Hello Twenty-Eleven!

It's been a while and I hope everyone enjoyed the holidays, I know I sure did. We are so blessed to have the family and friends that we do. :) Now that the holidays are over it's back to business. Jonathan is staying busy at station 2 and is now working full time his new position at Allstate. Things have slowed down at Hallmark (which is a nice break after being so busy). A calm before the Valentine's Day storm.

This year I've decided it's all about "us" and taking care of our marriage/family and our health. We are best friends first which is awesome and have a wonderful marriage. We are young and relatively healthy and I want to enjoy every minute of it. So far we are off to a good start. Our 4 year anniversary is coming up on the 6th, and what a blessing the last 4 years have been. I'm so proud to be the wife of a firefighter and such a great man.

I'm also starting the Weight Station on Jan 9th. I can't wait! I lost 38 pounds at the most however, with the holidays I've gained 4 pounds back. It's ok though, the Weight Station is going to help me, it's going to switch things up and re motivate me! I'm ready to get rid of the the last 25-30 pounds.

Our little Bailey will be 10 this year, I can't believe I've been blessed to have him with me for 10 years. He has the best personality and makes me laugh every day! What a wonderful little family I'm very blessed to have :)

weight and trash the dress ?

So I’m still hanging out at about 30lbs lost. When I went back to my OB for a checkup. I explained the wall I’ve hit and he gave me a prescription to help jump start my system so hopefully along with exercising and watching what I eat this will help get me past the 30lb wall.
On another note I was browsing around on facebook and saw pictures from my cousins trash the dress photo shoot and of course they were gorgeous and on the beach and I got to thinking. My dress has been hanging in a closet for 3 years and 8 months and is already filthy at the bottom what a good way to bring it out one last time. I searched some pictures and saw some beautiful ones of brides out in nature near creaks. I saw some fun ones with paint which would be awesome but can’t really think of a place I could go. Also thought about how it would have been cool to have some pictures of Jonathan and I and the fire truck and that would be a great way to get dirty. Then I thought about my favorite thing in the world, wine and maybe going to a winery and doing it along with some grape stomping of course to get dirty! so cute! So many possibilities. I think I’ll start with the photographer. The one we go to does location shoots and charges $50.00 not bad but I don’t think much editing is done. Hmm so I think I’ll continue to think about it, it sure would be fun to get in the dress one last time and be able to not worry about it getting dirty. Oh and did I mention I can now fit back in my dress with the weight I’ve lost. Yay me!

Half way!!!

Well I've done it I've reached half of my goal. I'm so inspired I want nothing more than to keep going! I got to throw away like 8 pairs of pants I can no longer wear, it's an amazing feeling!!!! I'm just so happy, I've got 30lbs more to get to a weight I'm happy with but who knows the sky is the limit I just might keep going if I can!!!!

Keepin on

Wow it's so good to see progress. 27 pounds down and I'm still going! I'm really enjoying life so much more and want to keep shedding this weight! That is all :)

Summer is here and it's a different me!

It’s been a while since I have checked in. Things sure have been busy with the two jobs and all. I’ve been dieting and working out since May 3rd and since then I’ve lost 10 1/2lbs. I’ve lost 18.5lbs from my heaviest weight earlier this year. I feel sooo much better. I like what I’m eating and I’m enjoying the Biggest Loser Cardio Max DVD, that’s what is making this so doable. I’ve done nothing but make excuses for not eating right and working out and now I’m doing it, working a second job and the normal wifely duties. No one said it would be easy but its sooo rewarding! I’ll be going up to 500MG of Metformin tomorrow, I’ve been on 250MG for a month now one would think I would be use to it by now. I’m on Cycle 20 since we have started trying for a baby and I know it will happen in time, I just have to be patient. Now that I’m not doing all the fertility meds and doctors appointments I’m actually enjoying my life. I feel so encouraged and I know I just have to keep pluggin!! My goal weight is 40lbs away and I can do it!!!!

Keep on truckin

I feel so encouraged right now. I started Metformin on April 20th and have only been taking 250MG. Around that date I kicked the diet soda and switched to water and started walking at work on break. The last time I weighed myself was on 2/25, I weighed on 5/5 and was down 9 pounds which was huge for me!! Considering I have done nothing but gain weight since we started trying in 2008.

I started my low carb diet on 5/3 and also started working out 3 times a week with the Biggest Loser DVD and since 5/3 I've lost another 2 pounds. I'm down 11 pounds and just loosing that little bit I can feel a difference. This gives me encouragement to keep going. Ideally I'd like to loose another 48 pounds, I know it will take a while but I'm heading in the right direction.

As for my chart it dropped low like it normally would before ovulation. I didn't take my temp on Saturday the 8th and I’m now kicking myself. My temp on Sunday was a degree higher than normal but then on Monday the 10th dropped down half way. I'm not sure if I ovulated or not, my temp is higher than it was last week so maybe just maybe I did ovulate??!??

The day I ovulate on my own for the FIRST time ever, I'm throwing a PARTY!!!

Trying to turn things around :)

Now that PCOS is a part of me I'm trying to change things to make life a little easier. I started walking everyday at work. I'm weaning my self off of Diet Coke, I have a small amt in the morning and then it's water for the rest of the day. Also today I started my Biggest Loser DVD I'd like to do that a least once every other day. Mom and I are going grocery shopping tonight. She is a health nut and is going to help me start making smarter choices. I'm still on the 250MG of Metformin XR and I think I will bump myself up to 500MG this week. Slow and steady changes, I have to do this for my health. I want to be healthy and want to start before things get out of control.
Although the last 2 years and 4 months have been tough I have learned so much about why we are not getting pregnant and I should have considering we spent over $2200 last year alone out of pocket. 18 cycles behind me and I'm trying to stay strong. I think with everything we have been through it has made me a strong person. I'm trying to stay positive and know one day when it's right it will be our turn to be parents.