Drum Roll Please

The numbers are in! I woke up earlier than normal and couldn't fall back asleep because I was so anxious to finally weigh in! Phil was up getting ready for work so we pulled out the scale and got to find out together.

My starting weight was 146 and this morning I weighed in at 138! That's 8 pounds lost for me!

Phil started at 210 and this morning he weighed in at an astounding 194!!!! That's 16 pounds lost!!!

This is only one month of food choices people. One Month!! This is basically without working out too.

Was it easy? No. Was it worth it? Yes.

You have to live with the choices you make. So it's up to you....

6 weeks post partum                                                                            14 months post partum

These two pictures are a little over a year apart. I lost weight in that year. I also gained weight back that I lost.

Hard work pays off. We all know that, but when it comes to living it out we often choose what we want in the moment.

You will have to live with what you chose to eat last night. You will have to live with the choice to rest and not exercise.

Sometimes it's worth it! Sometimes the cake to celebrate something is worth it and if you can go forward without beating yourself up about it, then eat that cake or sit on the couch and rest! But if you're constantly unhappy with your choices and unhappy with what you see in the mirror, just remember that nothing will change unless you choose to make a change.

...and if you do, you will get to live with the positive choices you make.

P.S. Just to show you that I'm far from the semi flat stomach in the pictures, this is what it looks like when I bend over.

That stomach is worth every sag and wrinkle.