Battling the bulge take 400!

So Cooper will be 6 weeks old on Monday which means it is time for me to drop this baby weight and then some. I actually weigh less now then I did when I got pregnant and my plan is to keep that off and then some. This actually happened with Olivia too but I did not seize that opportunity and gained all the weight back and then some. Charlie and I decided we can't and don't want to be the fat parents. We stay pretty active with TaeKwan Do and Kisado. Now we just need to add the food to it. Sometimes that can be hard since I like to coupon and sometimes my great deals are for not so healthy foods. So I will be researching ways to do both so I can still save our family money.
Who else has had a battle of the bulge that you finally won? I know I want my weight loss to not be a diet but a change in our lifestyle. Charlie and I both figured we want to lose between 50-60 pounds a piece. Together that is a whole person! So I hope to be blogging this journey weekly to show you my (and with Charlie's ok, his) progress. I love to get tips or advice from anyone who reads this. Have a great day! I am chowing down on the candy as I start my journey on Monday. Everyone knows you don't start a diet on any day but Monday!

Unintentional Guilt

What do you do when you are filled with guilt? Guilt that makes your heart break, guilt that is there simply because your situation turned out differently then someone you know. I have a friend of mine that is going through a horrible time. Her sweet baby is sick and having seizures and they are working to find a way to get everything under control. The guilt on my part is from recently being blessed with a healthy baby boy to date. Also 3 years ago we were blessed with a healthy baby girl who is now a healthy, too smart for her own good, 3 and half year old. What words do you say to a friend who has had their world flipped upside down when you are feeling extremely happy for having this bundle of joy hanging on to you? I could tell her I know how she feels, but does she really want to hear my story? Will it really make her feel any better, probably not since even though I have had a sick child our situations are totally different.
Some people might know that when Alex was born he was born seemingly healthy but 3 days later he was on life support at Children's with a grim outlook. I am not going to get into specifics (that is another post) but him being here today and as healthy and on track for his age is nothing short of a miracle. But with all that said, is that comforting to a mother who's child is in the situation right now?
I am at loss of what to say. How do you handle a situation like this? It can be anywhere from someone losing a loved one to a sick child, divorce, job loss and more. What do our words really mean to someone. I remember wanting just to punch anyone that would tell me it would be ok. I might have had peace with the situation but I did not want to hear from people with perfectly healthy children. Even now to this day I am sensitive about it. My husband will say something and my response will be "you weren't there and you don't understand".
If my friend reads this please let know that I am here for you in whatever way I can be. To everyone else good vibes and prayers also to my friend and your advice would be great.

I'm Back!!

So my millions of followers, and by millions I mean like 3, I am back. I have been wanting to blog again for awhile, but as you know life takes over. I hope that starting this blog back up will give me the opportunity to talk to friends about all types of things, and also post the ongoing craziness that is the Johnson household. Well as of right now, in 2 weeks we will be welcoming our final child. A little boy!  I am nervous yet excited. Our wonderful OB is letting us induce, which for a planning freak like me is great! Let's just hope he stays on our plan to. Well that is all for today. If anybody wants to talk about any topics let me know.

Politics on the brain..ugh

I normally do not jump into political debates but I have seen many updates on Facebook dealing with various political situations. I do not define myself as a Republican nor a Democrat. I few things have really annoyed me though. First of all Immigration. This has been in the news quite a bit lately with Arizona's new Anti-Immigration law. I will state for the record that I have not read the law nor done research on the law but I do have feelings toward Immigration. I believe every human being should have the chance to build a life in this country or any country for that matter. What I do not think is right is coming to the country illegally. Come to America, but please if you are going to live here pay taxes and learn our language. Nothing irritates me more then living somewhere and you can not talk to your neighbors because they do not speak English. I would never dream of setting up residence in a country without learning the basics of their language. Instead of forcing people to learn our national language we conform to them. I hear all the time about how we are violating illegals rights. They have no rights!! They are here illegally. It is also downplaying the importance of every single person who has come to American legally and have become legal citizens. Now onto my other irritant. Homosexuality- oh what a big word. I am a big supporter of equal rights and I hope I pass that on to my children. Equal rights and understanding is what we need. I might not be gay but I know people who are and I love them with all my being. I can not say with a straight face that it is fare that I can marry someone but they can not. Their marriage is not hurting me. People use the Bible to stand on their righteousness and I am not sure you should,. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion but when you bring the Bible into it please tread carefully. Too many times in society people read the Bible and never question anything. We believe that God spoke to these people and only them and this is the exact message he sent. How many books were left out, how many words have been mis-translated through the years? People who stand on the Bible many times do not look beyond their own blinders of justice to question anything. If I sat down and wrote a book and said God spoke to me and everything I wrote came from Him I would be looked at like I was crazy. I am intelligent enough to know even back then politics were shady. I refuse to believe that the same God that spared my child's life when he was sick is the same God that will throw me into hell for not preaching about condemning another person. I have not done research on these subject but that is not the point. The point is this is a blog and these are my opinions. I know not everyone feels the same way I do and that's OK. I will never ridicule someone for their beliefs.

Here we go...

So we went to the dietician today and she gave us so much good information and advice. I realized tonight that I did not eat enough dinner. So that was a nice even though now I am hungry. :) Things are going good in the Johnson household. We have laid out some ways to help us make sure we get a good exercise and healthy lifestyle going. I have lots more to say bit I think it will need to wait till tomorrow I am exhausted. Goodnight

My first blog

Well here is my first official blog. Lots of things are going on in the Johnson household. I have come to the decision that it is really truly time to loose weight. I look at myself and I just disappoint myself. I want to be the fit healthy mom for my kids and I am not. It's time for a change. Charlie and I have been talking and I brought it up that we can't make this lifestyle change on our own. So we have talked about getting a nutritionist. So I did a little research and it turns out that we would want a dietitian since a Nutritionist is not required to have any formal training or schooling. Also Dietitian are covered by our insurance. :) I just want to be happy with myself and I am not. I want to feel attractive for my husband and I don't. I want to buy cuter and better cut clothes but don't want to spend the money now when I am un-happy with my weight. I also decided blogging was a better way to deal with these feelings then eating the heads of my kids chocolate Easter candy.