Here's us. Well, us, circa May 2001, the night before we got married. Me overweight at 19 years old with a hideous dye job that I did myself, with my 22 year old sweetheart of a hubby. Since then, our family has grown with the addition of three busy boys and three dogs. Those boys are now school age, two in middle school, one in elementary, which means lots of homework and activities to keep up with, as well as PTA and church commitments.
Here's us now. Me, I'm over 30 pounds heavier than I was on our wedding day. Hubs has also gained weight, thanks to how much we love to cook!
A few years ago, my sweetheart and I went through a healthy lifestyles program at a local hospital. We both figured out how to change our diet and started exercising. Hubby jumped in with both feet and started running. He ran a number of half marathons and full marathons.
At the same time, I also started working out consistently, and was making pretty good progress.
However, life got in the way. My husband got overwhelmed at work and stopped running. I started grad school, which, with my family and my full time job, caused me to fall way, way off the wagon, and now I'm right back where I started.
Earlier in May 2015, I graduated with my MBA. Now, I have no more excuses. I've armed myself with a FitBit and a little home gym. With some meal planning and time set aside every day to do some cardio and strength-training for me, my husband, and the boys who also need some physical activity, as well as keeping myself accountable using this blog, I hope to make some steady progress to living a healthier life, not only for me, but for our whole family!
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