Well Hello There!

How the hell do I start this? Will anyone even read it? Oh well, here it goes!

When thinking about what the post as my first blog post, I figured I might as well introduce you to me. So here I am, my name is Kristyn, and I’m 25, married, teacher, sister, and mom to two amazingly perfect (I know everything thinks their pets are perfect, but seriously, mine are) fur babies Ellie and Daisy. Try not to die from the cuteness…

Me, Hubs, Ellie on the left, Daisy on the right

I have always always been two things.

#1- a teacher. Granted, not always a licensed, paid teacher, but a teacher none the less. Whether it was my siblings, my younger friends, working at our daycare, or in college, I was always interested in working with kids. Now, after 5 years in college, I’m in my 3^rd year of teaching.  

#2- a fat kid. I came out of the womb at a whopping 7 lbs 8 oz. That’s the only time in my life that I’ve been normal sized. Just to prove this, I’ll include some pictures. Not to say I wasn’t a cute kid, I was just a cute fat kid. Or chubby. Or I just “kept my baby fat.” More like hoarded. But whatev.

My at about 2 years old- check out them cheeks!

Me in preschool about age 4.5- love me a big bow

Me and two of my best friends in college... ewwwww

In January of 2011, my now husband had just lost a ton of weight (about 60lbs) because of being diabetic. My thoughts were “if he can do it, so can you.” (Did I mention I’m competitive?) I started with “cutting back” on sodas, which eventually turned into no soda at all. HOLLA!! Then, and only then, was I brave enough to get on the scale… tipping it at 295lbs. That’s right folks, at some point, I was OVER 300 POUNDS. Ya’ll- I’m short. I’m 5’3” if I really stand up straight. That’s a lot of poundage on a small piece of real estate.

Enter low carb diet. While very good for dropping a lot of weight quickly, is not a healthy lifestyle. I know that now, but then I didn’t. So I did it. Under 25 grams of carbs a day. I started in January and by September, I weight 197lbs. What’s that you say? You need help with 2^nd grade math- let this old teacher help you out… that’s a whopping 98lbs. 

Did I mention that I hate low carb diet? (It gets italics because when I say it, I say it in a very Voldemort type voice). But I hate it because once you try to add carbs back in, you balloon. Like gain 30 pounds balloon. My focus now is losing all this weight again, plus some. My goal weight is 140. That is precisely 92lbs. (Yes, that puts me at 232- gag)

Left is September 2010, Right is September 2012

This is my journey. I will make mistakes. But I know so many people have been successful with their journeys because of blogging. Because of the support system. Because of the accountability. So here I am… typing my first post… hoping and praying that it will help me. And hoping that I can help others out and give them a fraction of the happiness that reading blogs has given me. I feel like I’ve truly met friends (they don’t know we’re friends, but that’s cool- all things in good time.) If you’re reading this, thank you. And hope you come back! Be happy and healthy! 

 Kris

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