Michelle Stephens's Page

I was reading everbody's blog posts and responses this evening and I was overwhelmed with gratitude. I have embarked on a journey with some truly special women (I know there is a couple of guys here but haven't really heard from you). It got me to thinking how I arrived here.

I was married at 19 and completely clueless. I was pregnant the next year and had a very challenging pregnancy. I gained 80 pounds and weighed in at 230 lbs before I delivered my daughter almost a month early. I had high b… Continue

Starting stats:
Ht: 5'8"
Wt: 205 lbs
Bust: 45 in
waist: 38 in
Belly: 41 in
Hips: 45 in
Thighs: 28 in
Calves: 17 in
Arms: 13 in

Today's stats:
Ht: 5'8"
Wt: 197 lbs
Bust: 44 in
Waist: 35 in.
Belly: 38 in
Hips: 44 in
Thighs: 26.5 in
Calves: 16.75 in
Arms: 12.5 in

Total inches lost: 12.5 inches Total pounds: 8 lbs

It is good to see that I haven't done too much damage to my efforts =0)


In joy and laughter,

Michelle =0)

I have to come clean with all my LGNC friends, I took a few days off of exercise and ate some sinless sweet cream ice cream at Coldstone Creamery. I'm not going to bore you with excuses, I'm just going to move forward. Dax's day 43 email came just in time to pull me out of my little hiatus. I will weigh and measure myself tomorrow and hopefully won't have to report too much damage. None the less I am in it for the duration and I'm going to give it my all for the remaining 6 weeks =0) I have all… Continue

I had a doctors visit today (annual female exam) and my doctor noticed that I had lost weight =0) That felt good to have someone I don't see regularly notice a change. For the first time in a long time I feel like I have control over my nutrition and I truly believe I will succeed in losing weight this time. I'm still obsessed with the what the scale tells me and I have to talk myself into the Power Circuit. But I've made some amazing changes. I've never exercised consistently in the past, I am… Continue

Hello, everyone =0) I had a good day of food and exercise. I find myself having to talk myself into doing the exercises now. This is my new mantra "Today I will get serious about my exercise program and JUST DO IT, no matter what my mind says." The increase in reps is proving to be a real challenge for me. I'm sure thats the whole point of increasing reps but of course my mind always wants to resist what is good for me. I also wanted to thank everyone for the encouragement, it truly means so muc… Continue