aofstedahl
27 years old : Female : Tacoma, WA
"One last chance"
About Me
The name is Amanda. I'm a 27 y/o Army veteran, army wife, and mother of 2. I have a soon to be 7 y/o son and a 3 y/o girl. I gained 80 lbs with my first pregnancy, lost all but 20 lbs and then found out I was pregnant again. Gained 60 lbs. I weighed 230 when I delievered each of my beautiful children. After my daughter I had got down to 210 when I deployed to Iraq. After 4 months in the desert I weighed 177lbs. I returned though, early, because my husband as well was deploying overseas. We decided that a dual military life wasn't for us, so I stayed home with the kids and he left for Iraq. Well... from the time he left in October till when he came home in June I BALLOONED up from 177 to 221. I have attempted everything from Calorie counting and Weight Watchers to excessive cardio and weight training. I had a personal trainer for a while, I've tried EVERY diet pill created as well as every fad diet and meal plan (with the exception of the expensive ones like Jenny Craig and Nutrisystem- frankly I don't have money for that )! I had the best success when I did weight watchers last October, went from 221 to 206 in just a short month and a half. However, I had to have surgery and fell off the Weight Watcher Wagon! So here I sit at 221 lbs.... and in dire need of a lifestyle change! My husband left on September 11th for another tour of duty in Iraq, and when he returns in February for our Anniversary (his R&R) I would like to be down at least 20-30lbs! So if any of you are in the Fort Lewis, WA area and willing/able to get together let me know. If not... well I'd still like some support and encouragement. Nice to meet you all! Thats my story!
Goals:
SW:221
11/14/09- 210
12/14/09- 200
1/14/10-190
2/14/10- 180
3/14/10- 170
4/14/10 - 160
Pics... first one was 9/6/09, then the 4 in the sports bra and adidas pants were 10/25/09 (1 week after starting 30 day Shred). More to come!
Why I Want To Get In Shape
I want to feel beautiful again
I want to wear all those clothes up on the shelf that I said I'd fit into again
I want my husband's jaw to drop when he comes home from Iraq!
I want to be healthy!
My Inspirations
- My ONE DAY shelf in my closet
- My Kids
- My libido!
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hey how you doing?
Yay! I'm your first comment!!! I read your profile and wow! You've done so much in your life already. I know you can do it again for yourself, your kids and your husband! Keep me updated! Thanks for the comments on my pics. I'm getting there!