Love is in the Air

Today is the day Americans spend money on cards and candy for their loved ones, in hopes of trying to express how much they love one another. So today I thought I would write about how loved and lucky I am to be married to a loving man who I love and respect with everything in me, and who showed his love to me these last 9 years not through candy, or hearts, or flowers, but through the love he showed me everyday even when I didn't love myself. (I thought I loved myself! But feeding your body crap all day and letting yourself get to the weight I was, is NOT loving yourself!)

Having a partner in life that loves you literally through thick and thin is true love. As you all know the weight packed on after having my first son, but how did my husband through all these years never make me feel anything less than gorgeous?! I do not know? I look back at pictures and ask him all the time. How/Why did you not tell me how huge I was?! He just looks at me and smiles and I know he laughs because he didn't even notice. He looked at me just like I looked at my self in the mirror, with confidence in his love for me! (He has had his heavy days with me! But come on I was the one feeding the man every night he kinda didn't have a choice ha!) He loved me the same through thick and thin and most of our relationship was thick! Maybe it was the huge boobs that came along with the thick that kept him hanging around?!

New Years Eve 2009 192lbs and counting........

(notice tried to "crop" the fat off ha)

New Years 2013.....FIT!!!!

A new relationship has developed with the new body! Things that I thought I was confident in before! Well you have no idea until you are truly confident in your body! The bedroom life is a whole new world when you have this new body with new core strength, and new balance, and more flexibility, and stronger muscles...... I won't get too much into this area because it is a public blog but ladies trust me if you haven't already seen the side affects of your new transformation just add this one to a plus when you lose all your weight! You'll see.

Most of all having a partner that supports every decision you make in your fitness journey is so important! Even when you cook the most disgusting meals trying to figure out your healthy meal recipes, he may complain and miss the old fatty fried foods but he understands that this is what our family needs and he supports this healthy lifestyle. It took him a long time to jump on board and ladies if your husband does not support this new lifestyle (meaning he wants the "good" food back) keep working on him he will get there. It is so much easier for you in your fitness journey to have a partner that is on board and understands the importance of a healthy lifestyle for the whole family! 

Well I guess that is enough bragging for one day because I know you have already read it, and seen it ALLLLLLLLLLLL day long on every social network site created! I actually had this post mostly wrote out to post last night but, I've been trying to pick family time over blogging time, so it's a day late! 

One more thing! I have to let you all know that I gave up chocolate for FORTY DAYS!!!!!! I might die but I had to put it out there so y'all can hold me accountable! 

I truly hope every single one of you had an amazing day and felt the love that you deserve from your loved ones!!!!! I have a lot more to share but I'll hold off until next time I hear children's voices getting louder and closer!!!!

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY XOXOXOXOXO