It has been a while since I was last on here and a lot has changed. I'll start with quitting my job. I made the decision to become a SAHM again. I miss going to work and earning a paycheck, but wouldn't trade being home with my babes for any amount of money.
We recently moved into a bigger house. We were planning on expanding our family, so we needed the extra room. This has been put on hold at the moment. We are undecided as to if we still want to add to the Sweitzer Clan. The option is still on the table, but we are not sure if we will take it or leave it just yet. I know we'll make the right choice for our family, no matter what the final decision is.
In the meantime I have been getting serious about getting healthy and losing weight. But not only healthy for myself, but my family as well. I am finding it more and more important to show my girls how to eat healthy and make wise food decisions. Especially with my 6 year old who is a food lover (who isn't), her philosophy is if it tastes good, she's eating it, hungry or not. I am torn with how to handle this because I have been there, I am still struggling with that. My desire is to show her she can still have this good, tastey food, in moderation. I know it will be hard and trying with this, but we will do it, together. My husband, God bless his soul, is one of those people who thinks if they aren't overweight, they must be healthy. This may be true for some, but this man lives on vending machine food from his job, this is not healthy, for a rat, let alone a grown man in his 30's. I have to hand it to him, he didn't like salads much, but after looking up some tastey recipes, I have won him over. (yay me!)
I have started working out DAILY and honestly, never thought I'd see the day that would happen, but I'm here and it feels wonderful. I'll admit, this choice of how to go about weightloss didn't come easy. I had to do a lot of soul searching before I got here, to this place of determination. I had made an appointment for a consultation to look into the Lap Band procedure to help me lose weight. I have heard great things & was very interested. But when it came down to it, I cancelled my appointment (for the 3rd time) because in the back of my head, I continued to be unsure if this was right for me. In the end I decided I would not go with the surgery. I have decdided to change my life. Eating healthy, working out daily and living a more active lifestyle for me and my family. . I know I made the right choice for me. And thats all that matters.
My girls are growing like freaking weeds!! Mackenzie will be graduating from Kindergarten on the 31st and she is so excited, as are we. Emily is 17 months and has such a personality. She is a precious gift. The girls are so inseperable, I absolutely love it.
We are looking forward to our Summer this year. We are planning a trip to Pennsylvania to see Matt's parents and brother and sister, in July. They have not met Emily yet, and the last time they saw Mackenzie was in 2010, when I was pregnant with Emily. I am very excited about them meeting Emily for the first time and seeing Mackenzie again. She misses them all the time. Other than going to PA., our summer will consist of Mackenzie going to Church Camp in June, a beach trip here and there, and a Zoo trip somewhere in the mix of things. I know Summer is going to fly by so we will enjoy every bit of it until the 2012-2013 school year starts up.
Other than the normal family updates in my blog, I will post random tidbits and encouraging messages/pictures for those of you who care to read them. If it weren't for some of the things I see posted on facebook from friends about working out, eating healthy and staying focused, I honestly don't think I'd be as motivated as I am at 6a.m.
Until next time..............
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