Raw and Real

This was me last year before I decided to live. 238 pounds in all it's glory!


The purpose of this blog is to follow my journey to a healthier me. I need to lose weight. It took me along time to be able to say that, to stop kidding myself into thinking that I was fine, that my husband loves me and my kids love me so who cares. They are the only ones that matter right?!?!?!

RIGHT!!!

Which is exactly why I need to lose weight! Because if I don't fat will steal my life away from me pound by pound, inch by inch until I can't play with my kids, or love my husband or keep my house clean. Little by little fat will steal things from me, my love of dancing, of karaoke of rough housing with my boys.

It has already started stealing, sneaky as fat is, I get winded, can't chase my kids for long or play at the park as long. I have no energy and I hate it! I hate fat!

I will NOT have a heart attack! I will not have diabetes! I will not depend on my husband and kids to pick up my slack when I am too fat to do for myself!

This stops now!

I have already begun my weight loss journey and I am happy to report that I have lost 47 lbs! I still have a long way to go and I will get there! I am more motivated than I have ever been. Maybe with this blog I can motivate others to choose life and living over fat and food.

Right now I weigh 191.00 lbs I started out at 238.00 lbs this is a good start but I still have about 60 pounds to lose before I am at a healthy weight for my height (5'2.5"). I am on a 1500 calorie per day diet. It is hard, everyday it is hard to stick to it but I look at my family and know that the calories don't matter when it comes to days and years with my family. That's how I look at it every calorie more that I eat per day is less time I will have with my family in the future because fat is just waiting for me to mess up to start stealing my life again!

I am going to post receipes and meal plans and what I am doing to stay on track, this isn't a fad diet or pills or dangerous surgery this is just me, learing how to fight my demons and live a happy long life for my family.


This is me right now 191 pounds still a far way to go!