Weight Loss Journey {+95 lbs in 7 years}

Alright. Lets talk about how i went from anorexic, to MORBIDLY OBESE,

to where i am now.......in 7 years.

This post, and the 2 following it, are all going to tie together.

 So you might want to stay tuned for the next few posts as well :)) 

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Before i begin, In case you wonder, im 5'7 1/2 tall, and 23 years old.

In high school, as most girls do, i struggled with an eating disorder. I was "chubby" growing up, and once i hit about 16 years old... i was starting to FINALLY get noticed by boys.. but this made me even more self conscious of my body. I HATED my tummy. Fixated on it. Blamed everything on being fat. I didnt make the cheer team cuz i was fat. I never got asked on dates because i was fat. I tripped on that rock [wait for it.....] indeed, because i was FAT. Im not kidding. It was that bad.

This led to my eating disorder. I never ate. And if i did. I felt SOOOO guilty, and would go throw it up. But even when i was nothing but skin and bones.. 135 lbs was the lowest i weighed, being 5'7.5 tall.

Then i met my husband. Long story short, he made me the happiest person in the world. Got back to a healthy weight, and never struggled with an eating disorder after that. (Even still to this day. Mind over matter i tell you). We got married in 2007 (18 years old) and i eventually gained my marriage weight they talk about..

+20 lbs

Then in Nov 2008, we FINALLY got pregnant with our Daughter. At 12 weeks along, i developed high blood pressure, had to quit my job and become a couch potato or i would risk my baby girl's life as well as my own.... It was a HORRIBLE pregnancy. Swelling, aches, pains, my boobs TRIPLED in size, worries, NST's (non stress tests), ultrasounds, and was eventually induced 3 weeks early cuz my blood pressure was getting worse....

+60 lbs

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Alright. Lets pause and break this down. That puts me at 

80 POUNDS OVERWEIGHT!!! 

 ok. Lets continue

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I had Braylee in June 2009 (20 years old)

And this was the aftermath..... [[PREPARE YOUR EYES]]

This is where i [no joke] am considered to be morbidly obese.

By looking at the pics..Not a shocker, i know.

So here comes the weight LOSS side of this story. 

[PHEW]

When i had Braylee, from my high blood pressure, i had a LOT of water weight and swelling. It took about 2 weeks, but once the swelling was gone, along with eating better, i lost 30 lbs right off the bat! [thats a lot of water weight!].

Then i tried the HCG craze going on at that time.

I lost 20 more lbs... but i do NOT recommend taking hcg for weight loss. I REALLY believe it caused my next health issue.

From there, in Feb 2011, after my miscarriage, i found out i had HYPOthyroidism. It took NINE MONTHS.. but we eventually found my right medication dose, i started feeling better, and started Insanity again. I eventually lost 10 more lbs.

Now lets pause again to make sure you took mental note of this..

thats 60 LBS LOST!!

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I was at my PEAK! I felt AMAZING...... But we wanted to try for a baby again. It took a year of being scared to try again, wanting to get my thyroid under control, and wanting to lose weight and get healthy... but when we started trying for a baby, it took ONE shot..

I really think my thyroid being under control had everything to do with it, but my pregnancy with my son was BEAUTIFUL! I felt healthy, i ate right, worked out, no problems, it was great. Baiden came 4 weeks early on his own (September 23rd 2012).. but i only gained +20 lbs.

In only 4 months, with working out HARD, and eating right, i lost all the baby weight!

This is normal with hypothyroidism after you have a baby.. but in February, my thyroid went CRAZY again! So for the last 2 months, ive been in limbo with my medication, but about 3 weeks ago.. we got the right dose, and my thyroid has been under control!

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So here i am now.

6 more lbs down!

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So IN A NUT SHELL... 

In a 7 year time frame, i GAINED 95 lbs [HOLY macaroni!]. 

And LOST 66 lbs.

Im 14 lbs away from my goal weight. 

My healthy weight range for my height, and what i was at in high school.

