My Weight Loss Progress so far...

Well I started my weight loss journey on July 30, 2015 and it has been an awesome but a bumpy ride. Now in my 30's and three kids later, losing weight has become harder than it was in my twenties but NOT impossible. I had my first two children in my early twenties and I remember the weight coming off pretty easy. I just had my third in 2013 and after having him, I totally just let myself go. I still wore my maternity pants and ate whatever I wanted to eat and I ate it all day. I wasn't happy with myself but I was just too exhausted to care about exercising and eating right. However, after being weighed at my last dr. appointment and I weighed more now then I did when I delivered my son two years ago,I just became disgusted and disappointed with myself. So that's when my weight loss journey began. I started power walking/jogging on my treadmill for 45 minutes a day, 4-5 times a week. I started off slow with power walking at about 3.5 mph,then I started to jog at 3.7 to 4 mph,and now I jog/run up to 4.7 mph!!! For me, starting slow on my workout regimen worked for me. I didn't want to start off being to hard on myself, I was afraid I'd give up to quickly. So taking baby steps is working out well for me. Also, I started to cut out carbs from my meals. To me this part is pretty easy since I love vegetables and meat anyways!! I still allow myself a "cheat" day every couple of weeks and that also helps me with this journey. So far it's been about 7 weeks and I'm down 12 lbs and 7 inches in my waist. I have about 15 - 20 more pounds to go.