Thought I would tell everyone a little bit about myself. I am 37 years old, married, and a mother to five great kids. I daughter and then 4 boys. I have been through plenty of weight struggles throughout my adult life. With my first 2 children I gained around 70 lbs with each child!! And no, I didn't lose it all before I had the second so I was very obese. I had thought about surgery to help but I wasn't overweight enough to have insurance pay. So, I did it the hard way, EXERCISE! I started pilates because it was the workout with the less physical impact. Like I said, I was overweight and cardio wasn't my thing. Pilates did the job and I started doing some cardio as I got smaller and was able to move.
After I lost all the weight from both the first 2 kids, I got pregnant with twins! I was very concerned about gaining too much weight again. I ended up getting a mild form of gestational diabetes and was put on a diet by a dietician. Was the best thing my doctor could do for me! I made myself stick to the diet and didn't gain near as much weight anywhere but my belly! Which was huge! After having the twins I was able to drop the weight pretty quickly. And a few years later I got pregnant with our youngest son. I again had the same weight concerns but I went back on the low calorie diet and managed to gain around 35 lbs. Thank goodness! This was also the year that my husband was activated for Army Reserves. He ended up leaving a month after our son was born to Iraq and was gone for an entire year! It was a hugely (is that a word?) stressful time! We didn't have any family in the area to help so my younger sister decided to move to help me out. My family is all from Kansas and my husbands family lives in Nebraska. Well, she ended up being diagnosed with breast cancer while she was here so went through chemo and double mascetomy and is now doing great!
While my husband was in Iraq, I did my first round of P90x. I wanted to work of the baby weight and get in better shape. I also wanted to surprise him when he got home and look great! And I did! It was a long year but having a goal helped. It is something that I never want to go through again and can't imagine how other couple go through multiple tours of duty.
That about sums up my life and what I am trying to accomplish. I am getting realllly close to turning 40 and would love to be in the best shape of my life! Goodnight.
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