Well as some know last year was topsy turvy for me. I had pretty tough calcified tendonitis in by shoulder right at beginning of year. My husband had back surgery for spinal stenosis in late January. I had pulmonary embolisms that landed me in Emergency a couple of days later. Then he had a heart attack and emergency stent put in in June. Yikes!

I have had a few ongoing issues but they look like they might be on the mend so I am back here for more

All in all a great year. We are very grateful for the care we received and the great outcomes for us. We got a lot healthier. We are doing a lot more exercise. And we have totally revamped what we are eating.

Still a work in progress, but I lost 22 pounds or 12% of my body weight in 2019.

If I can do that at age 61 years, you can too! GO FOR IT in 2020 everyone.

So my husband is doing a weight loss challenge at work. He weighed today and texted me a sad face. He isn’t by any means overweight but it’s the most he has weighed on his life. I think with him by my side doing this journey it will be easier. He is an awesome support. I will try to get him to join us!

I know I will end up doing this in a couple days in the January thread, but I thought while I had the chance to go ahead and introduce myself. (And I will most likely copy and paste this in the new January thread bc it took me two days to write! )

Hi. My name is Sarah. I am 37, married with two kids, 10 and 7. I am at my highest weight ever. Most certainly, I have said that the last few years. I lose 10 gain 12, lose 5 gain 7 etc. I never have a routine bc our lives are busy with baseball, school, 4-H, work and classes. Notice baseball was first listed! This rules our spring and fall months bc my husband and I coach. I was a stay at home mom for 9 years until our youngest went to school. Out of the blue I received a phone call to go into the workforce. I have been back to work for two and half years however in a full time position for the last year and a half. It has been a difficult adjustment not just trying to manage my time at home but also adjusting to the sedentary lifestyle. When I was a stay at home mom I got in 20,000+ steps a day, running regularly and went to workout class regularly. Now that I am working at a desk computer all day, the day light disappears before I get home. My daily steps are now around 4,500 topped out by bedtime. I desperately need the accountability. I actually rely on it. Without an accountability partner, I tend to lose interest.

I currently attend my HIIT class two days a week. My husband has always been a fitness guru, however we tend to argue rather than work together. We have made a new commitment to each other to do better starting January 1st. This said, I am 80 lbs heavier than the day we married. I know I will never get back down to where I was, and I am okay with that.

Along this journey, despite the weight gain, in the last two years I have learned to love myself again. Deeply and truly. Realizing this has been my turning point and confidence to move forward to a new statement of commitment to myself and to the work needed. I will still need accountability, so let me be honest...I LOVE FOOD. Please help keep me accountable and any ladies who don’t mind an extra friend, please friend request me.

I think this has been the most responsive, uplifting group I have ever been in and I am looking forward to this journey with all of you.