Why so Serious?

I know I started this blog as an outlet and to help keep me accountable to my weight loss journey but it took something a little more than that to actually get me going and keep me there! So here is the real reason I have been successful! So you may be wondering about what I’m doing and why you keep seeing all these health posts. Well Long story short I started blogging in June about my reality of trying to lose weight and the countless failed attempts. Sometime in August I started seeing similar posts like the ones I have been sharing and decided to step outside my comfort zone and ask what they were about! Annie added me to my first challenge group the beginning of September. I decided closer to the end of September I wanted to INSPIRE others and keep myself accountable to my own goals as well! I started my journey weighing 237 lbs and had a rather large middle that I wanted to get rid of. Since starting on September 3 I am down 14lbs and 27 inches! Not only am I seeing the changes in my body and clothes I’m feeling them as well. Earlier this year after giving birth to Elinor my third child I just thought that the fatigue and irritability were due to just having a baby and a Down syndrome diagnosis on top of it. Well when things were not starting to resolve on their own and the appointments had settled down I decided to see my doctor. I was having strange rashes even if something barely touched me. Napping was out of control! I was sleeping 3-5 hours at a time during the afternoon and not giving my children the attention they needed. Honestly I couldn’t because I was so exhausted I couldn’t even keep my eyes open. The doctor ended up ordering blood work and my ANA panel came back positive. I was so scared could it be Fibromyalgia or Lupus? Well my prayers were answered after going to Ohio State Rheumatology and everything came back clear! The bad news was my doctor told me plain and simple you’re fat and need to lose weight. That hurt to hear it said from someone I didn’t even know and for it to just be so blunt. I knew I was fat so why did this hurt so much. That is when I decided to take back my life health and all! So I want to share with everyone what I’m doing and help you reach your goals no matter how small or BIG they are! I will be starting another accountability group the end of November to kick off the holiday season and get our New Year’s Resolutions started early. If you want to ask questions or join send me a pm and we can do this together! Here are pictures starting Day 1,15,30,45, & 60