April 5, 2010 2:52 PM
Holly
and Max live on a small farm in the mid-west with their five children. She goes by the username armywife516 ... because that's
just what she is. Her husband is a Major in the Army National Guard and is coming up on this FIFTH deployment! Here's Holly's
story ...
In 2004
I found myself alone with 4 small children while my husband was deployed. I was carrying around 250 lbs on my 5'4" frame.
It was such a hard time emotionally – and physically as well. I felt horrible and knew I had to do something!
I joined
Weight Watchers® and lost 128 pounds over the next 15 months. Reaching Lifetime was such a huge achievement for me! I felt
like if I could do it anyone could do it!
Over the next several years I had another baby (our fifth) and went through another deployment
(our third), and gained about 30 pounds back after he got home. Even though it was no where near what I had to lose the first
time, it still felt like a huge challenge. It was around this time I found Kim's site.
Her blogs and all the wonderful people I have
met have made such a bigdifference in my life! Her live meetings always give me that extra push each week! I am
2.8 lbs away from being at my goal weight and I feel so happy and confident in myself again. As we prepare for yet another
deployment I will continue to take care of myself so that I have the energy I need to get through it all!
SNACKS HOLLY
LOVES:
- Kim's Light Bagels® with WW cream cheese sprinkled with a tiny bit of cinnamon sugar
- Fiber One® 90 calorie bars
- Pretzels w/ WW cream cheese
- Fresh fruit (especially strawberries, pears and
apples)
- Lite cheese sticks wrapped
with some low fat deli meat
- Fiber
One® Yogurt
- Sun Chips®
- Sugar-free Cinnamon Roll Jello® (a new found treat!)