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BUT...... Pregnancy has a way of "changing" things. But thats a whole separate post. 

Stay tuned for that on Sunday.

::pRoGrEsS::

This is really embarrasing but then agian its not..... i am going to make a book out of my blog and i want this to be in it because it is a HUGE struggle in my life right now. And also if i publicly post my progress it will motivate me more or at least this is what im hoping for!

Now ive never had a TIGHT TONED PERFECT body... and i was quite chubby growing up. it wasn't till i was 16 that i lost alot of weight. I thought i was the fatest thing in town but looking back at pictures i had nothing to complain about.... silly girls

Me before marriage......

Sooo......pregnancy REALLY ruined my body (totally worth it though). And she is now a year old and i am STILL trying to get back to prepregnacy weight/body. but i was already over weight.

so out of high school i got married. November 10th 2007. a year and a half after high school i had gained 20 pounds. But i still felt good about myself.. good enough i should say no girl is ever really satisfied lets be for real here.

This is my "married pudge" pic taken aug 2008

This is the pic i took after i found out i was prego..november of 08

 Well then i got pregnant. i gained 60 more pounds due to high blood pressure and preeclamsia. This leaves me 80 pounds over weight... haha i never realized how bad it was till i say the numbers.

and......the prego pics. yes im wearing black shorts

people always asked if i was having twins...wonder why...

and this is my fabulous hooked up on iv fluids even more swollen then i already was amazing hosital pic! :( i look like im literally 300 pounds. i wasnt though lets get that clear haha

Well after braylee my swelling continued to get worse and after about 3 weeks the swelling went down and all the sudden i dropped 30 pounds (this was all the water weight.) This leaves me with 50 more pounds to loose to be at where a healthy 5'7 1/2 girl should be at.

this is the day i came home from the hospital

 well i think i lost 15 pounds from working out (pilates, yoga, areobics, and p90x) it took me 8 months to loose 20 pounds how pathetic. Then i started the hcg diet and lost another 10 pounds but ALOT of inches. Well now i am back to a workout routine and so far have lost 5 pounds in a month. I dont know why i was blessed with loosing weight SOOOO SLOOOWLY.. but whatever im not giving up.

Before HCG

after HCG

3 months ish after HCG just regularly working out

Before HCG

after HCG

3 months after HCG and the beginning of my progress pics lol

So yes you can laugh all you want but from pregnancy till now i have lost 60 pounds and i am proud! it is taking FOREVER but i had alot to loose so i am trying to give myself a break. I have 20 more to loose and my goal is to have it gone by the time Braylee is 2 haha. I have alot of stretch marks and loose skin that there is nothing i can do about and i am trying to accept it and get over it but yea...its hard. we will focus on getting fit and healthy for now. wish me luck!!

Before and Afters...puking might happen

This is really embarrassing but...i know people have seen how gross i was and i still have ALOT of work but i am proud so yea..

SO....christa is really fat. i was working out every week day and wasn't on a strict diet but didint eat that unhealthy. if i did, i worked out, like i have always done. Anyway..i can MAINTAIN weight super easy..loosing is IMPOSSIBLE! So i tried this HCG diet. it was SOOO hard, at first, but did wonders and made me feel so amazing. i feel SOO much better. k now for the scary stuff..the before and afters haha. keep in mind these are my results in only 3 weeks...........





11 pounds totall, 2 inches in my belly, and 1/2 inch in my waist. i thought i'd loose a ton more but i CAN NOT complain cuz this was only in 3 weeks. i know i have ALOT more work to do..its a work in progress..but i think i did pretty good for only 3 weeks. i am sad my diet is over..i have a 3 week maintanence phase where i still eat healthy and strictly and now i can workout and once that is done i think i might do the diet again! its amazing. haha anyway now that i feel like an idiot.....haha oh well i will get my bod back someday. But sense i had braylee, i have lost 60 pounds.. 30 of it was water weight and baby..so i can really only claim 30 of it haha. i got 30 more to loose!! haha this sucks and is embarrassing... oh well this is me :)