Ultra Lauren: 9 Weeks

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Monday, July 12, 2010

Abbey's New Best Friend

Abbey is already proving to be a good companion for Hunter. She's the first to him when he cries, she follows us when it's time for a diaper change and lays on the floor during story time. We were so worried that the dogs wouldn't take to having a baby around but their relationship thus far has been better than we could have possibly imagined.

Sunday, July 11, 2010

Giggles

This is seconds after Hunter giggled the first time. He did it twice, but only for daddy. I'm looking forward to my giggle!

Saturday, July 10, 2010

Man Ray

This isn't the best photo because Mr. Hunter was moving too much, hence the milk on the face. But I liked it because it reminded me of Man Ray's Tears.

Friday, July 9, 2010

Me And My Monkey

He spends an awful lot of time talking now, and playing with his monkey ;)

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

365

I'm going to try to post a picture a day of our little man to document his growth. This is from a few days ago, but I love it!

Thanks to Rachelle for the hat!

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Former Fat Girl

I've been overweight since I was about 8. I've lost weight but always gained it back, and then some. This cycle has repeated itself many times through my life. I've tried plenty of weight loss programs and fad diets and they all worked...for a while.

I think it was around 2003 when I hit my highest weight of 261 pounds. I remember seeing that number and being disgusted. It was a wake up call. So I started walking. And walking.

Later that year I started dating a boy who was training to run a marathon. I expressed interest and he told me I was too fat and out of shape to even consider running a marathon. From that point it was on. I started running little by little.

The LA marathon was my first and it took me almost 8 hours to complete. I was 241 pounds at the time. I was proud of my accomplishments but still felt I had so far to go. One day, while walking with my mom she suggested I try Lindora.

Less than a year after starting Lindora I was down to 164 pounds and within a healthy weight range for my height. But Lindora is a fairly expensive program and since I had reached a healthy weight, I just quit. And one thing leads to another and the weight starts to creep back on.

Luckily, this time it didn't all creep back because I continued to run. 4 marathons in 2 years.

Fast forward to 2009. I had gained back almost half the weight I lost then I got pregnant. Although I walked every day during my pregnancy I still managed to gain almost 40 pounds. The day before I had my son I had reached a very round 250.

And I saw this perfect little face and realized my health no longer affected only me. At 8 weeks post partum I began running again and 2 months after that I was down to my pre pregnancy weight. I continued to exercise and by January 2011 was down another 20 pounds.

In February I started weight training and tracked my calories (similar to the Weight Watchers point system.) And the weight really came off. By the beginning of May I was down to a healthy weight.

Today my weight is around 150 pounds give or take a few depending on hormones and cake cravings. But I don't eat much cake, and when I do I don't give myself a hard time I just continue to eat healthier. And I continue to run.

I run because it keeps me healthy. I run because it gives me a constant goal. I run because I love it.

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