Military wife, on a mission...

Mission is to tone up and eat better and get my family eating better. My husband and I have been together for 3 years and just recently got married (Dec 28th ) but we also have a big wedding planned back home in June which was planned before we found out we were transferring to another base. I have 3 children, all girls, 2 from a previous marraige and one from this one. I am only 5' tall so even 10 pounds makes a huge difference on my frame. I have struggled with weight issues all of my life as has my mom. Now as my mother is nearing retirement with numerous health problems, I couldn't even begin to venture a guess at her weight (she is 5'4") but it's an issue as far as her health is concerned. 4 years ago I began a workout program on my own and had hoped to inspire her. I weighed 167, which on my 5' frame was terrible. I had trouble breathing and didn't want to play with my kids. I did get down to 135 and it took me about 7 months, however the more I lost, the less I ate. So the last couple years I had held steady around 141 and though my eating habits weren't great they were ok and I was exercising regularly. The last 2.5 months I finally got really burnt out on the whole gym thing so I have not gone back until this week. I have gained 10 more pounds during that time and realized that my eating is really my biggest issue, not how many times I make it to the gym. I started a food journal a couple days ago and when I was checking calorie counts I found this website. Not only is it simplier to journal my food intake and exercise but now it's the added bonus of taking this journey with other people who are all here for many different reasons. I am beginning to be accountable for what I eat and think twice about something knowing I have to write it down:sad: . Anyway, my current goal is to drop 15 pounds and maintain a healthier eating schedule, meal routine and teach my children the same thing.

Also at the forefront is the fact that we are transferring to Hawaii in July and I will finally be able to return to work, but it means less time for workouts so it's more important that I get the eating down better. Nice to meet you all!

Thank you. It's hard to explain when people haven't experienced it, however my husband finished deployment #5 in April of 2007. He was gone a year...and I was on my own with 3 kids. It's very hard to not just find the quickest thing near to feed the kids. In their younger years it is easier to teach good eating habits than when they get older, we all know that...and keeping up with all of them is hard on my own. The next deployment looms and I just prefer not to think about it right now...conquer the task at hand.