Family is Forever

Family is Forever

Saturday, January 04, 2014

Advocare: Day One

My journey on Advocare... I went to the doctor on December 12th for a check up. I gasped when I stepped on the scale and it showed I weighed 212 pounds! 
The last time I weighed that much I was checking in  at TMH to have Jadie. Josh and I have been trying to have another baby for well over a year now. I've been on prednisone for hives and various meds to try to get pregnant. My new job doesn't help much either. No good excuses but the bottom line is I need to lose weight. I have gained 50 pounds in the past five years. Not cool! 

After my doctor's visit, I cut out sugary drinks and started drinking Spark. I lost 5 pounds in three weeks, had energy and felt better. Boy do I sound like an infomercial, lol! Anyway, I decided if the Spark made such a difference, I figured I'd do the 24 day challenge. 

I took pics last night and got Josh to measure me. He is so amazing. I was down on myself for gaining so much weight. He told me to stop. He said, "When I look at you, physically, I see the same woman I fell in love with. Emotionally, I see a strong woman who gave birth to two babies in two years and put all of us before herself. You're beautiful the way you are." God, I love that man!

Today hasn't been too bad. One funny thing I did notice was how I have to make a conscious effort now not to eat Jadie's left overs. I'm excited to see the progress I've made by day 24!

Bottom line- I'm doing this to feel better and have more energy for my family. If I lose weight- that will be a blessing to.