On January 3, 2022, I joined FS and committed myself to a wellness journey. A 5’ 2” female, 36 years in age, I weighed 154 pounds, the heaviest in my life outside of pregnancy, and gaining more and more weight each year. I knew that kind of trajectory without intervention guaranteed a future of obesity in older age, and a future of health issues that come along with it. Age forty is right around the corner, and I know that losing fat and gaining muscle only becomes so much harder with age.

I finally also realized that I could not be the best mother or wife possible if I couldn’t even take care of myself. To that end, I made a commitment to myself to prioritize self-care, and to prioritize my health, so that way I could spend many more healthy decades of life being there for my husband and daughter.

So, my mission is to not only to lose weight, but to develop healthy, sustainable habits that I can take with me for the rest of my lifetime!

By July 3, 2022, exactly six months after I embarked on my wellness journey, I weighed in at 122 pounds, a loss of 32 pounds, or about a pound per week. I spent the past 182 days counting every calorie, logging every meal, and completing 457 workouts on Peloton (not to mention countless walks on my own).

I found out I was pregnant again in May 2023. The day I got my positive pregnancy test I weighed 120 pounds, which was my weight goal that I maintained for nearly a year until I got pregnant.

I had my baby on December 27, 2023. My last weigh in a week before having her I was at 166 pounds. As of May 31, 2024, about 5 months after having my baby, I am back down to 136 pounds. I am hoping to get back to my pre-pregnancy weight of 120 pounds by December 27, 2024. It is challenging with a new baby but I am determined! And I am encouraged by the fact that I have already lost some considerable weight post-pregnancy.