The Begining

For anyone who is reading this, thank you. I enjoy the support and appreciate the interest you have in my life. I'm starting a health blog. My own health blog. I've read several articles of people having a health blog and having it improve their own goal to lose weight or stay fit. I know that having a record of my good days and bad days will motivate me to do better.

A little about me, it seems like I've always had a weight problem. I wasn't an obese child or anything but I always seemed to have that child chub. Of course in High School I slimmed down while I played sports but if I didn't play sports I easily gained weight. It wasn't fair because I have a twin sister who didn't play sports and could eat anything she wanted and stay thin. I graduated High School weighing about 130. I'm 5'4, so that is about average I think. College was good to me. I didn't gain the freshman fifteen but lost that much. I was really good at working out every night with my roomates and I was able to eat my own portions.

Thanksgiving 2004 four. 2nd semester college

about 130 lbs

Everytime, I went home from college on my break, I gained so much weight. An incredible amount in a 3 month span.In 2006, I went from 135-140 when I left school to at least 155. (I never weighed myself but looking at pictures) Too bad that time period was when I went to Hawaii for 2 months and all the pictures I have of myself, I'm disgusted by. When I looked at those pictures for the first time, I realized that is not who I wanted to be. I realized that I had a major problem with gaining weight and that I wasn't going to magically have the metabolism my sister had. I did a lot better after that. Although it took a long time to lose that weight that only took my 3 months to put on.

May 2006 (2 weeks before Hawaii)

didn't have a scale but at least 150 lbs

By Fall of 2007, I was back at 130-135. Boys were my motivation. That was the semester I was interested in my-now-husband.When I tried on my wedding dress I weighed 140. That's still average and I was happy about it. I felt good, I looked good, I was getting married.

Right after marriage August 2008

140 lbs

In the first six months of marriage I was able to gain at least ten pounds and when I found out I was expecting I weighed 165. I hadn't realized that I had even gained that much weight. I was still fitting in my jeans but I really don't really gain weight there so it really wasn't the best measure. I had a good pregnancy, I wasn't morning sick for too long and I had healthy growth through my first trimester. It was the second trimester that really threw me. I was living in a hotel with a stove top range and I didn't even get outside most of those days. I did do some walking on the weekends but not nearly enough.

Winter 2009 around 160 lbs

I really can't remember my weight during the rest of the pregnancy but when I did weigh my self 6 months after pregnancy. I was at 185! that was the top of it and I was going to have no more of it. I didn't want to be who I was. Like post-partum isn't enough I was really depressed that I weighed so much. It was then that I really decided that I need to COMMIT TO BE FIT! I knew my habits enough to know that I really need to watch what I eat and need to excersice. I started walking on a treadmill a couple days a week. But That's didn't seem to do much so I bought my husband P90x for father's day. (More for me because he really doesn't need it.) So We started P90 in September of 2010. From the date that we started I worked out 5 days a week for four and a half months until I got my wisdom teeth out and we travel for christmas. Those 4 1/2 months I lost 15 pounds. I had a doctors apointment in the middle of December and weighed 171. That was the fastest I had lost that much weight and got really motivated to keep going.

My before picture of P90x August 2010 (185 lbs)

I After the Christmas holidays(didn't gain a pound : ) )I got back to excercising and mid january was down to 165 pounds(Pre-preggo weight)

That's where I am today. I've started up P90x again and plan to do it like I'm supposed to and record my improvements. My ultimate goal right now is to get back to 145. I'd be happy with 150 but why not go the extra 5 pounds and if I lose more than that great! I've set the date to be May 31st. (Thanks to my good friend Sarah)