My friend got me into the $100,000 contest, and I decided what the hey I could use some money. It's good for me because I'm more likely to finish this if I have other people who are watching my progress as well. It's not so much about winning the contest, but about getting healthier in my life.
My current life is hectic to say the least. I'm married with a 2 year old son. I'm working on my illustration portfolio so that I can become a publish children's book author/illustrator. I'm also just completing my certification in my new career as a financial advisor. I will soon be in the working world, but still in many ways be a stay at home mother because my work time will be around my husband's and babies' schedule at first.
It took a lot to get back to the weight I was before having my baby two years ago. This wasn't a great weight to be because depression (and being pregnant/loosing a pregnancy) had me over the weight I wanted to be even before the pregnancy. t took me three months to fully recover from giving birth, and even when I had lost a lot of the weight my body wasn't where I wanted it to be. I've gained back some of the weight I've lost, and have both upper and lower back pain partly related to my current weight, but mostly thanks to my pregnancy. It's going to be an uphill battle but I'm up for the challenge.