My first post

At the beginning of my weight loss journey I decided to start a blog to track my progress. It was a huge part of my success. Since the blog turned into more of a journal than a progress blog, I decided to start a new one!

Here I will set goals and report on them. I'll track my food and progress, then observe and make changes! Let the fun begin.

I have a reason for my newfound motivation: my son. Yes, I gave birth to a beautiful baby boy eleven weeks ago and he, and my husband, are the lights of life. And though he was totally worth it, my little bundle of joy cost me about 35 pounds. I was totally unfilled for the pregnancy and gained about 50 pounds total. My breastmilk never really came in, so it's up to me and my good friends food and exercise to lose the rest.



I'm not exactly sure why I feel SOOOO much heavier this time around than I did when I was this weight before. I'm a size 13 and feel pretty huge. It's silly, isn't it? Before I met my husband I was a size 6, a few months after I got married I was about 155 pounds and a size 8, which I had pretty much settled in and was happy with.

As of a few days ago, I was 191 pounds! I felt so hopeless standing on that scale because I'd been exercising since a few weeks after having the baby and had seen only a one-pound loss. After crying in the car to my sweet husband, he came up with a plan: We both give up sugar. If we can make it to the end of February, we're going on a cruise! I'm going on about a week now and feeling great. I've been wearing the bodybugg again, and trying to net a 750 calorie deficit for a 1.5 pound loss every week.

The only leeway I get each week is a treat on Sunday nights. Grandpa Ferguson's cookie night. Who can say no to that?

So, I think this is enough of an intro to this blog. Wish me luck!