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.