Welcome!

Well I thought I would start our very own first blog post!  I figure I need to get the ball rolling before I just forget about blogging all together!  First our names are Misty and Lizzy!  We are just two best friends who decided we wanted to lose weight together so we started a blog!  I guess I will start with myself (Misty first) and let Lizzy tell you all about herself too when she gets a chance!

First of course I already stated my name, I am engaged to a wonderful man named Derrick who is also on this journey with me, and I have 3 children beautiful children from my previous marriage, Amy (9), Katie (7) and Christopher (6).

I have always had weight "issues" meaning going to school I was bigger then my size 5 friends so I thought I was extremely overweight.  What I wouldn't give now to actually be my "huge" self again at 130lbs! Ugh.... Live and learn though!  I reached over 200lbs in my first pregnancy.  Once I went over 200lbs it has been a struggle ever since to stay under 200lbs! 

I discovered in my pregnancy with my son I have a hypo thyriod.  Due to life and jobs I had to go almost a year w/out meds and here I am today the biggest I have ever been in my life, including being 9 months pregnant with any of my children!

Two months ago I found out from my doctor that I was having liver issues, my T3 numbers were off, B-12 was off and Vitamin D.  My doc suggested to get the thyriod levels good and to go low carb.  I'll admit the second leaving that office, I was like yeah right, not happening!  By my next visit I had gained another 6lbs!  That was it, I was done!  Pasta, what pasta?  Okay so I still like pasta!  BUT I had to change!

So now as of two weeks ago I started going low carb.  My doctor told me to try to stay with in 81 grams of carbs a day which is do-able.  The first week was HARD for me, especially since Derrick and I eat out alot and we were in the process of moving into a new rental house!  But after two weeks, once we moved in and I could weigh myself I found I have lost 7lbs already!  I had NO clue!  I honestly almost felt like giving up because I felt like I haven't lost anything!  BUT I did!  First time in almost year I have actually lost more then just a couple lbs total (in like a month!).  So I am excited! So I figure each day I would log what I eat and maybe even post pics of my meals!  We will be keeping up with posting pics of our progress so stick around and watch us grow... no not grow shrink! :) lol