Where I've been, Where I'm going

Back in 2006, I joined Weight Watchers and lost around 30 pounds.

That's me on our honeymoon in Aruba in October, 2007. Pretty foxy huh?

However, not long after that I started gaining the dreaded post-wedding weight. What is it about getting married that makes women think it's ok to eat like our husbands? Add that to starting a new job, and BAM. Those 30 pounds came right back on and brought a couple more of their friends with them.

So after that I would half-ass follow Weight Watchers, but I wasn't being honest with myself. I would claim that I was SO perfect that week, but could just not understand why I gained. Riiiiiight. And that piece of Cheesecake Factory cheesecake I inhaled the night before had only 8 points and counted as a dairy serving.

Then, in April, 2009, I found out that I was pregnant with my son, Nicholas. Score! A baby AND a year off from trying to lose weight! A few weeks before he was born, I was diagnosed with gestational hypertension, a precursor to preeclampsia. Once Nicholas was born, the condition should have rectified itself. However, it didn't. It improved, but didn't go away.

Now, things are different. Now it's not a matter of vanity, it's a matter of life. I WILL get my health in check because I WILL be here to watch my son grow up.

So this is me (with my beautiful family) on Easter.


Twenty-five pounds of the 30 I gained during pregnancy are gone. But as you can see, there's still a lot more to go. And that's why we're here. Keep me honest. Keep me on track. Keep me healthy. And I will try to do the same for you.