Week 2 Results (Jennifer)

The results are in. 3 lbs down this week! At first the scale said 3.5, then 3, then 4 so I decided to go with the least amount. The scale is usually within a pound no matter how many times I get on. So...I am pretty happy with 3 lbs. I have been a little more active this week but knew that the weight loss cant be huge every single week. Plus I took advantage of the condiment options and snacks. And 3 lbs of fat gone is a great accomplishment to me! The lowest weight I have been in well over a decade is a mere 7 lbs away. That is my first mini goal. Trish...do you have a mini goal??? So to me...once I get there is when the real excitement begins. Thats when I will venture into territories I haven been since college. My weight didnt really become a problem until then. My mom ALWAYS had a well balanced meal on the table every night. Like most girls I thought I was fat but looking back the pics I sure was not....It wasnt until I went to college and got some freedom that things went downhill. But even then I only put on the freshman 15 or so. But once I started dating my husband the "happy fat" poured on. And that is over 11 years ago now. He is a big guy(not fat, just big) and boy can he eat. And I began to eat just like him...for the last 11 years. And it got worse after the girls were born(2 babies in 15 months!!!). My whole body formation changed after the 2 c-sections. It is easy to let yourself go when you have so many duties as mom and your priority is to take care of the kids. My husband kept telling me "give yourself a break...you just had two babies in 15 months). And when my youngest, Emma, was sick there really was no time or interest to help myself. My focus was not on me. Her illness(es) lasted for over a year. But hindsight is 20/20 and I now realize that exercise and taking control of myself was probably the best thing I could have done for myself at that time. But instead I chose the instant gratification of food to make a hard time feel a little better with each yummy bite I took. But it only felt better until I was full and then I felt guilty. It was a whole cycle that went round and round every day. And that was the hardest time of my life with everything that was going on. And much like Trish...one day something clicked for me. What have I done to myself? It wasnt just my weight. My weight affected so many other parts of my life. My attitude, my stress level, my self esteem, my activity level(I was so exhausted all of the time), etc. I realized it was time to take care of me. And I am capable of doing so while taking care of our girls! And having a great support system is so wonderful so I encourage all of you who read this to jump in and make the comments to both me and Trish... even if you dont know one of us (thanks Bonnie :). Because it is these things that help us. That is exactly why we created this blog. So thanks to all of you for following.
Wow...this was supposed to be a short results post and really turned into a therapy session!!! haha. Sorry about that. But just like on the biggest loser(haha) I have realized that until you realize what it is that made you gain weight or live an unhealthy lifestyle it is impossible to get the weight off and keep it off. And that is our goal...