A new lifestyle change

Over a year ago, Craig went to the doctor and was told he needed to lose weight. He came home and changed his eating habits almost immediately. At that time, I was still nursing Cora, so I had an excuse to not change my eating habits. Plus it seemed like nursing helped me get some of my pregnancy weight off. Well, in August of 2012, I was done nursing...but my eating habits didn't really change much then. So I gained some weight back that I had just lost while nursing. I have attempted to change my eating habits similar to Craig...but I have an excuse for everything. Seriously, I do. Stressful day. It's someone's birthday. It's raining. I'm sleepy. We are on a date. It's the weekend. It's a holiday. So by the time I got through my excuses, I was pretty much still eating bad every meal. 

My parents started Medifast back in March, I think. And we instantly saw results! They look and feel awesome. I have been around them enough when they eat that I know pretty much how the diet works, but I never thought I'd want to try it. I just wanted to stick to changing my eating habits (yeah, it isn't working for me). Plus I thought it seemed like a diet for older people :)

When I went to my doctor in May, she informed me that I need to get some of my weight back off. Especially if I would like to start trying soon to have another baby. It makes sense. I should lose weight now before I have another child and gain even more weight. Hopefully it will be easier to start healthy habits now! 

So yesterday, I found a friend that was saving Medifast recipes on her pinterest page. It intrigued me since she is younger than me. I wrote to her a bit and she encouraged me to check it out more. Craig had told me before that I should just do what my parents are doing. I just brushed that advice off. But I finally went to the site. And I thought...I need to get on Medifast. I need to make a change and I want to see results sooner than later. 

I still have yet to sign up, but I am starting it tomorrow. Mom and dad have graciously given me a good sampling of their Medifast meals to try. Part of me questions if I should've thought about this longer than maybe 24 hours, but I think this is what I need to do. I've had a cheat day today-full of waffles, coke, root beer, cheeseburger, fries, pizza, a cookie and whatever else I want to get in tonight. I won't be eating these things for a long time, but I'm excited to start this journey! 

I am also a little nervous. It does cost a bit...so I definitely don't want to fail! I want to see results. And for some reason, I'm a bit nervous that I may lose too much too soon and my bridesmaid dress will be too big on me at my sister-in-law's wedding. I know that's a good thing, but that dress was a pretty penny, so I don't  want it to look bad on me! 

Goal Weight: 135

Starting Weight: 163

That is crazy. When I got back from Ukraine...I think I was between 140-145 and that was the smallest I have been in years. And I would like to be even a little smaller than that! I would like to get my BMI to a healthy range and not overweight or obese range! 

So there it is! That's my goal and I'll keep you updated! 

Here are my before pictures from tonight!