Hi there! My name is Amanda, and I'm 26. I'm married to an awesome man and have 2 beautiful boys, 2 and almost 5. We live in Okinawa, Japan due to my husband being in the military. It's a beautiful place, but I miss my extended family back in the U.S.

A little about my weight struggles: I was a chubby kid, but once puberty hit I slimmed up a lot. I was a cheerleader in middle school and was very fit. I was about 120lbs all through high school and through my first year of ...

Hi there! My name is Amanda, and I'm 26. I'm married to an awesome man and have 2 beautiful boys, 2 and almost 5. We live in Okinawa, Japan due to my husband being in the military. It's a beautiful place, but I miss my extended family back in the U.S.

A little about my weight struggles: I was a chubby kid, but once puberty hit I slimmed up a lot. I was a cheerleader in middle school and was very fit. I was about 120lbs all through high school and through my first year of college. After that I got a desk job and the weight started piling on. I wasn't exercising at all and gained about 15lbs that first year. Then I got married and things evened out a bit. My husband was deployed almost the entire 1st year of our marriage, and to pass the time while he was gone I would run. I had a very physical job as well, so I was constantly moving. Once he got home from deployment I let the weight creep back on and ended up about 150 by the time I got pregnant with my first son. I had severe morning sickness with him and lost almost 20lbs in my first trimester, but gained it all back later! After he was born I lost down to 150 , and then got pregnant again when he was about 18 months old. I gained about 50lbs when I was pregnant with my second son and never got below 165 after he was born. Then my husband deployed when my youngest was 4 months old and my oldest was 2 1/2, and I did not have the time or the inclination to exercise or eat healthy. I was exhausted all the time and was fairly depressed. We had just moved to Japan, and I hadn't met anyone who I clicked with yet, so I was pretty much alone with 2 really small children. I gained up to 200lbs when he was gone, but in the year he's been back I've lost down to 170 and now I'm back up to 176-177. I don't want to get back to 200lbs again, and I would really like to look nice when he gets back from the deployment he just left on. I hope to be at the most 140lbs when he gets back from his deployment in November. The kids are older now, so I can exercise more (Yay!). I can't wait to get started and see the numbers drop again. The best motivation for me is when my clothes start getting too big! I LOVE that feeling! My husband is a very active, fit person and I want to be that way again too!

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