Have you ever had that moment where you look at a picture of yourself and think, “How in the world did this happen?” You realize you’ve done it— you’ve gotten fat. It all happened so slowly and you simply cannot understand why all of your beloved and “honest” friends and family haven’t said a word. Well, this is what happened to me.
These pictures are from when I hit my highest weight. I am 5’5 and I weight 165lbs and a size 10/12.
My whole life I struggled with my weight. Now, I realize every female feels this way but it’s that dreaded comment of “Oh your not fat sweetie, you’re just curvy” or “Don’t you worry about those other girls, guys like a little meat on the bones.” Well — it’s time to be honest. Being “curvy” or “having meat on your bones” isn’t any type of excuse to not feel great about the way that you look.
Now, although I was very passionate about getting my weight under control I always knew it was going to be a long process. I have always done my fair share of Weight Watchers, counting calories, spending hours going through the iTunes app store downloading fitness apps convincing myself it was going to help. However, it wasn’t until I learned it was something that I had to educate myself on to truly reach my goals in a healthy way.I began loosing weight for my wedding (don’t we all). I was able to lose 10lbs taking me down to 155lbs and a size 8/10. I lost this weight simply through calorie counting over a 11 month period. I am sure we can all agree that 10lbs in 11 months is quite pathetic.
I am not going to lie and say that my whole journey started with Advocare although I wish it had. After spending TONS of money at Sprouts buying all of the healthy tools I knew I needed to achieve goals I found a way to not only fulfill my personal goals but to make MONEY off of it? I thought it was a joke and too good to be true, but it wasn’t. Through Advocare I am now earning money to look and feel the best I have EVER felt and help my friends and family do the same.
This is me currently. I have gotten down to 137.5 and a size 4. I did this through tons of super expensive combinations of protein shakes, supplements and eating gluten free. I have been kicking myself over and over that I hadn’t heard about Advocare before. This is because I realized that all of the things I was doing could have been done SO much cheaper and WAY more healthy through Advocare products.I am still quite a bit away from reaching my goals but this blog is going to be dedicated to not only sharing my journey but also helping others reach their goals by posting recipes, tips and tricks. I would love to answer any questions along with give you honest answers to the hard questions when it comes to losing weight and Advocare. I am excited for what this journey is and what it is going to become.
Join me in my adventure,Aubreeaubree@aubreeshupe.com
You can imagine how difficult it is to work so hard to get SO close to a goal that I felt at one time was unattainable and then find out I was pregnant. Don't get me wrong, I am so in love with Jack and I couldn't have been happier to find out that our family was growing. But I would be lying if a small part of me was dreading having to start over once he was born. Like I said in the previous post, I had gone gluten free prior to being pregnant. But, my doctor advised me to introduce gluten back into my diet to prevent Jack from likely having Celiac's due to non exposure while in the womb. So, I did. I definitely enjoyed the excuse of being pregnant and didn't hold back. I think it's really important too to not try and restrict your diet when you're pregnant because you don't want to not give your baby everything they need.
But now, it's time. It's time to start getting back into shape and back to my prebaby body that I had worked so hard for. Please note, I am breastfeeding so I am not planning on doing any crazy restrictions for milk productions sake. I attempted to cut out carbs at one point and my milk dried up so quick so I realized very quickly that wasn't worth it. I bought Lindsey Brin's Post Natal Boot Camp DVD after a lot of research. What I liked about what this DVD had to offer was that it was made specifically for women who just had babies. Not just that but was recommended for mom's who had C-sections! I have just recently started the 12 week program and boy oh boy I didn't realize how out of shape I was! I was definitely sore after the first few days but it has gotten better.
As far as diet goes, I am still eating complex carbs (potatoes, rice etc) but avoiding lots of bread and pasta. I am also taking Advocare Coreplex with Iron and Omegaplex as my prenatal vitamins and DHA supplement and drinking the Advocare Peaches and Cream Fiber Drink and pro biotic supplement also by Advocare. If I am in a hurry I will enjoy a meal replacement shake too. But overall, my main goal is to eat a balanced diet and exercise. I have gotten to a point with my weight that I feel like I am stuck. I lost the first 30lbs pretty easy but these last 13lbs feel impossible. I know it's only been 2 months but I am just eager to feel like my old self again!
I know this journey is going to be a long one but I know if there was anything I wish I would have been more prepared for was this post baby journey. I followed a lot of postpartum blogs and none of the bloggers I followed really had a difficult time losing their weight. It seemed like it only took a few months to get back. I hope that by sharing this journey I will be able to encourage other mommies in my shoes to take their time, be healthy and to LOVE yourself at every size. I know this can be really hard but when I have those times I feel really bad about myself I remember the reason I am going through this is totally worth it. I wouldn't trade baby Jack for the world!
I will take pictures and post them on my next update that will show my progress.
Wish me luck!!
You look amazing and I hate to tell you this but your WAY a head of the curve:) It took me a year after Riley and 9 months after Cohen to lose the 65lbs I gained with both of them and I started working out as soon as I got the ok from the dr. post c section. I could never lose the last 15lbs my body just wanted to hold onto that fat while I was nursing the kids so I just embraced it and took my time since I nursed them for about a year each. Your doing it the right way which is most important and you seriously look like you did not just have a baby two months ago. I am pretty jealous.
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