*The Brackens*: *The biggest loser..well almost*

Sunday, August 21, 2011

The biggest loser..well almost

I have been battling to lose weight really ever since after I got married back in 2008. It has been the biggest struggle for me because I LOVE LOVE LOVE to eat and I just like yummy foods in general. So of course I got prego and then really packed on the weight eating whatever I wanted and never working out (although I worked 40 hours a week so that had something to do with it). Anyways, after I had Jaden I vowed to loose the baby weight, and all the extra weight I had put on before getting prego. Well I worked out 5 days a week but only lost maybe 5lbs which was frustrating to me because I was working out so hard. Well my oh so kind brother finally told me that it was time to loose weight for real this time, and that dieting was going to have to be hard core along with working out really really hard. Thus began the battle of seriously loosing weight eating really only chicken, salad, and apples along with working out 5-6 days a week sometimes twice a day. Well my hard work has paid off, which I'm not where I want to be yet but still a work in progress. My brother Jason is a personal trainer and though he is brutal with dieting and working out he has truly helped change my life for the better. I have so much more energy now and just feel better about myself so thank you so much to my awesome brother!! This post is not to brag in any way but hopefully gives inspiration to anyone who just wants to get healthy and in shape.

4 comments:

Kayleen said...: you look amazing! This is my struggle right now too. Thanks for sharing!; August 22, 2011 at 5:05 AM
AMMommy said...: You look great my love! Miss the good old days training with Tyna! Great job! Oh, and when you lose weight you are supposed to brag :); August 22, 2011 at 10:05 AM
Logan and Ashleigh said...: Oh my goodness, YOU LOOK AWESOME!! I am so proud of you...giving up gooey treats is too much to ask for me :) Great JOB!!!; August 22, 2011 at 10:36 AM
Lauren said...: You look great! So what did you do to work out and what was your diet like? The reason why I am asking is because we just had our second baby, and I'm ready to lose the baby flub...hopefully faster than after the first baby. Do you have any tips?; August 30, 2011 at 2:59 PM

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*How We Met*

Josh and I had both been up to BYU-Idaho for our first time in January 2007, but NEVER MET each other while we were there which was weird since you usually know everyone in such a small town like Rexburg. Anyways we both came home in July after our school year was over and got a job. This is where the magic started at a company called Magellan Health Services. It was a brand new company so we all had to go through training, and on our first day of training we had to go around the room and say are names and a little about ourselves. So I stood up first said my name and that I was going to school at BYU-Idaho and I was going back in January. It then came around to Josh's turn and he said his name and that he went to BYU-Idaho too and he was going back in January too. We looked at each other and it was from that point on we were inseparable.