MY PROGRESS

Name: Laura
Height: 5 feet, 9 inches
Age: 28 years old
Weight: 162.4 pounds, As of Jan 19, I weigh 160.4 lbs, as of Feb 2, I weigh 158.4 lbs; as of Feb 16, 2013 I weigh 152.0 lbs; as of March 2013 I weigh 150 lbs

I started this new way of eating at 180 pounds and nine weeks later, I have lost eighteen of them. My goal weight lost is 50 pounds which will have me weighing 130 pounds total. The reason I'm doing this is that I want to be a fit mother one day who can run after my children and play for hours without tiring out after 5 minutes. I also want to live a long life where I can be active, agile, and independent in my old age.
I decided to begin this diet with my husband in support of him so he wouldn't be all alone in what he could / couldn't eat. Now as I'm further in I'm so glad I made those choices as my body is eliminating fats, bad bacteria and waste that would have stayed otherwise. I want a healthy body to house my babies in one day. I want to be fit so I will feel good about myself and I want to learn self control so I can pass it on to my children in the future and benefit myself and my husband today.

It only takes a moment of courage to make the change, a pinch of craziness to turn your life around and a large dose of passion to keep going. 

You WILL feel awful for the first week or two or three. What got me through was my friend Amy making me a delicious salad when I felt tired, hungry and depleted of all food making abilities. Her salad reminded me that I could cook and create delicious meals within our food constraints that my husband and I would feel excited to eat and not feel condemned to the food before us.

THANK YOU AMY and thank you to all who are striving to change.