About 5 months ago I started on a journey to finally take control of my body and get off the unwanted pounds I had put on in the 3 1/2 years I was having babies. With my first pregnancy I put on 65 pounds. So I went from 125 to 190 in six months....no body should be able to stretch that far but it did. And after a c-section and long labor my body was pretty tore up. I remember crying cause I didn't have any idea how to really function in my new body. I was pretty lost in a lot of ways and would never made it through without the love of my family and my God. Then after two more babies, both within the next two years...I was not at the 200 mark but pretty dang close...and man I was wiped out. I recovered poorly after my last baby and it took me a year to not to be in pain anymore. And then I decided this was it, I was going to take control and get my body and self back. As all women we struggle with weight on a daily basis, constantly bombarded by the media that to be beautiful you must also be thin. We are all beautiful, we are all different....and I refuse to give in to being anyway else but who God made me. With a lot of prayer and support by people who love me, I found a place were no matter what the scale said I just wanted to be healthy. I wanted to be a good example to my babies, I wanted to be me again. I never expect to be like I was when I first got pregnant but I do know now that I can be healthy in my everyday life. And make the decisions that will effect myself and my family. Since taking that first step I had the privelege to take others with me as I became a Fitness/Nutrition coach and so far am down 25 pounds and feeling pretty dang good. I feel like ME again.
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