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.