My Weight Loss Journey

Ok...I am getting real in this post! Holding NOTHING back. This is accountability!

I admit, I had not wore a pair of pants without an elastic waistband in years. Jeans were just out of the question. I never found a pair I liked and I never liked the way they fit. At least not at the size I was. I am talking 18 plus. Last summer when traveling to Nevada to visit my sister and her family, I had stopped at a Target and went in to look for a couple pairs of capris. I had to look in the plus sizes to find anything that looked remotely decent on me and that really bothered me.

Fast forward to fall of 2014. When I seen this picture of Tate and I, this was my Ah-Ha moment! This was IT! This was the picture that made me look at myself and say I need to make some changes. I went in the the doctor for a follow up from my vehicle accident and I weighed 238 pounds. I could not believe it. That was just a couple days before this picture was taken. BUT...seeing this picture really put it in perspective for me. One more thing...The day before I delivered Shaelee (who is now 9 and is my second oldest), at 39 weeks, I weighed 242 pounds.

So, in January I joined the gym. I decided I was going to start going 4 to 5 days a week. With Tad being gone the only time I could go was early morning. My alarm was set for 3:40 and I made it happen. It kicked my butt. I could feel my body becoming more toned and my clothes fitting a little different. 

I went on for 3 months. Then I seen a couple friends on Facebook posting before and after pics of themselves after completing this 6 week program. I thought they looked great, but thought nothing more. By this time I was down 10 pounds. A dear friend of mine then told me about this program she was going to start. She told me briefly about it. I was kind of interested but thought "I have no time to watch or worry about what I am eating". I had it in my head that as long as I am excising daily, then I can eat whatever I want.

Bad weather hit, I was stuck at home and not able to go to the gym for a week and gained 2 pounds. I was so bummed out! Then a couple weeks later, another storm hit and I missed another week at the gym. Another pound gained. All my hard work going down the drain...FAST!!! 

So, my friend who was now 3+ weeks into this program was showing serious results. Weight loss, inches loss, loads of energy and feeling great. I decided I needed to go in for a FREE consultation. I went into The Becking Clinic and met with Dr. Becking March 27th. It was about a 45 minute consult and I was so ready to get started. I did just that...I got started the VERY NEXT DAY! 

I was concerned that I would have to let my gym membership go to waste during the 6 weeks, but nope. I only went for 30 minutes a day every other day...sometimes more. 

This is no diet!! This is simply a life style change! It is a Dr. Approved, Dr. Supervised Weight Loss Program. Clean eating for 42 days and amazing results. When I went in for my 3 week measurements I had lost 17 pounds and 13.5". I was so ecstatic!! 

BUT THEN...When I went in for my 6 week measurements, I was literally in tears!!

26 pounds and 23 inches GONE, just like that! By week 7, I was down another 4 pounds making it 30 pounds since I started the ChiroThin Program.

I have broke into 199.4 pounds! It has been years since I have been in the 100's! I am down 30 pounds and 4 dress sizes. I am not stopping now. Now that I am eating a little more and at a higher calorie intake I am back to working out more, harder and loving it. Such an amazing stress relief! I still have 25 pounds to go and I will get there.

TRUTH - Had I not started the ChiroThin program I am pretty sure I would have given up on the gym and weight loss all together. I will never go back to that person I was before! NEVER! 

If I can do this....Anyone can do this!! 

More Moats' Craziness...

I seriously cannot keep up! To all those moms out there whom can keep up on their blogs, homes, everyday lives, etc...kudos!! You are AMAZING!! And if you are a mom who does not blog and still stay at home with your kiddos...KUDOS!! It is a tough job!!

So, I am going to take this back a ways...Back to November. Tad went to Wisconsin for a job interview. Some may recall that he had been to Wisconsin several times before we ventured to Utah. Well, this was right back up there pretty darn close to the same area, however...this is in the frac sand with is in oil industry and his has always been in aggregate which is construction. Anywho. He was there for just a couple short days. While he was gone I was flying solo to a couple basketball games, out chili super at our school and a pretty good car accident. Thankfully everyone was ok, just some major whiplash and vehicle damage.

He was back by late Friday night and by mid day Monday He had a job offer in his hand. THAT WAS QUICK...and one of those that once again "was too good to be true"! It was decided that Tad would go ahead and go up and begin working in Wisconsin January 2nd, 2015 and I was going to stick it out in Missouri til the end of the school year.

Tad really wanted us all to uproot and go up right after Christmas, but I just could not do that. I really did not want to move my kids in the middle of the school year.

It has been a CRAZY 5 months...nearing 6 months! The first 4 months I felt like superwoman. Right about now, I feel like I have lost my cape and all my super powers. With him leaving New Years Eve I was left to keep things going. Tate was finishing up his last year of basketball at NHS. So there was a tournament that was 2 weekends in January. Back in November I decided I was going to coach a girls 3rd/4th grade city league basketball team. Games started in January. Then There was Soccer and gymnastics. It was literally CRAZY!

Tad came home over Presidents Day weekend only to have to leave early because the snow storm that was going to hit. He did not want to be snowed in and not able to get back to work. Then he was able to come back home and take the girls to the 1st annual NHS Father Daughter Dance. He took Shaelee, Emilee, Kaylee and Natalee. They were so excited and pretty :) We also had TJ's birthday party that weekend since daddy was home.

Then the kids and I finally made our FIRST trip to Wisconsin a few weeks ago to look at the house that Tad had found for us. It is just PERFECT!! Literally...PERFECT!!

It is an old farm house that was built in the 30's but well maintained. It has 5 bedrooms. Could be 6 but I have decided since 5 months out of the year that I am going to be stuck inside I am going to have me a craft room. I DESERVE IT!!! 2 bathrooms. YES!! We have been with one bathroom for 3 years! Cannot wait to have 2 bathrooms to use. This house sits on 40 acres...Yes! Has 2 ponds, a GREAT garden area, a huge shop, a 3 car garage, and a barn. A BARN and 40 acres, which means room for animals. Horses are in our VERY near future! The boys are looking forward to having a shop to work in and not having to work outside.

The school is PreK - 12. Elementary is PreK - 6 and High School is 7-12...all in one building which is nice. No more than 3 teachers per grade level in the elementary school and class sizes do not exceed 18 students. When I toured the school, no class had more than 13 students in it. Huge plus! Another HUGE PLUS...The TWINS will go to PreK in the fall. Yes...They will go to a half day of PreK and ride the bus to and from school. It is only 4 hours a day but I am so excited...and so are they!

The town is a VERY small town. Only 1400 people. The closest large town is about 35 minutes away and that is a large city....800,000 people. We will even have to travel 45 minutes to get to church. Closest temple is in Minneapolis.

I leave Cape Girardeau June 22nd. That will put me here just over 3 years. I am finally to the point to where I really wanted to stay here. I really fought this choice to move. I have shed many tears about this move....Mainly for my children. I hate having to uproot them...AgAiN! Everyone who knows me knows that I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE our school. We have been in a lot of schools and none of them hold a candle to this one. Each one of my children have amazing friends....especially Tate. I can honestly say, I think highly of each of his friends. That's saying a lot when it comes to teenage boys. I myself have met several neat ladies and I am going to miss them so much. When I shed these tease, I just keep telling myself these tears are for my kids, to get them closer to their dad. I know it has been very hard on them without him and they really do miss him.

With that said...I know there are still many more tears to come in the next 4 weeks. Shortly after getting to Wisconsin, my mom and sister will be making their trip up there to stay a couple weeks. That is what I am looking forward to most about this move. Seeing them!!