Well, I am a happily married mother of two. I work a full time job and my husband and I own our own business. I am a very busy lady. I have always been on the heavy side. I was pushing 170 when I got prego with my son at the age of 22. By the time he was a year old, I was at my heaviest at 204. I lost a little weight and 5 years later I was pushing 190 when I got prego with my daughter.
Well, I am a happily married mother of two. I work a full time job and my husband and I own our own business. I am a very busy lady. I have always been on the heavy side. I was pushing 170 when I got prego with my son at the age of 22. By the time he was a year old, I was at my heaviest at 204. I lost a little weight and 5 years later I was pushing 190 when I got prego with my daughter. When I left the hospital, I was 214. That was all pretty much water weight. When my daughter was 6 weeks old, I went back to work. I have a physically demanding job that requires me to lift a lot of weight. This job helped me get down to about 160. I am 5ft 4 and a large frame. This weight doesnt look good on me. In Jan of 09, I was injured on the job and was on light duty for 3 months. During that 3 months, I gained up to 180+. I have to admit that I am a horrible eater. I am picky, so when it comes to changing my eating habits, it is very hard to do. I have tried everything under the sun when it comes to losing weight. I have worked out, counted calories, atkins (didnt last a day), diet pills, diet shakes, I was even bulemic for a short time. I did lose 35lbs in 6 weeks by watching what I ate, and exercising, but this also included making myself throw up. I would give in to my cravings and would feel so guilty. I realized that the horrible affects on my body by being bulemic far outweighed me being overweight. When I stopped purging, I quickly gained back the 35lbs. I did for a breif moment know what it was like to be thinner and I liked the compliments that I received. It gave me motivation. Since I have NEVER been at a good weight for my frame, I do not know what my goals are. I dont know exactly what I am working for except that I would like to have tight abs, tight bottom, lean toned legs,and toned arms. I know that for me, it take me losing 20lbs or so, to even notice a slight change in the way my clothes fit. I get discouraged very easily. I have seen the infomercials, and have thought to myself could this work for me. I just dont wanna spend the money knowing that everything else that I have tried has just failed. I do know that now that I am 30, I dont want to live the rest of my life fat wearing jeans in the summer in Fl because I hate my legs. I want to wear a bathing suit to the beach and run with my kids. I want to be the mother I am suppose to be. I am tired of not having any energy and barely getting through my day. I am tired of depending on energy drinks to keep me going. I am glad that a friend of mine decided to share her shakology with me. Since I hate fruits and veggies, this makes things easier on me. I decided to sign up and get my own. I just ordered slim in 6 and as soon as I get it, I have another friend that is wanting to work out with me. It is great to have a buddy there with you to hold you accountable. Tomorrow 6/17/09 will be my first day working out. I am debating about signing up with a gym. I am going to go to my friends house. She has a gym in her community. Once again, it is good to have a buddy. I now just have to pray to God to get me through one day at a time and to stay strong and focused. I know that I can have that dream body. It is just having the right ingredients to get you there. Shakology, slim in 6 and motivation. I look foward to this journey and I cant wait to see what is at the end of this long road.
