My name is Michelle, 30 yr old from Ohio, wife to Michael, 9 years this December. I married my childhood sweetie~he was my next door neighbor since I was five years old! We have two darling children, Robert, who is 6,(my little redhead) and Rachel, who is 2, who is a blondie but should be the redhead with her spitfire personality. I work as an RN on a med-surg floor in a hospital and I'm a certified diabetic educator and peritoneal dialysis nurse. (not as exciting as it sounds, trust me) I work the 7pm-7am shift, three days a week, every third weekend. It's tough not snacking to keep awake late nights!
Two years ago, I lost 70 pounds on Atkins/low carb and was loving the way I felt, got down around 200 lb and got pregnant with Rachel...decided not to stay low carb during my pregnancy, ballooned back up to 270...sigh...but a week after she was born, I developed a life threatening septic infection (retained placenta from the delivery), underwent two operations, intubated twice, spent 9 weeks in the hospital....dropped weight to around 220 but I looked sickly....got well and went back to my love affair with food, since I had been so sick and couldnt eat....the day my scale told me 296, I thought, if I see 300 I would just die....(no offense to those who do)....tried low carb, seemed not to work for me again, and wanted a diet plan that I could follow and feed my family. So I just make smarter choices, more fresh fruits/veggies, leaner meats, water water water, etc. I don't go to weight watchers meetings, but I figure I'm pretty close to what they do.
I actually belong to three gyms! Well, one is free, the therapy services at the hospital, since I dont live close to there, I don't go there much (but I did when I lived closer), then I joined Curves, but their hours are too restrictive, can't seem to get there (though it was easy to go after night shifts, but who wants to exercise after 12hr night!?) I keep intending to go cancel there but haven't done so yet.....But the last I joined was Ladies Super Fitness, I think it's just local (I dont think its a chain, have any of you heard of it?) Its a ladies gym, its really huge, the hours are 9am-9pm so I can get in anytime. Plus they weigh and measure you every month and set up a program with you; which machines to use, how much weight and how many reps, etc. I've actually BEEN GOING! And seeing results! I can't say I LOVE to work out, but I do feel better lately and feel frumpy when I don't go. I usually start out elliptical for 20 min, weights and abs, then cross trainer 15 min. I live close enough I could walk there, I just usually drive. I work my 12 hr nights, wake up early enough to work out before getting the kids from daycare (or school).
Looking foreward to getting to know you all! I think I'll go join the Thanksgiving challenge!
