My Journey, Part 1

Phew! I have never been a skinny little chick.  Oh, I have had lots of friends that were, but I was always the one who never had to worry because I had big bones or Dad’s broad shoulders or the frame to handle more weight.  Those don’t really help with self confidence issues.  Until recently, I was facing a subtle but consistent weight gain per year. I would try to watch what I ate, but with the crazy schedule of being wife and secretary to the administrator of a small Christian school and pastor, I never had the time to exercise consistently, and the stress was only adding to my weight gain.  This summer, I became inspired by a dear friend who began to rave about a program called loseit.  She was having all this success, and I kept thinking it would be so nice to feel the same. It was summer, and I had the time.  My thoughts were to just begin a consistent workout that I could do Monday through Friday at the gym. Once I became consistent, I could work on the time frame I would need to prepare for my day once school began. So I began after our vacation to the Cincinnati area and the Creation Science Museum. Here are a couple of pictures of me during that trip.

I love this picture and the moment Sarah and I were having, but I look at it and so hate what I had become weight wise.

This is our family at the museum. It is so funny because that shirt was one of my faves as it was so comfy.  Now it is a little too comfy! LOL.

I began working out faithfully, and I have now become a gym rat! I love it! I have all my little gym buddies that work out the same time I do, and it is so encouraging.  Probably the best part of it all though is that I have lost almost 30 pounds since June 1. It has been a huge process of reprogramming, and I really do have to rave on Loseit.  I began charting everything I ate on it, and boy! it didn’t take long for me to really understand I needed a life style change. 

Dan and I had talked frequently about my desire to lose weight.  He is very negative about the whole diet thing.  Partly because we all see some one diet to lose a bunch of weight only to gain it back more quickly than they lost it.  He just didn’t want that to happen with me.  So, I didn’t diet, and I can say honestly that I haven’t given up one thing I love to eat.  I just learned when I could! It is amazing to think that I have lost 28 pounds to date, and I still eat ice cream, drink sweat tea, and enjoy these delicious chocolate tortes I make with a dear friends help.  It is also amazing how it has affected the meals and family as well.  We have all become a little more healthier due to my changes. 

It is a journey, and it is truly one I have only recently begun. I cannot begin to express how the loss of not only weight but also inches from my waist and arms make me feel so much more in control, energized, and free.

I even let my hubby take some pics this past weekend. So here are Sarah and I again!