I am a professional working woman (holding a Master's degree in Biochemistry) and mother of two children under the age seven. By day, I work in a research lab at Washington University School of Medicine; By night, I blog here at Survival Guide by The Working Mom; and all in between I spend my time raising the most wonderful kids a mother could ask for.
Juggling work, my blog, dance lessons, baseball games, work outs, cooking healthy meals for the family and tucking my kids into bed every night with a good book can all be done without spreading oneself too thin! (no pun intended) Which brings me to the purpose of this blog....
After a ten year weight struggle and having tried every diet under the sun (including gastric bypass surgery) I am finally losing weight (over 170 pounds) the "right" way and keeping it off. In January 2012, I began blogging about my journey to make myself accountable for my continued weight loss and it has grown into much more. It has grown into a place to come for inspiration, motivation, delicious low calorie recipes, weight loss tips, giveaways and a little bit of funny all mixed into one. Come join me on my journey to Loserville!
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Nice to meet you. Arrived via BlogPaws Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop. Congrats on your weight loss! ~Lyvonne
ReplyDeleteI just came upon you blog through the giveaway "hop" and felt that I HAD TO tell you how HAPPY I am for you and your successful weight loss journey. As a person who has struggled with being overweight most of my life, it really touched me that you use your experience to inform, motivate, and inspire others on their journey. I LOVE that you share recipes (I did repin, tips, and giveaways with a GREAT attitude! I will definitely be back again and again! =) Thank you!
ReplyDeleteI know I've visited your site before but visiting again from BSMB and LOVED the Target post. My sister has always been obese and is getting gastric bypass this year. I have always been targeted as "overweight" on the BMI scale, but I'm incredibly muscular. I AM overweight now and realize that back when I weighed 160lbs but had no jiggle, I was not, in fact "overweight". I just was wondering if the Gastric Bypass worked for you initially and you changed your eating habits, or if it failed and you started doing things "the right way" as a last resort? I'm scared for my sister and just wanted to talk to someone who had been there.
ReplyDeleteHi Summer! I would be happy to talk about the surgery with you at any time. You can email me at mandi4u @ hotmail (dot) com!
DeleteWow, congrats on the weightloss. You look great!
ReplyDeleteI just found your blog on Pinterest and I'm so excited to follow your blog! I have been struggling with my weight for 12 years. I gained over 150lbs having kids over the last 12 years. After my 7th child I lost 80lbs and then gained it all back with baby 8. Ugg! Now after baby 9 I'm trying to get back on track and hopefully this time keep it off. Congrats on your weightloss. You look great!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your weight loss - what an impressive journey!
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