An Introduction to My Journey

So I will start at the beginning so you know about the journey I have had before joining Mamavation.

In 2007 I had some pretty major stuff going on. I was still coping with the loss of never being able to have children again. I had to have a hysterectomy. My marriage was falling apart. I felt frumpy, unattractive, like a whale. In all honesty I was that whale. I had in 7 years taken my 125 pounds and ate myself to 350 pounds.

January 1 I never make resolutions. That year for whatever reason I did. I haven't looked back since. I called the 4th and made my first appointment with Dr. Darren Tishler. I love this man more than anyone can know. He gave me my life back. I went through all kinds of testing and proving I was worthy of Lap band. It was the hardest time of my life but I was fighting to get me back. I was sick. I had diabetes,high blood pressure. I was also able to get a true accurate diagnosis of my remitting and relapsing ms.

In six months of this surgery I was off my meds for high blood pressure and diabetes. I felt great. I was loving my new life. I still am. I had lost 160 pounds. I gained 16 back from stress and not caring. I am so angry with myself for that.

So I got back out my Jillian Michael's wii game and will be getting my eas active thanks to the mamavation twitter party. I am so excited and so thankful for that. Now to wear my husband down on the shoes by earth footwear. Insert evil grin here.


So that is my journey this far.

What our menu for the week is

Breakfast I do a protein shake
am snack is usually some cheese and a fruit
lunch is a salad of some sort

Our dinners will be

Monday pineapple teriyaki pork chops with couscous

Tuesday We will be at chic fil a for the class party so I will be having the char grilled chicken and fruit salad with the reduced fat berry balsamic vinaigrette dressing

wed roasted tailapia with fire roasted tomatoes and olives served with green beans and a Cesar salad


Thursday grilled turkey cutlets with salsa (though ours will be cooked stove top) we have no grill served wtih a fruit salad

Friday stuffed cabbage strata so filling we just have this

sat losers fish tacos and rosemary baked sweet tater fries

sun bbq bacon meat loaf i do this in muffin tins and the kids love it. we serve this with salad, fresh carrots my kids hate them cooked, whole grain rice

other snacks we have Incorporated for dessert and after lunch is trail corn munch, Texas caviar, edamammus,fiesta turkey mini tostadas

exercise plan we walk daily as a family to help kids burn energy. While they are at school I do my wii cardio with Jillian Michaels. I am searching for her shred. The target here doesn't carry it.

Have a great week ladies