I made the mistake of going to lunch with my husband today. I got what I thought would not have too many calories...BIG MISTAKE!! I probably ate about 600 calories which is half of my daily allowance. I will work off about 350 calories at the gym this afternoon and I was thinking about coming home and mowing the backyard which will burn about 200 calories. No more eating out. I think people would be amazed at how many calories things have and how easy it is to eat 1000 calories in one meal...just think if you consumed that many calories for every meal...that would be at least 3000 calories, but probably more for drinks and snacks. That is TWICE the daily amount we should be consuming!!
Moving on to more fun things...I took my five year old, Kayley, to see The Lion King yesterday. That was my all time favorite Disney movie. She loved it. She came out saying we needed to go to the store right then and buy it. It is hard to explain to a five year old that it is not for sale yet. You can bet I will be there the day it hits the stores. I think more for me than her. HAHAHA! Our local county fair is going on right now...hoping to take the girls out there this weekend to play some games and ride some rides. Should be a good time!! That's all I have to today. Thanks for reading.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Blind
All this time I have been blind to how big I really am. I have not been in very many full body photos in years. Don't get me wrong...I knew I was heavy.....just not that heavy. It was heartbreaking to see how huge I looked compared to everyone else there. Seeing these pictures of myself at my friend's wedding really opened my eyes. I don't ever want to look like this again!!! Well...here they are......
AND HERE IS THE KICKER...
I saw this picture and cried. I didn't don't even know what to say. I AM NO LONGER BLIND!!!!
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
super excited
i am super excited to start this blog. let me start by saying a few things about me. i am a mother of two beautiful daughters, ages 5 and 2. they are a handful right now but well worth it. i have a wonderful husband who is going back to school for computer science. i too am going back to school to become a nurse. right now we are living with my wonderful mom. she is a Godsend. i have decided to start this blog to help me and talk about my journey to weight loss.
let me start by going back several years. i was always the skinny one growing up. as i became a teenager i started to gain some weight and had quite a few other symtoms. i was diagnosed with Hashimotos Thyroiditis. it is an auto-immune disorder that attacked my thyroid. thyroid problems cause weight issues and also infertility. i continued to gain and lose weight throughout high school. i had my first daughter at the age of 22. i always knew i wanted to be a mother just not quite that soon but i knew it was a blessing from God being that i was told i may never have children. i became a stay-at-home mom. my husband and i bought our first house. the weight gain from being pregnant with Kayley never left. i was about 200 pounds. i was probably around 180 pounds when i got pregnant with her. i had my second daughter at 25. i lost a little weight. i was very sick during this pregnancy. after Blake's birth i weighed about 185 pounds. we had a very hard year. the economy busted, my husband was laid off, and we eventually lost our house. needless to say i gained weight. that is where we are now. my husband and i decided to go back to school to better our family. i need to lose weight to be healthy for me and my family. today i weigh 205 pounds. my weight fluctuates 3 or 4 pounds weekly so until i lose at least 10 pounds i am not going to be too excited. i will weigh myself every tuesday and post about it. i hope this blog will help me stick to it this time. i will also talk about my life to keep this blog interesting. i will post a picture of myself tomorrow. i have not decided how often i will update my picture. thanks for reading.
let me start by going back several years. i was always the skinny one growing up. as i became a teenager i started to gain some weight and had quite a few other symtoms. i was diagnosed with Hashimotos Thyroiditis. it is an auto-immune disorder that attacked my thyroid. thyroid problems cause weight issues and also infertility. i continued to gain and lose weight throughout high school. i had my first daughter at the age of 22. i always knew i wanted to be a mother just not quite that soon but i knew it was a blessing from God being that i was told i may never have children. i became a stay-at-home mom. my husband and i bought our first house. the weight gain from being pregnant with Kayley never left. i was about 200 pounds. i was probably around 180 pounds when i got pregnant with her. i had my second daughter at 25. i lost a little weight. i was very sick during this pregnancy. after Blake's birth i weighed about 185 pounds. we had a very hard year. the economy busted, my husband was laid off, and we eventually lost our house. needless to say i gained weight. that is where we are now. my husband and i decided to go back to school to better our family. i need to lose weight to be healthy for me and my family. today i weigh 205 pounds. my weight fluctuates 3 or 4 pounds weekly so until i lose at least 10 pounds i am not going to be too excited. i will weigh myself every tuesday and post about it. i hope this blog will help me stick to it this time. i will also talk about my life to keep this blog interesting. i will post a picture of myself tomorrow. i have not decided how often i will update my picture. thanks for reading.
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