I used to be really thin and could eat whatever I wanted, until I had my first child. Ever since then it was really easy for me to gain weight and once the weight is on it was almost impossible to get rid of it. I have tried counting calories, slimfast, and other meal replacement programs. One time I even went as far as limiting my calories to only 800 a day. Yikes, that was bad!

All of these things were unsuccessful, because I was so used to being able to eat whatever I wanted pre-baby days and I still wanted to eat that way. Without being able to eat what I wanted I became tired all the time, grouchy, and miserable. Then I would cave in and start pigging out and then gain even more weight than before.

So that is when I decided to give up on dieting all together for good. I started exercising, and doing A LOT of it. I knew that if I wanted to eat what ever I wanted then I better start burning calories and fat. I started running, lifting weights, and playing sports and swimming. I did this 5 times a week when I was first starting out and now I do it about 3 times a week to maintain my weight.

It took me about 2 weeks to see results. It is time consuming, but it has paid off! On top of that, I feel great!

I have so much more energy now than I did before in my entire life. And even though I do eat what ever I like, I know am more thoughtful of what I put into my body since I did so much work to burn off the calories. Now I think to myself, “do I really want to eat a snickers bar for a snack when I have already spent 40 minutes on the treadmill?”

-Roxanne

Tags: burn fat, Treadmill

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