Life...How Precious

I have been gone from blogging for years. Why? Well life. I made a choice in the Spring of 2016 to embark on a journey. I decided to become a gestational surrogate. What a ride, what a change in my life. Good and Bad...but gratitude reins!

Let me explain.

I had thoughts of being a surrogate since my first born was not even a year yet, that was 16 years ago. I love, LOVE being pregnant. There is just something magical and amazing about pregnancy. It really is a miracle. I just never seriously pursued the idea...until January 2016. I stumbled across a post on FACEBOOK of all place such a random thing but it was life changing. I applied, and went through the process to see if I could become a gestational surrogate.  I passed every test including a psychological evaluation.

Things went quickly. I was matched with my intended mother. We signed our agreement. I began the process of adjusting my birth control to have my monthly cycle in accordance with the path to start IVF medications.

I did the IVF, got pregnant in November 2016, ultrasound confirmation was in December. Hang on the ride got crazy!!

I was diagnosed with cholestasis of pregnancy. Ok, so I followed doctor orders, did all the extra monitoring, delivered a healthy perfect baby girl for her parents in July. YAY, symptoms should go away right?!?!

NO! WTflip?? ok so now what. Let's get through the postpartum emergencies. Now let's figure out what is wrong. Blood work, Cat Scan, Blood work, liver biopsy, and one more lab....

I go to the doctor today, November 1, 2017 to get the life changing diagnoses.

I have people praying for me. People I have never met. I have a GOD that knows what is happening. I do not ask WHY am I sick, because I know why. We live in a fallen world. A world of sin. BUT, I know there is a future for me. I know I am going to heaven. I just haven't figured out HOW I will show the glory of GOD through my journey of illness. WHO will my story impact? WHAT does my future look like? WHAT does having trust and faith fully in GOD look like? I will do my best to fulfill this question. Refer to 2 Corinthians 12:7-10

Health Has NO Price

I am one of those ladies that wanted for years to get skinny to fit into what society thought was beautiful.  However, I always ended up failing. I tried every single diet out there..including refusing to eat. I wanted to see results yesterday.

I even went so far as to do self injections of the ever so popular HcG diet (not something I recommend without working with a knowledgeable physician). I am lucky I walked away alive.

Jan 30, 2014

Sure I dropped some serious weight only to gain it all back and extra.

Hello failure.

I was missing a serious point. Losing weight is is combination of time, food, and movement. I didn't pack the weight on over night and I certainly was not going to drop it by morning. I have been on a journey for several years to health...there is no destination in mind. I can always find something to improve on for example I can increase weight on life, or decrease time on the distance I run.

I had to schedule time to get workouts in. I had to engage in some very serious willpower to make the changes to my eating habits. I had to disengage from relationships with other people that were toxic to my lifestyle.

I am in no way perfect, I still have set backs, I still have those "bad for you food", I still have to mind what I eat and how much.


My point is make your health a priority in your own life, put the work in and you will succeed.

Feb 4, 2016

I am going to start a catalog of my at home workouts here for you...they are easily modified for any fitness level. I currently do not go to a gym, I do my workouts at home or run around the community when the weather is good.

I want to hear from you, the reader.. I want to know if you did the workouts, if you changed them up. I want to know what you think, and how you feel. I certainly want to know if you have any questions.

I use Pinterest for ideas, but I design my own workouts to self challenge. I look up movements on Youtube so I know how to do the exercise.  I know my limits and I strive to push past them. I always set the bar high for me, but you can modify any workout to work for you abilities.

Who am I?

Hello!!

I am sure you are wondering who I am. I am a mother of two amazing girls and a full time employee. I recently graduated from Liberty University with a BS-Psychology. I am a person that in the last  three years have found that I love my body enough to take care of it. This includes working out and eating healthy.

This is not another blog telling you that everything you have done has been wrong. This is just me cataloging my journey to hopefully inspire you or somebody you know that they too can succeed.

So here's the truth:

The year was 2013:

I had to really search for an image I hated being in front of the lens.

I was 30 years old 5 foot 7 inches tall and weighed in at 239 pounds. That was my heaviest. That was the turning point. I was on medication for anxiety and depression. I had enough. I needed to changed something because I knew I was not healthy.

I began a journey to find myself, and that included losing some weight and getting healthy.

Fast forward to 2016:

This was 1:30am selfie to a friend

I have been on a mission to health for 3 years. I have to work hard. I have to move my body. I am down to 171 pounds. That is an amazing 68 pounds.

 Did I do it over night? NO! Did I use diet pills, shakes, surgery, injections, or any other quick fixes? NO!

I eat healthy clean foods, and I move my body. I started out by walking more. I started jogging a little. I started lifting light weights. I moved on to doing Crossfit and Running.

I know that Crossfit and Running is not for every single person. But moving your body is and you can do it, I KNOW YOU CAN!

I will continue to make posts and I would love to hear from YOU the person I am inspiring to get healthy.