Healthy Living

I have been thinking about becoming healthy for a long time. Before our second anniversary I had gained 50 pounds. I still can't believe it. When I went for a physical around that time they discovered I have hypothyroidism. I wish I would have caught it sooner, but to be fair the weight gain cannot be blamed solely on my thyroid. Although the discovery of this did lead to me being able to get pregnant, so in a way I would like to thank my overweight body.

Ever since gaining the weight its been hard to drop to drop it. I don't like taking pictures and I dread the idea of clothes shopping. When we first moved back to Colorado, a missionary who was helping us move saw a picture of me from my freshman year of college and asked if it was me. When I replied yes he had a sort of shocked look on his face. I was upset. I had become unrecognizable.

I wanted desperately to loose weight, but I have always lacked motivation and with two little ones now I also lack time.

At Izebelle's 2 year check up yesterday, I gained some much needed motivation. When Ize was born she was in the 75 percentile but since her 4 month check up she has been around the 95 percentile. Her doctor and I (plus Marty) agree that she isn't fat or overweight. Ize is just a big girl, but if there are small changes that I can make now that will help her out later in life then I am willing to do it. I know that these changes will also help me with my weight goals/struggles, so I'm all for it. Honestly I would eat dirt and drink gutter water if it meant I could help Izebelle so she wouldn't have to struggle too.

The second part of my goal is to loose weight before we take family photos again. We took the first ones when Ize was 8 months old and I would like Kae to be 8 months when we take the next ones. So that gives me until around July 11 to loose weight. I don't really have a specific number in mind. I just want to feel good about myself again. I'm going to try and post pictures as the journey unfolds. I have around 150 days to loose the weight so I've broken it down to every 50 days I change things up so I'll post about the journey then.

My plan is to workout at least an hour a day, 6 days a week and eat whole grains, low fat everything, and plenty of fruits and vegetables.

Hopefully after these next five months are over I'll look a little less like this:

(Family Pictures 10/09)

And a little more like this (again):

(Glamour Shots '04)