Just One Change Weight Loss

Guess what I did? I bought running shoes. I didn't even know they made shoes just for running! But they do and now you know!

So, I finally got the right restraining order on Curtis Stone, and apparently he wont be stalking me anymore. I am so sad depressed relieved. So because he has been tied up, properly detained, I will not be doing any more Tuesday night recipes...for now.

I am however wanting to host 'Just One Change' Weight Loss. I am going to focus on changing just one thing for this week. No big commitments. This week, I am going to use my running shoes. For reals.

We all have bad habits. I have more than anyone. So I think we could all focus on making the next week slightly different than the week before. This is not a major overhaul people. It is changing ONE thing for the week. Here are a few examples...

Add fruit to my breakfast
Stop skipping breakfast
Eat more veggies
Drink more water
No more late snacks
Lower my sugar intake
Go for a walk
Get better sleep
Stop Soda
...you get the idea

Now.The.Scary.Part. I am going to post my weight. You don't have to do this, but I am gonna do it. I.am.scared.


235 No Stink. For Realz. I know I will feel much better in a week when it is lower and I post it then.

I can push a ten pound seven pound baby out of my body with no medication, and not be terrified. But putting my weight here terrifies me. You don't have to do this, but I need the accountability.

Side note, If this ever becomes a book, I do not want to sit on Oprah's couch, or be in her book club. Not that I don't like Oprah...but this is a good post for later.

I am also opening this up a Linky on the bottom of this post. If you are participating, please LINK UP! There are no rules, no having to follow anyone (unless you want to of course, and I encourage it!) just keeping in mind that the next week you are going to make one change to better you life. No commitments. Just one change. Post what you changed, how it made you feel and LINK UP!

I would like to kick off a little less about mwaaa and a little more about others and their enthusiasm about being healthy.

This is Marissa. She decided to change one thing in college, and it has changed her life. I asked her to guest post and tell us her story. You can check out her blog and be sure to comment and tell her you came from Big Mama's place.


Hi, I'm Marissa!! When Big Mama asked me to write a guest post, i was MORE than thrilled but then I sat there staring at my computer screen like..."what the heck am I suppose to write??!" So, here we go...
I am a 30 year old, stay at home mom to two boys-three if you count my husband! I was an overweight teen, went off to college and got F-A-T!!! I was not taking care of myself at all. Not eating right, not exercising..none of it! One day I decided to go to the local gym with some of my not-so-fat(pretty much, perfect) bodied friends! It was there that the light bulb went off. It was there that I decided I needed change in a BIG way. I started working out, asking questions about foods, what was "healthy" and with that came me wanting to help others find that "light bulb moment"! I lost 78lbs.in 8 months and am proud to say I've kept it off for over 10 years! Now, am I in the running to become the next top model?? HECK NO! I have to work at weight loss every day, its a struggle and always will be for me! I went on to earn a degree in Health Education and Exercise Physiology to help others like me...find their way. You may be reading this and feeling like it won't happen for you? Its too far gone, right? Wrong. Its never too late for change. Never too late to choose a healthier way of living. Being a mom, I struggle with finding the time to cook healthy, to exercise, but if you tell yourself YOU CAN, then YOU WILL. I sound like a "motivational speaker" talking, but its the truth!! My husband has also struggled with weight, after our second son was born, he had let his "healthy" side go out the door...faaaaarrrrr out the door.
(if there's anything I have learned, it is that if someone is not ready for change, you cannot FORCE it) I am proud to say he's lost 75lbs. in 5 months! There is no better time than right now to make a change...you will feel better, you will want to do more with your children, you will find that taking care of yourself from the inside will make you feel so good-its empowering. I love hearing from people that I have helped on their weight-loss journey, they are SO very proud of themselves, I am so proud of them, but at some point will say,"I just never thought I could do it." But I guess the BEST motivation for them was having someone tell them they COULD do it. If you are reading this saying, "I just don't think I can do it"...I am here to tell you, YOU CAN.

Thanks again Big Mama!!
Marissa