I went for an hour long bike ride this morning and along the way, my 13 year old daughter rode with me on her way to school this morning.  We had about 25 min of mother/daughter time.  With my busy day that time was GOLDEN!  I had such a good time just riding and chatting with her.  She is a beautiful girl and I can see how quickly she is growing into a young lady.  She’s battling with her weight as much as I did when I was her age.  It’s my hope that I can be an inspiration to her to get the weight off early and not wait until she’s my age to get control of it.  I’m making sure there are healthy food options at home and having a healthy lifestyle. 

I’m down to 185 as of 5/14 and feeling like I’m 10 feet tall.  There is nothing like the feeling of accomplishing a goal.  Every time I get on the scale I have to get on and off to re-weigh myself because I just can’t believe it.  It’s not really a feeling of excitment that I feel...it’s more like...hmmm, how do I put it into words...It’s like “this is how I should have felt all of my life...this is how I should have maintained myself all of my life and I’m thankful now at 39 to be given another opportunity to live it.  Yes...that’s it.  I have more energy to live my life...to be more outgoing, to be more interactive with people and to have other people look and judge me NOT because of my being cute-faced overweight person but because of what I say and do and how I add value to things and people that I’m with.  :o)

Some people have asked me what I’ve been doing to loose the weight.  I eat only very lean proteins and low glycemic carbohydrates.

Example: Canned Tuna in water, Salmon, Egg Whites, Fat Free and Low Fat Cottage Cheese
Fruits/Veggies
Grapes,apples,oranges, grapefruits, pears
I drink 1 gallon of water per day (I know that sounds like a lot but I have a 1/2 gallon water jug that I got from Walmart and I just fill it 2x/day and I’m done) Sometimes I’ll add flavor to it with Crystal Lite or Calorie Free Green Tea

No Caffiene/no coffee
No Dairy products (milk/high fat cheeses)
No Bread or Grains

I do exercise 5-6x/week. Mostly cardio on my bike or walking for 1 to 1 1/2 hours at a moderate intensity… and light weight training 3x/week.

If this helps just one person...then I’m happy share my journey to bring someone else along with me....:o)

Have a great day everyone!!!

Sonya