I have finished the first month of my workout and life change regimen. In total, I missed 5 days of workout this month. And I'm not going to beat myself up for missing them because the body does need time to rest periodically. I'm feeling pretty good about my changes so far. And I love the fact that I am setting a healthier example for Olivia to grow up learning.
I am especially proud of my husband, who in the same time frame has lost 14 pounds! We are both making more sensible food choices, eating reasonable portions, and making sure to get in at least 30 minutes of physical activity each day.
I am so glad that we could do this together. It still sucks that I can't just go grab one of the Reese's peanut butter cups in the fridge, but to quote my old WeightWatchers leader, "nothing tastes as good as being healthy feels." How true is that?
See you in real life.
Monday, January 31, 2011
The beginning
If you have found your way here, you most likely already know me. I'm 27 years old, married to a wonderful husband, Eric, and the mother to a beautiful little girl, Olivia. My parents are divorced and both are remarried. And I attribute much of who I am today to my relationships in life. In fact, I define myself by my relationships with others and their relationships with me. I'm mommy...therefore, I have to be responsible and take care of the life that has been placed in my hands. I'm wife...therefore, I have to support and care for my husband and our home (with the same expected from my hubs in return :) ) I am a daughter, step-daughter, granddaughter, daughter in law, sister in law, auntie (one of my favorites), cousin, "sister," friend, and a library employee. I would like to add to this that my natural thought process also includes overweight in that list of things that I am. Of all of the things that I am or have become...overweight is not something I am proud to add to my list of achievements. I'm a college graduate, the treasurer for a local organization, you get the idea. I'm not happy that I'm fat.
When I graduated high school, I suppose I was about 150 pounds. College was not kind to me. At my college graduation in December of 2005, I was around 200. After getting married, I was around 220 and then floated my way up to 232. I decided at that point that I was neither healthy nor happy, so I joined WeightWatchers. I lost 30 pounds prior to becoming pregnant with our daughter. At the time I delivered, I was about 245. I lost almost 30 pounds in a few weeks after Olivia arrived. Since December of 2009, I have again ballooned up to 230 again, and have reached the breaking point. In cooperation with Dan and Eric, we have decided to challenge and support one another through a "biggest-loser" type of competition. Each week, the biggest loser is exempt from paying in while the others pay in one dollar each week. The biggest loser at the end of the month gets the cash. Having started at 229, I am down to 222 as of yesterday. I would like to put a chart or something on here so I can visually see my progress.
I eat just because. When I'm bored, I'll look for something to eat. I love to feed others too. Just this weekend, we had friends over and I spent most of the evening in the kitchen. There was one point when Lacey came into the kitchen and said "I smell good things in here!" I asked her if she had ever smelled anything not good coming out of my kitchen...she said no. I take pride in the fact that I can make meals that others enjoy and that are nourishing to their bodies. With that in mind, I am also working on preparing healthier dishes when I do cook for everyone.
I'm going to sum this up with the following: I love to eat, I love to feed others. But the time has come for me to take care of myself so that I am still able to care for others. It's not fair to my daughter that in the future, if I kept my habits up, that I wouldn't be able to play with her or chase her or keep up with her on a bike. I have a responsibility to this amazing little doll baby to show her how to be healthy. And I'm taking that very seriously.
My blog is going to be honest, if nothing else. I'd like to share successes, failures, ideas that work, and ideas that don't work. I'll post recipes sometimes too, so feel free to share any healthy foods that you love.
Thanks for stopping by...I'll see you in real life!
When I graduated high school, I suppose I was about 150 pounds. College was not kind to me. At my college graduation in December of 2005, I was around 200. After getting married, I was around 220 and then floated my way up to 232. I decided at that point that I was neither healthy nor happy, so I joined WeightWatchers. I lost 30 pounds prior to becoming pregnant with our daughter. At the time I delivered, I was about 245. I lost almost 30 pounds in a few weeks after Olivia arrived. Since December of 2009, I have again ballooned up to 230 again, and have reached the breaking point. In cooperation with Dan and Eric, we have decided to challenge and support one another through a "biggest-loser" type of competition. Each week, the biggest loser is exempt from paying in while the others pay in one dollar each week. The biggest loser at the end of the month gets the cash. Having started at 229, I am down to 222 as of yesterday. I would like to put a chart or something on here so I can visually see my progress.
I eat just because. When I'm bored, I'll look for something to eat. I love to feed others too. Just this weekend, we had friends over and I spent most of the evening in the kitchen. There was one point when Lacey came into the kitchen and said "I smell good things in here!" I asked her if she had ever smelled anything not good coming out of my kitchen...she said no. I take pride in the fact that I can make meals that others enjoy and that are nourishing to their bodies. With that in mind, I am also working on preparing healthier dishes when I do cook for everyone.
I'm going to sum this up with the following: I love to eat, I love to feed others. But the time has come for me to take care of myself so that I am still able to care for others. It's not fair to my daughter that in the future, if I kept my habits up, that I wouldn't be able to play with her or chase her or keep up with her on a bike. I have a responsibility to this amazing little doll baby to show her how to be healthy. And I'm taking that very seriously.
My blog is going to be honest, if nothing else. I'd like to share successes, failures, ideas that work, and ideas that don't work. I'll post recipes sometimes too, so feel free to share any healthy foods that you love.
Thanks for stopping by...I'll see you in real life!
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