The Time Has Come!

Well, the time has finally come. I finally decided which program I am going to follow. It's called The Female Body Breakthrough by Rachel Cosgrove. I picked this program because I actually read things in this book that I have never read before in any other program geared toward women. I won't give too much away, but needless to say, if you are looking for a program that will give you results and that will work with a woman's body, give this one a try. I will be posting my results at 4 weeks. I will also try to post a weekly update as well. I have my thermometer jeans ready to go. So we will see how far I can pull them up by then. If you want to know about thermometer jeans, get the book!

Putting it all together

So I have been doing a lot of thinking these past 2 weeks. What is it I really want? Is it just to get back into my old clothes? Or is it something more? I think it's something more. So now I am taking this coming week to examine what that "more" is. I will also be looking at what my obstacles are and how I can overcome them. I don't just want to be skinny again, it's more than that. I want to be an example to my daughters. I don't want them to have the same bad examples I had growing up. When I was a child, there wasn't nearly as much information about health and wellness as there is today. We have no excuses for raising our children the way we were raised. We know better. So part of my journey is not just for me, but for my daughters. I want to educate them about health and wellness so that they don't end up with the health problems that are plaguing society today. I also do not want to end up with diabetes like my mother and her mother and her sister did. It's more than just being able to get into my skinny jeans again. It has to be more than that or I could just starve myself for a few months and be done with it. I almost have all of the pieces, then I will be able to put my puzzle together.

Where I have been

Okay, so this is a brief summary of where I have been and where I am going. I was always a "chubby" kid. I wasn't what you would call obese, I just needed to lose a few pounds. I was this way through my mid twenties. When I turned 26, I moved to Tampa with my parents and got a job waiting tables. All of a sudden, I started losing weight. I was literally shrinking! At my smallest, I was a size 10. In the span of about a year, I went down to a size 4! I could not believe it. I had been chunky for most of my life up to this point, so I was stunned every time I looked at my new body. I started to change my eating habits and exercise to maintain my new weight. I really ate clean most of the time and started rollerblading a few days a week. So, life went on. I got married and got pregnant. I always maintained that I was going to eat healthy and exercise so I would be able to fit back into my old clothes. Famous last words! Of course I used my pregnancy as an excuse to eat junk. I tried to exercise, but morning sickness sidetracked that. I exercised off and on throughout my second and thrid trimesters. I ended up gaining almost 40 pounds. So, needless to say, after I had my first daughter I was carrying around 20 extra pounds. Fast forward one year. I made a half-hearted attempt to lose weight before I got pregnant with my second daughter. It didn't happen. So I gained another 35 pounds with my second pregnancy. Now after having 2 children, I am almost 40 pounds heavier than I was before I ever got pregnant. It's been frustrating for me. I know what I need to do, but there are 100 more excuses to come up with now that I have 2 children to care for. I guess I am starting this blog more for myself so that I have a written account of my journey. I guess I am waiting for something to click in my head or something like that. I know what I need to do, it's just that I can't seem to get my ass in gear! That doesn't mean that I will ever stop trying, though.