Freedom #3

Airplane Seats
I love to travel.  We live in between our families; we are in Colorado. My family is in California and my husband’s family is in Ohio. Travel is the only way to see them. I don’t like wasting time driving when I can be spending time with my family and friends, so I prefer [...]

My Speech

I gave my peer inspiration speech at my center last night. It was lovely. As scary as it was to open up about things that had been held so close to my heart for many years, it was freeing. I felt understood by my peers, and loved. It was a wonderful experience. Below is the speech. 
Peer Inspiration, [...]

Progress Pics


Weight Loss Tracking

Date                     Weight          Total Loss
10/24/2007       354
10/20/2007       347              -7
11/2/2007          344.5          -9
11/6/2007          342.5          -11.5
11/9/2007          340.5          -13.5
11/13/2007        339             -15
11/16/2007        335.5          -18.5
11/27/2007        326             -28
11/30/2007        328            -26           
12/4/2007          325            -29
12/7/2007          324.5         -30
12/10/2007       324            -30.5
12/14/2007       320            -34
12/18/2007       318.5         -35.5
12/21/2007       317.5         -36.5
12/24/2007       310            -44
12/28/2007       310            -44
1/3/2008           309.5         -44.5
1/7/2008           308.5         -45.5
1/11/2008         307.5         -46.5
1/25/2008        301             -53
1/29/2008        299             -55
2/1/2008          296             -58
2/5/2008          295.5         -58.5
2/8/2008          295.5         -58.5
2/12/2008        294.5         -59.5
2/14/2008       292.5          -61.5
2/19/2008       286.5          -67.5
2/26/2008       287.5          -66.5
2/29/2008       284.5          -70.5
3/4/2008         285.5          -69.5
3/10/2008       281.5          -73.5
3/13/2008       282             -73
3/18/2008       279             [...]

Freedom #2

Riding a bike with my son
When I left California and moved to Ohio at 20 years old, my friends loaned me one of their 10 speeds. I rode it to work daily, and it was a life saver. I rode bikes on and off for a few years, but eventually I just became too large. I think [...]

Peer Inspiration

So, I’ve been asked to be the speaker at my center’s peer inspiration on Monday.
Last night, I read my speech to my husband and broke down in tears. For the first time, I realize that I’m opening up to everyone… sharing my story and it is so raw. How am I going to stand up [...]

Freedom #1

THE WEDDING RING
When I was Seven, my sister and I interrupted my Mom while she was trying to use the bathroom. We were arguing (which we were great at by the way), and this argument could not wait (most of them couldn’t). The door burst open, and we insisted on knowing…..
WHO GET’S WHICH WEDDING RING WHEN YOU [...]

Dreams of Nutty Bars

It only happens every once in awhile but when it does…. oh man…. hold on! I have these crazy food dreams! They could be quite yummy, if I could get past the obsessive food addiction part and just enjoy a bite.I’ve had dreams of eating ice cream, peanut butter, cookies, and my favorite…. nutty bars. [...]

Food for fuel

So, the old me wouldn’t eat during the day usually. I would definitely not eat breakfast. I would usually skip lunch and by the time I got home, I was so hungry. A quick hello to the kid and the husband as I headed directly to the kitchen cabinet was my daily ritual. Whatever was there, [...]

Emotional Eating

If you haven’t read the book, “Life is Hard, Food is Easy” by Linda Spangle you must. It puts it all out there in black and white. Life. It makes sense and doesn’t sugar coat it. The way I love to hear things. So, when I started my life changing at MRC this book was [...]