Posted in Weight Loss | October 15th, 2008
We’ve recently discovered the amazing world of chia seeds. It’s loaded with fiber, omega-3 and a bunch of other vitamins.
You can also make pudding with it. Yesterday I made some pudding that tastes just like tapioca pudding. It’s so yummy! I had three serving today.
(I must confess that I didn’t measure as I made it [...]
Posted in Weight Loss | October 12th, 2008
Before we got healthy and started losing weight I wore a 44 DDD. I wore that size not because it was the correct size but because it was the biggest you could get at most stores. I would buy a sports bra and a regular bra and wear them both to “rein me [...]
Posted in Weight Loss | October 10th, 2008
Since we’ve been eating healthy my cravings have changed. I still get the occasional craving for chocolate or potato chips, but not very often any more.
A few days ago I was looking around the house for something to have for dinner and nothing looked very good. I suddenly thought how great some broccoli and cauliflower [...]
Posted in Weight Loss | September 19th, 2008
Since April of last year I’ve lost 70 pounds!! I’ve got 20 more pounds to hit my final goal!
Posted in Weight Loss | September 2nd, 2008
I was looking at a few pictures from our last Christmas party and found this one of me. Wow, I was really big! It made me feel good about how I look now.
Me and Peter December 2007
Peter, Me, Jimmy August 2008
Posted in Weight Loss | August 9th, 2008
As many of you know our family has been eating healthy and losing weight for the last 8-10 months. When I’m on my period I have a hard time eating good, but I stick to it for the most part. I cheat a little, but nothing more than a chocolate bar or two.
This [...]
Posted in Things I've Learned Along the Way, Weight Loss | July 30th, 2008
Most of my life I’ve been overweight. Weight coupled with genetics I have some really big calfs. My sister and I joke that we have cows not calves, these babies are full grown!
Over the last year I’ve lost more then 60 pounds. A few months ago I realized my calfs had barely [...]
Posted in Weight Loss | July 6th, 2008
Since April 2007 I’ve lost 60 pounds! Here’s my most recent pictures.
Here’s my 60 lbs. picture in the gray shirt. It’s getting a little big, that’s why the after picture is in a different shirt.
-Kristi
Posted in Weight Loss | July 1st, 2008
A few days ago our friend and neighbor told me that the missionaries were over at her house and saw one of the James’ DVD product covers and it had a picture of the two of us on it. (The picture is from May 2007. James had actually lost 20 pounds in this [...]
Posted in Weight Loss | May 25th, 2008
Today I’m finally out of the 200’s. I’ve weighed 200+ pounds for more then 10 years. It was so cool this morning to see 199. Granted I still need to lose more, but it’s still a cool milestone.
I added a third new hole to my belt and have to wear a belt [...]
Posted in Weight Loss | May 11th, 2008
I’m at 50 pounds today! I just switched from size 18 clothes to size 16 clothes too!! Aaaaand had to make a new hole in my belt!
-Kristi
Posted in Weight Loss | April 17th, 2008
Here is my before and 40 pounds lost pictures.
Here’s my every ten pounds pictures. Click on the picture to make it bigger.
-Kristi
Posted in Weight Loss | April 8th, 2008
I just lost a net weight of 40 pounds! This last week was awesome we did a fast of water and grapes and I lost almost 2 pounds a day. For those wanting to do it, the darker the grape the better and get the ones with seeds and make sure to chew them up.
The [...]
Posted in Weight Loss | March 31st, 2008
I finally hit the 30 lbs. mark. With the holidays and vacations it took a long time to get from 20 to 30. But I feel great.
Kristi