Meet Emily:
Ok, so the beginning of my journey to going Gluten-Free started a while ago. For the last year I have been dealing with stomach problems- well probably longer than that but stress and a lot of other non fun stuff made it worse. Anyways so after going to several doctors, hospitals, emergency rooms and a trip by ambulance with some very cute EMTs and being diagnosed with ulcerated areas in my esophagus, stomach, large and small intestines and so on, I was given several medications. Some were for heartburn, some for nausea, some for cramps, some for diarrhea (for a while I dealt with these symptoms daily- not good!)
The meds kinda helped me get back on track but I was still having some issues. I remembered the doctor saying it could be caused by Celiacs or being gluten intolorent so I decided to try being gluten free this summer and holy mother! it has really really helped! Not only do I no longer have to make daily sprints to the bathroom, but the heartburn has almost disappeared, and my headaches have lessened as well. It has been quite a summer and I can already tell a major difference, so hopefully I can keep this up and keep the blog up to let you know how it has worked for me and to give others ideas and reviews of products and so on...
Meet Carrie:
Well, my journey to being skinny started in fifth grade when I said to myself, "Hmmm, I think I'm fat!" Anyways, fast forward 21 years, one husband and two kids later and I'm still saying to myself "Hmmm, I think I'm fat!" Before kids, ahhh those awesome days, my husband and I randomly went to the gym. After having two little boys 18 months apart, those random gym days dwindled down to nothing at all. Over the last few years we have tried various products and programs, all of which would work great if I was committed, but alas I am lazy... I finally decided to put an end to all the nonsense and make myself do something. Let's just say that there were several factors leading to my decision: first, when you walk into a room full of your friends and you realize that you are the largest one there, when you sit in a chair and have a moment of worry that it will hold you, when you look in your closet and realize that there are fewer and fewer pairs of pants that you can button, everyone else around you has found their "thing" that they do whether it be running in a 5K, going to the gym 5 days a week, doing Zumba (yeah, not happening...you have yet to see my lack of rhythm), etc.
My biggest concern is that most of my worrying stems from looking at those around me when I know that is not healthy. As a Christian, my focus is not two-fold but singular...on God, not others! My goal is to not only get healthy by losing some of this weight I've been carrying for 20+ years but also to realize that God loves me fat or skinny, make-up or no make-up, size 20 or size 2. There is no height or weight requirement in the kingdom of God.
I hope that you are able to read what we write in our posts and be inspired to do something for yourself as well.
This journey for me to be healthy and fit so I can be the best wife and mom that God has called me to be....and not so I can walk into a room and not be the most ginormous!
