My name is Angela and I am 29 years old. I am married to a wonderful husband, and we have three children who are all close in age. Besides being a mother, I am also a student and I am working on my general degree and then will eventually go to nursing school. My dream job is to become a labor and delivery nurse.
I also am interested in learning new things. I am a wannabe crafty person and I have been working on living more greener. That was a little about me, but now lets talk about why I started this blog.
I am the oldest of three sisters. Growing up, I was the "chubby one." My sisters are tall and lean, they are roughly 5'8 and 5'9, and of course skinny. I am short and round. Up until puberty hit, I would grow up and out, up and out. Once I hit puberty, I started to slim up and grow in I guess you would call the "right places."
However, once I turned 16 my weight fluctuated a lot from back and forth to skinny and tubby. When I turned 18 I was determined to stay fit and I was in great shape. I met my husband when I was 18 he was very into staying fit and working out, therefore it helped me to stay active and keep my weight where I should. Once we got engaged and I guess you could call it became "comfortable," I gained a little weight, but not much. We became husband and wife in 2003, and two months later I found I was pregnant with our first baby.
In 2004 I gave birth to my son, and while I was pregnant with him I gained 54 pounds. After him, I lost about 20 of the pounds I gained but that was it. In 2006 I became pregnant again with my daughter, but I only gained 15 pounds with her. Again, I never lost the weight. Then in 2008 we had a surprise. I was pregnant again, and this time I gained 40 pounds.
Here I am 2 years later and I never lost any of my baby weight. Besides that, I have kept on gaining, and gaining. At this moment, I am at the biggest I have ever weighed while not being pregnant. I can no longer use the baby weight excuse, and my doctors are starting to get onto me because some health issues run in my family and due to my weight, I am at an increased risk to getting those health problems.
I also have realized that the older I get, the harder it is to lose. I feel like If I just look at a cheeseburger, I gain 10 pounds. I am an outgoing person, but truthfully, I am very bothered by my weight. I feel like I can not find cute clothes that are stylish because of my size, and since I do not like the way I look, I really do not put a lot of effort in looking good. I know if you look good, you feel good about yourself.
I have decided that this it. It is time to be at the healthy weight I NEED to be at. This is my journey of accomplishing that, and making sure I can find a balance with being a wife, mother, and getting fit.
So here it goes nothing........
