A Little about me!

Challenge for the week: Intorduce your self, tell a little why you are in the compitition!

Ok I am in this competition because my friend asked me to join it with her. Checked the budget, the mirror the size of my pants and signed up!

I have always been on the petite side (small framed). I have not had to really worry about weight for most of my life but I was like most girls, I thought I was "FAT" What I realize now is I would like that "FAT" body back! I wore a size 0 or 1 most of my high school years I atribute this to all the dance classes I was in Tap , Jazz, Ballet and Sunshine Generation.

It was not until I was 19 and had my first baby that I knew what being heavy was, going to see the Dr and him poking my hip bone and telling me I needed to be more active as he could no longer feel that bone, then after having him not taking off the weight that I had gained with him.

Then I started dancing again, I had a group of friends that liked to go Country dancing. Oh boy was this fun! I danced my ass off (literally). I had gotten back into a size 5 I was so excited!

Then came baby # 2. For the longest time you did not even know I was pregnant! (I actually met my husband of 15 years when I was 3 months pregnant...He had no idea! ) Well I went through that pregnancy all alone, her daddy came back into the picture the month before she was born! But we decided that we were just going to be friends.

Ok back to the story you want to hear! Body bounced back for the most part I was sitting at a size 7.

Current Hubby and I started dating when daughter 2 was one month old. Had to stay sexy for the dating time right, well then getting comfortable in the relationship added a few pounds, then baby #3 and that is what happened! The girls are only 16 months apart! The body was never the same again, slowly as a stay at home mother of 3 the sweats took over the closet and little by little the jeans just kept getting bigger and bigger! The top I got to was almost ready to move into a size 18, my biggest weight 190!

Went on a fad diet lost 50! gained almost all of it back topped out that time at 187. That was the day I dig in my heals and said NO MORE! I will get healthy. And the timing was right, about 4 months later I heard from my friend about the challenge! I was already on the way down on the scale and maybe this was the push I needed!

Since 2008 I have not weighed more that 170 pounds. Every year I strive to find new ways to keep me on the right track, one day at a time some times one meal at a time. We are all in control of our health, I let mine slip along with eating habits of my family.

So today I tell you this is not just about me, it is about teaching my children how to make the right choice, We chose to be healthy! Variety is the spice of life, GO EAT A RAINBOW!