ZippyDani

I'm a mom of 2 beautiful chix, happily married 18 years and FAT FAT FAT. After my first was born, I was chubby, but not anywhere near where I am now. I went on Atkins in 2004, and lost 45 lbs in 6 months, but then felt I was in a good place, looked good and felt good, and fell off the wagon COMPLETELY. Talk about pissed at myself! Not only did I gain those 45 lbs back, I added about 40 more.
A few months ago, my husband came back from a dr visit with bad news: high cholesterol to add to his already high BP, and yet MORE medication. Add to that my own hypothyroid condition, and you have 2 unhealthy, somewhat unhappy parents. Unhappy with our weight, the way we felt, and not sure where to start.
Then comes our answer: juicing. We watched a documentary called Fat Sick and Nearly Dead, and our eyes were opened. While we haven't been 100% juicing, we cut out almost all meats and dairy, with the occasional cheat, added a LOT more veggies and fruits, cut alcohol and sodas. We have, as we like to say, "gone hippie" by shopping at farmers markets, local GNC-type places, and piling on the salads and other green veggies. I found Fat Secret a little later, and have started being more vigilant about entering stuff in, and being honest with myself in here.
I ended up at 220-a place I never wanted to be. 3 months into this, my teenager is seeing our improving habits, we got a puppy and have started taking her on walks (which truly exhaust her!), and I will take the 3 yr old out on her trike to ride and just amble around the 'hood. My improvement started almost immediately. Slow progress, but I could see it on the scale, and now I'm feeling it in clothes.
I'm feeling MUCH better about my self, my body, and feeling like I've taken back the control I relinquished somewhere along the way. Being off my meds and STILL losing weight feels great too!