Updated Picture

Christian and me at his first preschool fieldtrip

Pics of San Diego

Overweight

Many of you have requested that I update my blog. I apologize that it has taken so long. I have now lost 101 lbs. I feel great. Like myself again. I have officially lost all of my baby weight, plus more. I am also no longer in the 200 range. The best part is that I am no longer obese. I am now overweight!!! I just need to lose 31 more lbs to be considered "normal." My weight loss has slowed down quite a bit. I was warned that once my body got to the weight it was used to, it would take a while to get past that. I am finally getting past that. I still meet with my personal trainer twice a week. That has helped to keep me focused.

So, why has it taken so long for me to update my blog? I have been very busy with school and work. Also, Christian and I took a vacation and went to San Diego. We had so much fun! We went to Sea World, San Diego Zoo, and the beach. It was a blast, and much needed!!!! I will post some pics of him with Shamu (which was his favorite part).

4 month update

Even though I am a slacker, I thought I would give a four month update. At 4 months I had officially lost 79 lbs. I have felt a little bit of a slow down on the lbs, but I am still losing inches. I have invested in a personal trainer. That was a good investment. He keeps me motivated.

Here is an updated comparison of my journey!

I know, I know

I am bad at this. I am doing great, though! I hit my 70 lbs lost on my three month anniversary! It was great! Anyway, I posted my pics different. I look at my pre-op pictures and see an unhealthy person. I will NEVER let myself get to that point again.

I still bite off more than I can chew...

but at least it is not food anymore! I am 8 months (February) from getting my degree, and I have already decided I will start school up again in March. I am going to go to Massage Therapy school. I figured it would be a good side job for me that I could do out of my home. I am excited. Once I receive that, I will go back for my Masters. So, I still have a few years to go.

I lost 5 more lbs this week! I only have to lose one more lb and I would have never qualified for the surgery, even if I had health conditions. My goal is to lose about 20 more lbs by Christian's birthday. That is a lot, but I am going to try my hardest.

60!

Yep, that is right! I reached 60 lbs lost this week! I will hit my 11 week mark on Monday! I feel so good! It is funny that it took losing 60 lbs, but people are really starting to notice. I am also officially under ( I actually was 8 lbs ago) my weight when I had Christian. This means, I am currently losing baby weight. In thirty lbs I will be back to losing "eating too much" weight.

What have I been up to? We went to Lagoon this weekend. It was my company day. Christian loved all of the rides. He thought it was the best.

Slacking Jen...

...Should be the name of my blog. What can I say, life has been busy. Well, it has almost been a month since I posted. What has happened since then? I hit my 50 lb loss! Actually, now I have lost 55 lbs! It was an exciting moment for me! All I have to do now is lose one pound so my "pounds to go" on my tracker is two digits instead of three. I still need to take and post my two month pictures. I will tonight!

Other than that, everything is going great. Christian and I are going to go ride Thomas the Train this weekend. We are looking forward to that. I will have to post pictures of it later.

Have a good day!!!

It's Sunday again!

I know some of you may wonder why I only post once a week. So, I decided to give an update on my life. Christian is a couple months away from being two years old. I never thought I would have a child, but God blessed me with the best one ever! He is VERY active. I am going to have to get him involved in every sport there is just to wear him out. He has such personality. He already wants to do everything on his own. He is always happy unless he is hungry or tired. He truly is the love of my life.

I am still working at American Express. I accepted an internship as an Instructional Designer that started the day I returned to work from my surgery. I love it! The people I work with are great!

School, school, school....I am so close to being done with my bachelors. On February 18th, 2009 I will be done!!! I will receive my Bachelors in Science Information Systems and Technology with an emphasis in Visual Communications. Mainly the degree prepares me to be an Instructional Designer. I am doubling up at two schools just to get done.

Well, that is an update on my life...Now the exciting news! The weigh-in. This week was awesome! I lost 7 lbs! As you can see from my football field, I am 3 lbs away from losing 50 lbs!!! I also lost 7 inches on my body. I am loving life!