Then and Now

Tuesday marks 4 months since hubby and I embarked upon a commitment to bettering our health and our lives.  Time has flown so quickly.  I've been reflecting on various aspects of my life, and found myself thinking about the great changes that have taken place as a result of a few small changes we made back in March.

Then (3/2/2013):   I was carrying baby weight from two babies and about 6 weeks away from returning to work.   NONE of my pre-pregnancy clothes fit and I was already feeling sad about returning to work and leaving my precious babies in somebody else's care.   Once again I was having to confront the reality of not being able to be a stay at home Mom.

Before the 24-Day-Challenge

Now (6/30/2013):  Today life is very different.  I blew through my weight loss goal of getting to my pre-baby weight and am now rocking my high school weight; something I haven't seen on a scale since those long ago high school days when I was swimming 5 hours a day!   That's pretty awesome in my book, but not nearly as awesome as having the energy levels of high school me and feeling better than I ever have!

One other surprising aspect of the decision to get healthy was the resulting business that is exploding before my eyes.   Hubby and I decided to give it a go as the weight started melting off and began to intentionally share these fabulous products here and there that we'd been keeping to ourselves (shame on us!).   But as the physical transformation continued the interest began to grow and so did a business.   Now people are seeking me out to find out what I had done to get such great results in such a short period of time.   Along the way, I've discovered I have a heart for serving others in a way like I had never imagined.    And the biggest change is that my lifelong dream of being a stay at home Mom has been reawakened as not only a possibility but a soon to be reality.   So you're hearing it here first!   June 2014, I will be walking out of the classroom (something I love) to work from home and pour into my own babies (something I love even more).  

Today! Down 26 pounds and 5.5 inches!

So I close today's post with thank you!  Thank you to those of you who have been following this journey and for your continued support!  Thank you to God for blessing our healthy and the business and giving me the heart to serve others.   And thank you to Andrea for having a heart to help Kevin and I take the first steps to changing our lives in dramatic and exciting ways.

P.S.  Hubby is also rocking towards his health goals.  He's down 26 pounds but is shedding inches right before my eyes.   After trying many different ways to lose weight and watching him get frustrated over lack of progress, I am so happy to see him making permanent progress towards better health!    Not so bad on the eyes either!