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I am a 28 year old mom to 3 beautiful kids. I have two girls, ages 10 and 6; and a boy who is 5. I have been married to my highschool sweetheart for 10 years. Originally from TX, we have been living in CA for almost a year, but are in the process of trying to get back to TX where all of our extended family live. I come from a family of true "southerners" and was raised on lots of fried food

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I am a 28 year old mom to 3 beautiful kids. I have two girls, ages 10 and 6; and a boy who is 5. I have been married to my highschool sweetheart for 10 years. Originally from TX, we have been living in CA for almost a year, but are in the process of trying to get back to TX where all of our extended family live. I come from a family of true "southerners" and was raised on lots of fried food with very little emphasis on fitness! I have never really been "overweight", thanks to genetics I suppose. However, heart disease and high blood pressure affect many members of my family, and I don't want to see that happen to myself!
After my daughters were born, the weight pretty much just fell off without much effort. But even though my weight was normal, there was absolutely no tone to my body anymore! Then after my son was born, the pounds sort of hung on. That may be because my last two were 15 months apart! So I decided after watching our Christmas video in 2001 that I was going to have to put effort into it! I decided to do TaeBo videos, the Slim Fast diet, and take Hydroxycut (with ephedra - YIKES!) The weight just fell off, but I felt horrible. I was very undernourished, and the ephedra was affecting my moods! Since that time, I have been up and down in weight and working out. I've tried the gym, but it's not for me. I don't like working out with so many people watching me. I've worked out at home, but always lose motivation.
So, that's where the Beach Body message boards come in! I love having people there to talk to and share my struggles and accomplishments!
I lost my little brother at age 24 to a car accident right before Christmas of this year. I'm still trying to learn how to deal with it, and have been fighting off falling into a depression ever since. But I spoke to his best friend recently and he told me he had lost his sister earlier in the year. My little brother had helped him through it, and had told him that he could love her and miss her, but he still had to live his life. So those are the words I'm living by now.
I realize how short life can be, and there's no guarantee of tomorrow. So whatever you want for yourself or your family you have to work towards TODAY! So I decided to put any negative energy I have into my workouts so I can be the healthiest and best mom and wife I can be.

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