Tracy's Before

Okay, this picture was taken today! I looked through my pictures and realized I don't have any pictures of myself. I love taking pictures of my kids and husband but I have a tendency to say away from the camera. Anyway, this picture is for Em. :)

So, I'm tired of being FAT! I weighed 130 lbs from the time I was 16 until I got married. Then I went on birth control and I blew up like a balloon. Then I had my 1st baby (Evan doesn't want me to use our kids names on public websites) and my weight stayed at 200 lbs. I went on weight watchers shortly before I got pregnant with my second child and got down to 170 lbs and I felt great. Then of course I gained 35 lbs with her and it didn't leave. I was back at 200 lbs again. I think I was just to lazy to loose the baby weight again between my second and third child. I knew I wanted another baby and I also knew I was going to gain another 35 lbs so why try to loose the weight. Sure enough I got pregnant with my third baby and I got up to 240 lbs. Ahhhhh!!!! I lost 20 lbs right after he was born and then the weight loss stopped. Some women melt away while nursing but I am not one of them. It is really hard for me to loose weight because I am always hungry while nursing.

Anyway, I was stuck at 220 lbs so I decided to join weight watchers online. I lost 10 lbs and felt better but then Christmas hit and my enthusiasm fizzled out. But now.... I am back! My starting weight for this year is 210 lbs and I weighed myself today and I am down to 203.5! I never thought I would be exctied to see 200 lbs but I am! I have decided to take my weight loss 5 lbs at a time! I will see 130 lbs again by taking it 5 lbs at a time. I don't want to be a diabetic, I don't want to be the fat wife of a triathlete (by the way Evan is training for another triathlon), I don't want my girls to have the same struggle I am having. I am going to get healthy and fit! Thanks for doing this weight-loss challenge with me. I know we can all do it together. I love you all. FYI...If mom, myself, Tammy, Emily, Ray, Carole, and Eric all loose 25 lbs then we will have lost 175 lbs all together. Awesome!