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Introduction Text Hi everyone!! I have been on Spark for a few years now. I have been pretty inactive for the last 3 or 4 years. I had a serious reality check in February of 2013. I looked in the mirror and the face I saw I did not recognize!! My face had gotten FAT and I realized that I was in denial about my weight. I had a scale and had a sneaky suspicion that it was lying to me. Although my clothes were getting a bit snug that lying scale kept saying I hadn't gained any weight!! Well I bought a new scale at the end of February and I was shocked and appalled to see that I was bigger than my highest pregnancy weight!! I ventured in the 300 land!! Yes! I weighed in at 303.9 pounds!! I decided to take my life back and try to get some control. I began working out regularly but still had to get the eating under control. The eating is still not super controlled as of July 23, 2013 but it is better than it has been in that I have learned to eat a serving of a sweet/unhealthy food instead of eating it until I couldn't eat anymore. I rarely drink soda - maybe a sip or two a week. I drink at least 100 to 115 oz of water each day. I workout at least 4 times a week at home by doing BeachBody programs. More importantly I have learned to make smaller goals instead of looking at the BIG picture. I am learning to make 5 to 10 pound weight loss goals as opposed to looking at I NEED to lose 120 pounds. Right now I have been building muscle as my clothes have gotten a little loose and I have only lost 13 pounds but I am happy with that. My next goal is to lose 12 pounds by September 5, 2013. I can see the forest and not just trees. I am back and I do myfitnesspal as well as several weight loss groups on Facebook. I just wanted to update this and say I'M REALLY BAAACKK!

My goals include decreasing the amount of junk food I eat. I love sweets and will eat them before food. My other goals are to decrease the amount of carbs I eat since I am addicted to them and because of a hormone imbalance they stick to me so I have to eat them in serious moderation but not elimination. My short term goal is to get out the 270's and back to 250 which is what I weighed when I moved to NYC in June 2003. My goal is to lose weight in 5 pound increments at 1 - 2 pounds a week for a total of 4 - 8 pounds a month. My long term goal is to get to 180 but my dream goal is to get to just under 160 pounds to be at a healthy BMI which would be around 157 - 158 pound

My program is to follow a low-carb eating plan because of PCOS and eat 1400 to 1600 calories per day in 5 small meals. Workout for at least 30 minutes 5 days a week on my gazelle. Walk for 30 minutes during my lunch hour 3 days a week now that the weather is not so hot.

My name is Lynette and I am from Chicago but I live in Brooklyn, NY for now.



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