announcement.

So I've had a killer week at Vacation Bible School.
I've been meaning to post pictures of AtlantaFest, the boyfriend, other random happenings, etc, but I've been supplementing my energy depletion from the little ones with extra sleep...plus two babysitting gigs during the day.
Anywho, I made a discovery tonight, and I must say, it thrills me to my soul.
I was once 225 pounds. Considered borderline morbidly obese by the scale (probably just regularly obese because my bone structure is bigger than the average female...when I post pictures, you'll see that's the truth. Oh, I'm also 5'10". Also important to mention.).
I come from a family where heart disease runs on both sides, as does type 2 diabetes. I did NOT want to be a statistic. I DO NOT want to contribute to the growing number of my family members with health problems.
So I started watching what I ate. One of  my biggest struggles was emotional eating, and it was a battle to give that over to Christ, as that was something I was putting before Him, and as a Christian, Jesus is to be my number-one go-to.
6 months later, I'm 204 pounds. Not where I'd like to be yet, but no longer defined as 'obese.'

I've been defined by obesity for so many years (since high school), and now it's no longer there. I like the way this feels. :-)