By the Sea Shore

I decided to start a blog to track my journey in weight loss,and to also, keep me on track. But, its hard to keep two blog's going, and seeing as it sometimes takes me a few days between entries on this blog that I am going to combine  the two.But don't worry I will keep my "weighty" posts to one a week. :)  I have a lot of weight to lose, and need to lose it NOW! I have tried so many times, but always fall off the wagon after 3 weeks or so. I need this to be the last time I start a "diet", I need this to be the time I succeed.

I have been over weight for the past 7 years. I had my first child at 19, and gained 70 pounds. After having her, I only lost 50 of it. Then with my second child I gained another 60 pounds, and did not lose any of it. Luckily, with my third child, I didn't gain any weight, in fact I lost 15 pounds, but gained it back within a year after having her.

My husband has many health issues, which have included cancer, chronic pain, and chronic kidney stones. I HAVE to be the healthy parent. Thus far, I haven't had any health problems due to being over weight, but I am almost 30 and I am sure if I stay this size any longer it will catch up to me. My children ( 3 girls) are ages 8, 5 and 3. I need to be happy and healthy for them, and right now I am neither. So here I go, here is a before picture of me.

I have signed up for a exercise class "Turbo Jam" its 3 night a week for an hour a night and it is mid-high intensity. I am also going to go to the gym at least 3 times a week. So that covers excercise, and as far as eating goes, I am going to make healthy food choices, make sure to eat 3 - 4 small meals a day, along with healthy snacks, and the big one....drink at least 8 cups of water a day!

I am also going to reward myself for every 20 pounds I lose. The first 20 pounds I lose I am getting a mani/pedi. The 2nd 20 pounds I lose I am buying 10 tanning sessions, etc. Things that will make me feel better about myself, and want to keep going!


I know this is going to be one of the hardest things I have ever done, but I am so ready for it. I can't wait to get to that point where all my clothes is getting loose, and people start noticing and commenting on my weight loss.




My sister Chandler lost 40 pounds last year, and she looks amazing! I also have a friend who for the first time in years in below 200, and she too looks amazing.

This is Chandler last October ( before she started getting fit)

This is her last June, and she has lost a bunch since that!

Val 2 summers ago

Val now! She looks so good!

And look a this lady, her name is anthea, she was one of our neighbors in Shearwater. He husband was so proud of her accomplishment he put these pics of facebook himself.

These pictures are all of women I know, they are not pics I found on the internet of people I don't know, so I can see the real difference, and it just blows me away their transformations. I want to jump on hte band wagon, I want to see what my transformation will look like!

In a year from now, I want to look back at this entry and that before pic and just say "WOW, I have come a long way!"

I will do an entry each week, about how the week went, weight and inches lost, and what I did or didn't do, and how I can improve,and how I feel. I really hope if anyone reading this is on the same journey as me or has lost a significant amount of weight, will leave me a comment to incourage me, or give advice.