The reason I have been away.....

greatdarkwing · #1 01-09-2005, 02:32 PM

Hey there fellow Ledgies!

I have been away for a while, as some of you have noticed. Around Nov. I took it upon myself to start a personal goal in time for the new year. I have been overweight for most of my teenage years, and IMO, It got out of hand recently, so I decided to take the situation into my own hands. I started to rollerblade, treadmill, and do a gazillion ab workouts. On a daily basis I have been rollerblading 10 miles A DAY on average, then about 30 minutes on the treadmill, followed by a couple of ab routines. I am proud to post today that I have lost close to 40 pounds.

Part of my problem was cutting down on the amount of junk and soda I would take in. I successfully switched to diet soda (probably the hardest part of my diet). I just wanted to share my success with you guys to maybe inspire some Ledgies whos goal is to lose wieght in the new year. I went from wearing XL shirts to now fitting into Mediums and Large!!!!! I will post some photos of before and after later on in the week. I hope this helps some of you on the weight loss road....

~Alex

ryan8472 · #2 01-09-2005, 02:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by greatdarkwing

Hey there fellow Ledgies!

I have been away for a while, as some of you have noticed. Around Nov. I took it upon myself to start a personal goal in time for the new year. I have been overweight for most of my teenage years, and IMO, It got out of hand recently, so I decided to take the situation into my own hands. I started to rollerblade, treadmill, and do a gazillion ab workouts. On a daily basis I have been rollerblading 10 miles A DAY on average, then about 30 minutes on the treadmill, followed by a couple of ab routines. I am proud to post today that I have lost close to 40 pounds.

Part of my problem was cutting down on the amount of junk and soda I would take in. I successfully switched to diet soda (probably the hardest part of my diet). I just wanted to share my success with you guys to maybe inspire some Ledgies whos goal is to lose wieght in the new year. I went from wearing XL shirts to now fitting into Mediums and Large!!!!! I will post some photos of before and after later on in the week. I hope this helps some of you on the weight loss road....

~Alex

Wow!!! Congrats, Alex! Oh I feel so proud of you

Johnny Stew · #3 01-09-2005, 02:41 PM

Alex, that is AWESOME!!!
Congratulations, and I'm VERY proud of you!

Funny how easy it is to put on weight, and how difficult it is to lose it... but you faced it head on, and succeeded.

Ok, slinking back to my comfy chair now to sleep some more (in between the coughing jags).

GypsySorcerer · #4 01-09-2005, 02:42 PM

Hey Alex! I was thinking you hadn't been around much. Congratulations on the weight loss!

GODDESS6 · #5 01-09-2005, 02:50 PM

congrats!!!~ way 2 go!!!

~

WelshWitchPMD · #6 01-09-2005, 02:53 PM

Alex,

Thats great! You have a new active lifestyle. Glad to hear that you were successful in losing some weight. It is never easy to lose it.

I am still the same old Ah 'Desktop potato".

I have been addicted to Photoshop and trying to make some banners and stuff. I just bought Paint Shop Pro this past Friday and I have no idea how to use it.

Maybe I will be insprired to be more active when this winter is over.

Good Luck, Alex!

DeeGeMe · #7 01-09-2005, 02:57 PM

Congrats! Way to go!

DeadliestPoison · #8 01-09-2005, 02:58 PM

Woot!@!$!@! Awesome.

I recently somehow managed to fit into Larges, as well (I used to wear XLs for a loooong time). How it happened, I have no idea. But I'm not complaining! Some (but not all) Larges are too big for me now, too, but I haven't tried Mediums.

gldstwmn · #9 01-09-2005, 03:09 PM

Congratulations Alex. Rollerblading is excellent exercise as is the treadmill. Keep up the good work.

ontheEdgeof17 · #10 01-09-2005, 03:15 PM

Awesome!

...and Welcome back!

amber · #11 01-09-2005, 03:16 PM

Way to go, Alex!

that's great, great, great. Glad Rollerblading was part of your workout, as it is very easy on the kness

Keep it up! Can't wait to see the pics. Isn't exercise fun??

Gypsy-Rhiannon · #12 01-09-2005, 03:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by greatdarkwing

Hey there fellow Ledgies!

I have been away for a while, as some of you have noticed. Around Nov. I took it upon myself to start a personal goal in time for the new year. I have been overweight for most of my teenage years, and IMO, It got out of hand recently, so I decided to take the situation into my own hands. I started to rollerblade, treadmill, and do a gazillion ab workouts. On a daily basis I have been rollerblading 10 miles A DAY on average, then about 30 minutes on the treadmill, followed by a couple of ab routines. I am proud to post today that I have lost close to 40 pounds.

Part of my problem was cutting down on the amount of junk and soda I would take in. I successfully switched to diet soda (probably the hardest part of my diet). I just wanted to share my success with you guys to maybe inspire some Ledgies whos goal is to lose wieght in the new year. I went from wearing XL shirts to now fitting into Mediums and Large!!!!! I will post some photos of before and after later on in the week. I hope this helps some of you on the weight loss road....

~Alex

Well done Alex. I know myself how rewarding this feels. You should be very proud of yourself!

sodascouts · #13 01-09-2005, 04:24 PM

Awesome, Alex! I can't wait to see your new photos. You were already adorable. Remember, I'm still single!

WildInTheWind · #14 01-09-2005, 04:31 PM

You forgot to mention the other reason you've been away.... TIVO!!!!

~*~Becky~*~

DrummerDeanna · #15 01-09-2005, 04:40 PM

Congrats Alex - I went back to the gym yesterday and am going to try and lose abotu 10-15 pounds....your story IS an inspiration - doesn't make it seem so impossible you know?

Well done you!