I didn't knwo we were supposed to introduce ourselves - I will do that now!
My name is Lena - I am 27. I have strugged with being the "fat kid" all through school, up through now. I was a loner in school, really didnt have any friends until middle school. I was the sports manager instead of playing, but it kept me moving and i slimed down until I hit college. Then it was all about the 24 hr caff. Yikes.
I married my HS sweetheart in 2008, two days before he left for bootcamp. I have been married and an army wife for 7 years now. We have had 13 miscarriages in first trimester in the course of our marriage. No live births.
Reality hit about 2 weeks ago when the scale tipped at 300 lbs. I was upset, so I ate. and ate, and ate. I ate a full carton of ice cream in one sitting - directly from the box.
My husband gave me a wake up call - by asking me what my plan for the Disney Trip was. I looked at him like he was a moron (you know that look we give them...most of the time
) and asked what he was talking about. He was up front and blunt with me. - He asked me what my plan was for disney. Becuase in the condition im in, I would not be able to go at the pace I want to while there. It was a smack in the face. I jumped in HSN and ordered a fitbit which came in last Friday and i have been wearing it ever since (minus showers of course). I am involved now with this group and the April Mousercise group and have committeed to 5,000 steps minimum a day and 20 minutes of active exercise a day, plus a drastic change in eating habbits. We have cut out red meat and are focusing on more veggies and eating lean protens like chicken and turkey with some pork added in for a change of taste.
It's not an all the time thing to introduce ourselves, but I think there are so many new people to the board, or people returning after absences, that everyone wanted to make sure that we all know each other.
My turn: I was always a skinny kid. My mom made good food, and I liked veggies, and apparently I had a great metabolism. Ah, to be young again... I started putting on pounds more in middle school. A lot of it was muscle mass, esp. in my legs, thanks to playing more sports, but I was definitely getting bad eating habits, and my metabolism had nosedived. Freshman year in HS, I was a size 8. By the time I graduated, I was a 12. Enter college, where you have tons of access to bad food. I was a size 16-18 when I graduated.
I lost some weight before my wedding in 2005, but was still about 180 lbs, but strong! I had been working with a trainer, and my core and arms felt amazing. After the wedding, though, we stopped using the trainer (expensive), and I gained again. I had my DD in 2011, and was 235 lbs after she was born. Up and down weight since then, but I have been on track since January, when I found the motivation of a Disney trip. True Disney Magic. My husband surprised me with the start of a Disney fund for Christmas, and like verleniahall, I started thinking about getting around the parks and what I wanted to look like in my pictures and be able to enjoy while we were there. So far I am down about 13 lbs.
I have the most trouble when I'm PMSing (sorry to the guys on the board). I just get really moody, want to eat everything in sight, esp. anything salty or chocolaty, and its like I have no self control. I am working on that, but it has been REALLY hard.
Also, I have learned that there are some people I need to tune out in my life. My mom is one of them. Don't get me wrong, she is the sweetest person in the world, and would feel TERRIBLE if she thought she was hurting anyone's feelings, but some of the things she says are really condescending to anyone struggling with their weight. She has always been fairly thin and athletic, plus she eats like a bird and runs a ton. She's about to be 60 and is still running 1/2 marathons. Last year she did so in under 2 hrs. But she will say things in passing about what exercises I should be doing, or comment about a celebrity being overweight, etc. Just does not need to be said. I should add that I'm adopted, so I don't have her genetics or body structure, and she doesn't really get that either. She tries to buy me clothes that would look good on HER body type, and they are just not flattering at ALL to me. *Sigh*
Sorry for the rant, I just wanted to get that out there.
for being flexible everyone! 
my fitbit! I tried to sneak a dog walk in but the rain got us, I think my drama queen pup was more upset that I was 
to chbc and jenne who each sent me a message to join!
Luckily, my weigh in this morning was only +.4lb.
sometimes!
