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.