The teenager is making me fat!

 Carla here...

I never thought of myself as a "stress eater". But this past week proved that I was. I had a fight with my husband about my step son.... I left and went to the movies, and while at the movies I did great! I was determined not to get a soda, or candy! And I didn't..... But 1/2 way through the movie I start craving a Chocolate Turnover from Arbys. If you are not dieting and want a seriously amazing thing... go get it, if you are dieting and love chocolate.. STAY AWAY! In fact drive 30 minutes out of the way, so you don't even get tempted by the Arbys sign.( I am so not kidding) Anyway.. I caved and went to Arbys and got my little piece of heaven, and didn't feel bad about eating it, until I was finished with it. It was at that point that I realized, I am an emotional eater- I eat when I am sad, or mad, or stressed. And 2 weeks out of the month I am beyond stressed, sad and mad. So how can I control this? How can I turn this into something that isn't detrimental to what I want out of life ? Honest answer, I don't know. I am going to try next week (because the stress level in my house is WAY down, until Sunday @ 6pm) when I get stressed, either pack up and go to the gym, or just leave and go for a walk around my neighborhood.  I will be taking myself away from the situation, plus starting a new healthy habit! And for those of you who pray.. please pray that the "horrible,pissy, miserable (keep adding adjectives if you know what I am talking about) 16 year old attitude" goes away soon !!

Peace,love and babies (that will never turn into a teenager) -
Carla

I HATE WORKING OUT

I have nothing nice to say about working out. You get hot, sweaty, you smell bad and your heart is beating so hard and fast you can feel it in your temples. I really don't foresee myself ever "enjoying" working out. But I realize its a necessary evil, therefore I will do it. Jeff and I just joined a very nice new gym 2 minutes from our house so I really have no exuse not to work out.. damn it! There are a few things that making working out a little more bareable-our new fancy gym has TV's on the treadmills and elipiticals, Ipods (as long as you have fun upbeat music), and that last 5 minutes of a workout when you know its almost over :)

Now 3 months from now when I have lost weight, I might change my tune.
But as of right now... I HATE WORKING OUT !

Time for a change...

Hi Carla here ! Kacy did a great job of explaining why we started this blog. I am going to tell you why I personally I am choosing to change my life. There are several reasons why I want to become healthier, but I have one main goal at this very moment. I want to have a baby.... Long story made short... I have been told my entire life it would be hard to get pregnant. Well when you are 60 pounds over weight, it makes it even more difficult. I went to the Dr. last week, and was told if I lose 40 lbs then she will prescribe the medication to help me ovulate. So I have 1 mission on my mind right now... LOSE 40 POUNDS !!! Once that is done, then I will work on the other 20 :)

Of course there are lots of reason to lose weight, and get healthy... but for me, at this very moment-
 its all about the babies!

I am so grateful that Kacy has decided to help me and join me in this journey! Like she said we have been friends since 1998 , and only lived in the same town for 6 months. God defiantly had some serious plan for our friendship, and thank goodness we have followed through with his plan!

So keep up with us.... the ups,downs, success and not so successful moments with Kacy and I !!! We will laugh, cry, be serious and make light of some serious situations. Hopefully through this blog, you will see how different Kacy and I are, but how we have always loved each other, and had each others backs!

Peace, love and babies-
Carla

Why we do what we do...

Hi Kacy here! Making my first  blog entry in our Thousand Mile Diet. Your probably wondering why "Thousand Mile Diet". Let me first say its not because Carla and I need to loose a thousands pounds :) Since we first met in 1998 we have only lived in the same city for 6 months but have managed to stay close friends even with all the miles between us. We have lived states and countries away from each other.
We are both married to men that love us unconditionally not matter how much unnecessary weight we are caring around on us. Both have an amazing family that is encouraging and available to us. We have both finally reach a point in our life that we have more than just ourselves to live for.
Its time for a complete lifestyle change. Getting rid of bad eating habits and incorporating new healthy habits. Including exercising regiments, sleep routines and what we allow into our minds and souls.
This blog is going to be a place for us to daily encourage each other to hold the other accountable for her choices. We are also asking for your help as well.