I live in Ridgefield, WA and lead marketing communications for a global software company. I'm a novelist, cook, kayaker, and I try to keep up with two energetic kids, 8 and 11.
My journey...
I avoided a true commitment to weight loss until 2012--the two times I lost 20 lbs prior to that were lifestyle changes that had me walking a lot more. The few times I dieted never lasted, and were never combined with major exercise. BUT despite all this, I have a healthy and happy relationship with food. I love to cook and eat healthy, but I also love baking and eating simple carbs.
I watched my weight creep up from 140 in college to 170 five years later, to 185 at age 30, 205 after my first child and as high as 225 after my second at age 35. That was a huge low for me, weighing the same as my not-small hubby. So on April 25, 2012 I resolved to change this permanently. I refuse to do a fad diet, pills, expensive programs or prepackaged foods. I am eating the way I want to be able to eat my whole life. I am just going to record everything I eat, exercise daily always looking to increase a little bit, and aim to have the difference between calories consumed and energy burned be a net of -1000 kcal/ day.
By October 2012 I had lost 30 pounds successfully! But a major life setback got me off track and I never recovered. Since then, my weight has crept back up from a low around 195 to 225 again. (sad trombone) I'm back on April 15, 2019 (hi, tax day) to restart this journey with a goal of losing 60-75 lbs.
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