I signed up for my first triathlon back in November to keep me motivated and it's helped. This morning I was ecstatic to see I weighed in at 148.4lbs. 

I guess I'm just looking for some ladies in the same boat as me, trying to get back in shape or reach some magic number or goal. The support here seems wonderful!

Sorry for the novel...

CN: Competitive athlete, turned health teacher, turned fat. Getting back in shape so I can run races again and get back down to the weight I'm comfortable at. 
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    NurseLilyNurseLily member
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    I'm in a similar boat too,  I was very in shape about 4 years ago and had a few terrible semesters between work and school and really stopped doing anything for myself.  I gained 15 lbs (I'm 5'1) and I hated all the pictures of myself I saw!

    I recently started doing Rev Abs 
    and I've lost 10 lbs!  in a month, I love it.

    I'm a January 2013 bride so I'm trying to really get into the grind.  I would like to lose 10lbs more for my wedding.  
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    StarquegStarqueg
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    cnf, what a pretty part of NY to get married in!  That's one of the Finger Lakes, right?  How far is each segment for the triathalon?  

    Lily, when's your wedding?  Mine is 1/20/13 in the Bronx!
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    dawnp917dawnp917
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    For a moment I thought about getting married in the finger lakes.  I went to college at William Smith, love the area.  

    Welcome to the board!

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    ZeroOrchestraZeroOrchestra member
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    I understand how you feel. I gained 60 pounds when I was pregnant. I finally lost all but 2 pounds of it right before my wedding last October and weighed in at 136. After being lazy and regaining 20, I'm now on my quest to get back down to where I'm used to. Currently I'm at 147 and going strong. Welcome to the board!
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    cnf2013cnf2013 member
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    Yes, it is one of the finger lakes! It is a beautiful region. My FI works for William Smith. 

    My triathlon is sprint distance. I'm running the Syracuse Irongirl. It's a 600 meter swim, 18.7 mile bike and a 5k. I thought it was a 30 MILE bike ride until about a week ago. It's actually 30k which is about 18.7 miles. So I've been over training, but honestly it's a good thing. 
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    pomundson0pomundson0 member
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    I'm about 20 pounds over what I want to be but still about 12 shy from my heaviest of 155 (I'm only 5'1").  I used to be super active when I was younger and am trying to get back into that mindset.  A triathalon is so impressive!! :D  I've done a few 5 and 10ks over the years but honestly, walked most of them ;)  Welcome!! 

    and I'm going to look into that Rev Abs thing... :D
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    elizafitzgeraldelizafitzgerald
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    I am in the same boat as well, When I met my FI I was in the best shape of my adult life, but work, kids, and his amazing cooking has taken a toll and has helped me gain almost 50 pounds in 4 years.  I just completed an 8 week cardio kickboxing class.  It was great and helped me tone up, but I did not loose any weight.  I just started the C25K program this morning and am planning on getting up tomorrow morning to take another try at it. 
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_getting-shape_hoping-to-jump-in?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:238Discussion:43c7c6cc-04e0-4cf5-9d9e-7eba8f47802cPost:8114d706-7b7d-4dfb-8a01-570ad6d612f6">Re: Hoping to jump in</a>:
    [QUOTE]I am in the same boat as well, When I met my FI I was in the best shape of my adult life, but work, kids, and his amazing cooking has taken a toll and has helped me gain almost 50 pounds in 4 years.  I just completed an 8 week cardio kickboxing class.  It was great and helped me tone up, but I did not loose any weight.  I just started the C25K program this morning and am planning on getting up tomorrow morning to take another try at it. 
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    <div>What changes have you made to your diet?</div>
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    jjswinjjswin member
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    Welcome to the board. I myself have always had an issue with my weight. I have always been around 163lbs. I had a little eating disorder in HS and got down to 140lbs.  Three years ago I got up to 175lbs and hated myself, I started WW and got down to 156lbs and started really loving myself again. But of course over two years because of job changes and bad thoughts  I went up to 186lbs!!! The biggest I have ever been. Now I'm back on WW and do the C25K program and I'm down to 175lbs, but feel leaner because of the muscle I am gaining. I have noticed it is defiantly harder now then three years ago, so I work twice as hard but still don't get the results I want. But I'm sticking to it and tell myself that if I feel good on my wedding day the scale number does not matter.
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