Don't you love it when your kids take a picture of you and your not aware. WOW it still surprises me that I have gotten this big.

Before pictures

Steph had a few pictures that depict what others see. I never saw myself like this and often excused my weight with comments such as, "My husband loves me the way that I am." or "As long as I can still run and play with my kids then I am just fine". Yep running I am not, in one of the pictures I am WATCHING the kids ice block. Oh I tried it, but found it more fun to watching the kids. A change is the works. Next summer I will own the ice block and will race my children down the hill! ~Hather

Time to Stop!

Eating, worrying, stressing, blaming and most of all living! I titled this a Time to Stop for all of those reasons. I have not always struggled with my weight. There have been many times in my life I have been okay with myself and even loved myself, but not now. I look at this moment as a need for change! Stop eating foods that are not healthy and filling, stop worrying about what will happen, stop stressing about life, stop blaming all of those things for my weight gain, and most of all stop living as if I have tomorrow to change. 2010 marks a year for me! I am really concentrating on myself this year. With Richard in Afghanistan and my children in a place where they are comfortable with life, I find all the reasons in the world to really focus on me! In this picture I am at my heaviest, 236.8lbs. That is a number I thought I would never see. Now I have seen it for the last time. Weight Watchers is a program that works and I know it works for me. Four weeks in I am at 225.6, a total loss of 11.2 lbs in one month! I am excited to start this journey. I am not alone in this. With my best friend by my side we are doing this together! And as times will come of thoughts of giving up, I know we will be there for each other and remind one another, sisters never give up!-Steph

January 2, 2010 A new Beginning

We ate and ate through the holidays knowing that it would be the last of a good time. Why is that? We associate living happy and celebrating with eating. I ate sometimes saddened by the thought that I wouldn't be able to eat again like this. But like what? Without control, without thought, without consequence. I searched and searched looking for a before picture and I have conveniently disguarded all full body shots and most close up shots. I have power handed the photo opportunities and take full control of the camera. I started out at 240.8 whopping pounds. Today, January 30, 2010 marks 4 weeks of following the Weight Watchers Program and I have lost 10.4 pounds.
Mostly my regime has consisted of staying within my points and working out on the recumbant bike (exercise while sitting, you couldn't ask for more) 3 times a week. This week my goal is to increase my workouts to 4 times a week and watch for emotional eating signs. I have a really bad habit of eating while bored, happy, sad, mad, stressed, even~keeled, depressed, excited in celebration of, in mourning of, just because, and any other reason I can tie anything social, alone or with someone to. Eating is habit! ~Heather