Hello, is anyone out there?

I have missed blogging this month so much! It has been very strange to miss out on sharing my experiences with y'all. Really there isn't much of an excuse other than being crazy busy. We got back from our beach trip today, and it was really nice to get away.

I was able to get a good workout in at the hotel gym, and we walked a ton around all of the sights of VA beach. We were able to say no to a timeshare presentation, and didn't totally ruin our progress with our diets, although we did stray from being totally vegan. We ate some tuna, and Justin had a lovely piece of salmon last night. All and all we did great.

M day is tomorrow. I am not anticipating a huge number of lbs lost this month. As much as that stinks, I hit a HUGE mile stone...A SIZE 6!!!!!Never in my life have I worn a size 6. I remember buying womens' size 16 in junior high, if that tells you anything about my size progression. Here is a photo of the girls and I on our balcony, me wearing my size 6 pants from Ann Taylor!

 Another huge milestone was wearing a bikini this weekend. I wore one on my honeymoon and to spring break junior year of college, but was very self conscious on those trips. This time I wasn't! So exciting.

Justin and I were just talking over dinner about vacation and food. I was telling him that I felt kind of guilty for eating things that weren't on our plan this weekend. He said he didn't feel guilty because we should never deprive ourselves. We should never say, "I Can't" rather we should look at it like I can eat whatever I want, but I choose to make smart food choices.

Such a great mindset to have, I wish I had totally rewired my thinking the way he has, but after 15 years or so of dieting I will take some reprogramming.

Another awesome thing that happened this month, aside from the beach trip and Justin & Bethany's birthdays was the launch of Major's Motivation! Not the blog, but the health coaching side of it! I was asked to speak at a women's event and share my story, I used this as my springboard to launching my health coaching business.

As you all know the Major's are a continuous progress and we strive to never stop moving forward. This business is all about helping become the best version of themselves by reaching 1 small goal at a time. For more info or to become a Major's Motivation client please send me an email at majorsmotivation@gmail.com

Using Major's Motivation to help people reclaim their health and take charge of their bodies from the inside out is so important to Justin and I. Check back tomorrow for M-day April results!!

Here we are enjoying our first vacation as a family of 4. My husband is so adorable, and doesn't he look 10 years younger after ditching those pesky 80lbs?

The BIG loss! Part 1

I was 20 years old when I woke up one morning, and looked in the mirror to see myself weighing in around 308lbs. I knew I had gained weight, I knew I was big. But honestly it got so out of control so fast that I had no idea I was over 300! I was a sophomore at Texas State University, I was in a sorority, I had tons of friends, a boyfriend, and I was having a blast! But what I didn't realize was that I was not living to be the person I was created to be.


Growing up on a cutting horse ranch in Texas, I was always busy. Always moving, and always on a diet! I had done weight watchers about 3 times before I graduated from high school. I would lose 20 lbs here and gain 40 back. But the big gain didn't come until college. I stopped riding horses, never exercised, and was just ready to have fun.


I remember calling my mom, telling her I had had enough. I was ready to make a change. I went with them that weekend down south to work horses. What a harsh realization when I couldn't life my huge body onto the horse. Forget fitting into the saddle....my rear end poured over the back of the saddle. I was out of breath before I loped around the arena 2 times. I was devastated. That is it, I was finally ready to make a commitment to my health.


2 weeks following our trip down south, I was meeting with a bariatric surgeon in San Antonio. That is when I found out I was over 300....what a terrible day. But it was also a great day, because I was on my way to making a change. 2 weeks following that meeting, I was admitted to the hospital for my RNY Gastric Bypass. I broke up with my boyfriend the day after my surgery. My eyes had been opened to the kind of life I was living, and if I was going to make a change, I had to start fresh.

July 2006, being inducted into the NYCHA Hall of Fame, with my grandparents!

The first weight loss happened insanely fast. It just started falling off. By Halloween I felt better than I ever had, sexy even. By Thanksgiving I was a new girl, and at Christmas I was sooo happy, and I was getting there, slowly I was getting healthy.

Thanksgiving 2006, at home with Poppy

Christmas 2006 with my roomie, Cyndi 

Stay tuned for more of my story, there is SOOOO much more to tell!