Hi Everyone! Ok - so a new healthy me is in the making...I am not sure if it was one thing or several, but after my last pregnancy I had a very hard time losing the pounds. The only notable difference with this pregnancy was that I had high blood pressure. I had never had high blood pressure before, but I had never been obese either. So here I was with my beautiful little boy and my older daughter - so why so blue? Well, I had an extra 25 lbs on post pregnancy (I am only 5' 3'' so this was ...

Hi Everyone! Ok - so a new healthy me is in the making...I am not sure if it was one thing or several, but after my last pregnancy I had a very hard time losing the pounds. The only notable difference with this pregnancy was that I had high blood pressure. I had never had high blood pressure before, but I had never been obese either. So here I was with my beautiful little boy and my older daughter - so why so blue? Well, I had an extra 25 lbs on post pregnancy (I am only 5' 3'' so this was a large amount for my frame) and I was exhausted. Grabbing a snack here and there and continuing to gain. The blood pressure issue remained even after I delivered. So here we are 2 years down the road and I am still overweight with high blood pressure. So for some reason I was just plugging along like this UNTIL I went to a dress fitting for a wedding that I am in...I went from a 10 before my son to an 18!!! I couldnt believe it...I guess that is what happens when you wear sweats all day because you are running around with kids. So I am trying to make this a positive thing and take something away from this...so here I am ready to change.

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