My Baby Weight Loss Journey
- Dr. Waggoner picking a Christmas tree with her family
Here we go. Time for action and accountability. I am putting it out there for the world to see thus inviting accountability. I am inviting you to join me in losing my baby weight. What if I fail? What if I don’t make my goal? This time I think I can.
My name is Dr. Michelle Waggoner and I am a chiropractor, wife and mother. I like shopping and scrapbooking. I love to eat and I love to work out. Strike that. I love to life weights but I do not love to do cardio which is what you need to do to burn fat. I am a mother to Chloe who will be 5 in March, Sadie who turned 3 in December and Ashton, our first boy, born in October. I have been overweight since chiropractic school. I stopped being an athlete and I ate to stay awake or just from sheer boredom. I also have bad eating habits from growing up. But I’m tired of being fat.
Here’s the plan. First I am going to clean up my eating. Stop with the processed food and potato chips. Add in fruits and vegetables at every meal. I know I need protein. That is not a problem for this meat eater. I also adore dairy. (I’m thinking about the Paleo Diet. More on that later.) Second, drink more water. I am a Pepsi addict. There. I said it. I know it’s bad for me but I don’t drink coffee, I loathe it, and so it’s the only source of caffeine I have. (Tea just doesn’t do it for me.) I’m going to cut back. Lastly, work out 3 times a week. I have a gym membership, a Wii including WiiFit and Zumba (tons of fun!) and Jillian Michaels 30 day shred. That should keep me from getting bored.
So come along with me! Cheer me on! I’ll be happy to do the same for you.
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So proud of you! I can’t wait to Zumba with you and I know you’re going to do awesome. Go Michelle!
Dr W, Michelle, YES!! Good for you! I have always thought of you using these terms; committed, strong, resillent, focused, kind, caring, dedicated, a good business woman, and an excellent mother and wife. How exciting to add healthy and in excellent shape to those terms. One day at a time, one step at a time. When you are ready to walk Greshm to Boring or over to Sellwood give me call!
Know of a really GREAT program that helped me to lose 80lbs and maintain for over 4 yrs. I’m sure you have heard of it…
Please ditch the soda. It is poison. Just by dropping that you will make great strides. I really like starbucks green tea with 2 splenda. Try it and you can buy it and then you can make it at home. It also helps with weight loss. I eat egg whites and toast in the am, my 100 calorie miso soup with veggies for lunch and dinner of veggies (streamed,raw,roasted) with hummus and taziki sauce. I have other ideas for bigger meals since you have a family. Let me kmow. I am down 3 right now but my birthday messed it up but I workout everyday. I hike, I jog, I use the ellptical and weight train. I am becoming very interest in crossfit which is similar to calasthenics. What works best for me is running more than three 3 miles everyday…anyway text me and I have some ideas for you from weight watchers!
Thanks for the encouragement! Kris I will let you know! Melissa – I love Take Shape For Life. Just can’t do it while I’m nursing and I had an adverse reaction last time. I am willing to try again when he’s a little older. Thanks for the tips Aunt Shauna. I will get back to you!
Michelle, you are such an inspiration and I will be Praying for God to give you the strength to stay focused in losing your weight and being healthy and able to be example not only to our kids but to so many others like me who have also been challenged with being overweight. I lost 40 pounds since September and I am working on losing another 75 pounds with journaling everything I eat and going to the gym three days a week. We can do this and I can’t wait to see and part of this amazing journey:) Heidi