queenofchaos

I am Traci. I am 34 and a stay at home mom and homeschool my children. I run a very large homeschool group, am writing a romance novel and doing the million and one things a mom needs to do to keep up everything at home.

 My weight gain started about four years ago. My husband and I were trying to conceive a baby and the stress started me to overeat for emotional reasons. We were having trouble conceiving so I had to make it worse by gaining weight. I was a healthy size 16, which looked good on me but I quickly gained more and more weight. I ended up conceiving out last baby but the weight has stayed on after almost two years.

 I do have some special concerns since after my sons birth I developed severe life threatning allergies. We think I am allergic to tree nuts but I have not confirmed this yet. This past summer was rough because sweating seems to make me break out in hives, and start itching. This can be terrifying for someone who has anaphylaxis episodes. I have read several articles that allergies such as mine are on the rise in women. I am convinced it might have something to do with my weight gain. I now have a treadmill which allows me to have fans on while I walk, which prevents me from breaking out in hives. The treadmill is a godsend and I am so excited I finally can exercise and feel safe doing so!

I was always an althlete and never had any sort of weight troubles as a child or through my adult years until three years ago. I even find myself  even fooling myself about my weight and how heavy I have gotten. I want to get my competitive drive back and exercise just for the love of exercise again.

Thanks slimbuddy for this great site, I look forward to using this tool to keep me accountable!

Traci

No more excuses! I now have a treadmill so it is off to a new start for me. I will use my blog for accountability and will check in daily to keep track.

 I am not sure I want to mess with the food log since I do not see a way to do WW and keep track of my points. I do not want to veiw calories counts just yet since the points are easier.

Exercise Log