Healthy Eating, Healthy Living, & Weight Loss

Aug 15, 2017

2 min read

As a part of my surrogacy journey, I am focusing on healthy eating, healthy living, and weight loss. The agency I am contracted with and the fertility clinic my intended parent(s) are using have very strict BMI (body mass index) requirements. When I originally started my surrogacy journey I was over the BMI restriction. So I had to change my lifestyle in a healthier direction.

During my pregnancy with my twin girls, I gained 86 pounds!! YES, 86!.... So after they were born I began my weight loss journey. I lost all of the baby weight in 4 months but I still had plenty of work to do.

Since then, I have lost another 22 pounds. & as of today I am officially at my goal weight for surrogacy! The picture below is a 4 month difference.

I know that I still have a ton of work left to do. My body is not perfect but over the course of 10 months I have lost 106 pounds with just healthy eating and healthy living.

In addition, before you read any further. I want to let all of you know that I am not in direct sales and I will not be selling you any sort of fad diets. I am not pushing my lifestyle on you in anyway. I want people who read my blog to feel comfortable not degraded or demeaned.

But many family and friends have asked me "How did you do it?" so I want to let you know how.

I began changing my lifestyle very slowly. I just knew if it was a drastic change I would do it for a week and give up.

So I started by going to FitFam 5K every thursday with my family and close friends. We started by walking and talking every week. Slowly I was able to walk faster, breathe better, and run small portions. Then I started adding in other forms of exercise. We have been walking around the mall, going swimming at the beach, or go hiking on our family vacation. I knew I needed the support and it had to be fun or I was out.

Twin Sisters Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park. Life without limits= Traveling 13 hours, feeding giraffes, & climbing mountains ...
Family fun day at the lake
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Had an amazing time hiking at Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre yesterday
Enjoyed the afternoon in the pool! #familytime #pooltime #twinfam #twins #qualitytime
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Then I started focusing on my diet. I started eat more protein, veggies, and fruits. Then I cut out added sugar, fats, and carbs. I ensure I am eating a balanced diet and staying in my calorie limit. I began eating 5 meals a day, breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, dinner. I am been sticking to my diet Monday thru Friday and relaxing more on Saturday and Sunday. That gives me room to enjoy things I love like pizza, pasta, and ice cream. Most importantly I am focusing on portion sizes. If I want pizza I make sure to only take one serving and eat a salad with it.

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After one week of clean eating and excerise I am down 5lbs! While I was pregnant with the twins, I gained 86 lbs. YES, 86!..