I'm a short (5' 4") 41 year old army wife, currently in Hawai'i, and I homeschool my two kiddos, 12 and 9 1/2. It's hard to get time away to exercise unless I get up at 5am and I'm not a morning person. I struggle, but it's doable. Now that the weather is nice year around, I don't need a gym, but I need to run before the sun is up or it gets too hot (not complaining!!). I love the sunrises that God bleses me with when I am disciplined enough to do this. I'm desperate to lose weight and get fit.

I had lost 20+ pounds and then blew it over our recent move here. I'd gained maybe 5 pounds. Then, between the delicious and fattening local foods and getting vertigo, I just plain got fat. Poo. I gave up counting calories and exercise when I couldn't exercise. Bad idea. My vertigo is pretty much gone so I run close to home. It felt good to get moving again. My "job" is very sedentary so it's critical that I exercise.

My goal is to weigh about 130 with muscle tone and strength. I'd like to look pretty and healthy for my husband. After my second kiddo, I did this. I weighed 128 and had 17% body fat. I can do close to that again by making healthy lifestyle choices. I want to do it again so that it is a habit to make healthy choices so I can maintain a healthy fitness level. I'm tired of yo-yo weights and clothing sizes. I also struggle to set an example for my kids that see me struggle with my weight. I'm trying to balance reality with not making them get eating disorders.