Hey yall!!!!
Im a 23 year old SAHM to 2 wonderful kiddos! Seriously they are just the greatest! And Ive been married for 5 years to an amazing husband! I wanted to create this blog to hopefully inspire others who have been in the same type of situations.
So, a little background info for you all! Ive always been a chubby kid. Ive always liked food. Ive used food as a comfort for so many years. At 17 I became pregnant with our daughter and gained 60lbs with that pregnancy then 4 months later I became pregnant with our son and gained 40lbs with that pregnancy, 9 months later we move to Japan. So 3 years and 20lbs MORE here I was at a whooping 298.8lbs!! Now backtrack a bit to right after I had my daughter. My Mom found out that she was going to need a quintuple heart bypass. She was 38 years old and 130lbs. Not only did she have the bypass but a few weeks later she was having some pain and found out that she had staph infection and had to have an open wound vac for a few weeks, got it taken out and a few weeks after that she had more pain and found out her sternum was rotting on the inside, so she had to be opened a 3rd time and had her sternum removed. And during ALL this I was graduating high school, taking care of a newborn, getting married and then got pregnant AGAIN! Now you would think that having to watch my Mom go through this that I would take action and be the healthiest person I could be. Nope, on the way to the hospital there were stops to any and all fast food joints, restaurants ect ect. It has actually taken my own bad news for me to open up my eyes and realize that if I dont change Im gonna die young. I dont want to go through the pain my Mom went through and is still going through. I want to be fit. I want to be healthy. I want to go on runs with my family and have my children grow up healthy with healthy lifestyles. So, I started doing research and figured a "real food" diet is what is best for our family!
Ive tried almost EVERY diet pill, shake, drink, drop and fad you can think of. Never lasted on them because I was HUNGRY! I failed because I felt like I was missing out. I failed because I would binge on ALL the "healthy" alternatives. So, I boxed up all the processed food and shoved it in a closet underneath boxes. And then I realized that I had a real problem with self control. So I took that box out and placed all that "food" and all the soda back on a shelf and EVERY DAY I see it. EVERYDAY I have to make the effort to choose the healthy food.. and there are some days that are really hard for me. But, its all part of me not just dieting but changing our lives. I know it sounds corny but its true. The grocery stores arent going to hide all the bad stuff from me when I go shopping. Its always going to be everywhere I go.
This lifestyle is actually a lot easier than I expected it to be. When I go to the store and I HAVE to read the labels on stuff and see that there is more than 5 ingredients and I know that I cant have it, all I do is put it back. We've switched to non-dairy (we are expensive cheese lovers so occasionally we'll have some fancy cheese) we use/drink almond milk, rice milk and coconut milk. Coconut milk is my favorite for baking. It doesnt really have a coconut taste but its the one the works the best in my opinion. I bake our own breads, muffins and tortillas. We've cut out ALL refined sugars and just use agave, honey or maple syrup. We try and buy all our produce and meat locally. (sometimes though I just need to run to the store and grab 1-2 things).
GYM TIME. Just let me tell you. I used to go to the gym and "work out" but for the first time last Monday I worked out for real. I had one of those made me cry, sweat everywhere and just emotional work outs where I felt first hand what I had done to my body. But Im changing that now :) I love when Im running and my kiddos are saying "go mommy go" I love that Im doing this. And yes I know this is so cliche but honestly if my big ol booty can get up and run 1 minute walk for 2, run for a minute and walk for 2 and I do that 4 times EVERYDAY.. YOU CAN DO IT!!
So I know its only been 8 days but I will say there are 2 things that have just blown me away in starting this!
1. My husband has been so supportive of this! He is a big time carnivore so for him to switch and only eat meat 4 times a week is just awesome. I love that he uplifts me and encourages me.
2. All of the support Im getting from family and friends is just amazing. I love getting messages from people saying that Im encouraging them to be better and to get their families on a healthy diet. Seriously, it brings me to tears. I love you guys <3
So as I wrap this post up I just want you to know that it is hard. Its EXTREMELY hard. But I know its going to be worth is. <3
Oh and just real quick.. my starting weight was 298.8 my current weight is 276.4!!
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