Hi everyone,

    Well, 2013 is approaching quickly, and as it closes in, I have thought about the happenings of 2012.  A lot of things changed for me this year. In March, I started a 90 day challenge that would change my outlook on health and fitness forever.

I have always been on the "heavier" side, even as a very active child and teenager.  That didn't change after having my children in my 20's. I became a chronic dieter at a very young age (15 to be exact).  I have been on just about every fad diet (including starvation), diet system, and diet pill known to man.  My desire to be "skinny" always overpowered my desire to be "healthy".  I did have a personal trainer for 3 months in 2006 that did help.  I lost enough weight to be able to become pregnant with my second child.  Shortly after becoming pregnant, I fell back into bad eating habits.   After giving birth, I found myself disgusted with how I looked and felt. This was the time of the "Weight Loss Clinic  boom so I couldn't get the prescription and b-12 shots  fast enough.  Yes they made me thinner and I felt GREAT... Thanks to the mood enhancers in the pills! Sadly after I stopped taking the pills and began eating the exact same food ALL the weight came back ... +20lbs. Fast forward to the beginning of this year, I started following +Michelle Carlson, her posts motivated me to take a look at my own life.  She promoted a 90 day challenge for ChaLEAN Extreme, and I enthusiastically took that challenge! After the very first work out I was hooked. I couldn't sleep at night because I was so excited about the next day's work out.  I was looking forward to cooking and creating delicious and healthy meals. I lost 35 lbs, and several inches off my body, 6 off my waist alone! I was looking great and feeling better than ever.  My energy level was through the roof! My friends would ask where I was getting all my energy from and it was awesome! The end of July brought on another big change, we moved.  During that move I fell back into awful eating habits, eating out a lot, due to my kitchen being packed and so on.  Once you get back in to the habit of eating junk, you feel like junk.  I am tired of it!

So, for this next leg of my journey, I will be documenting the excitement! My successes and my bumps in the road. My wish is that my journey may help someone else along their journey.