So it hasn't been too long since Alex last posted for us here's a quick update. Today is my dad's birthday. My parents are having their kitchen remodeled and they didn't want to eat out so we had them over for dinner, Happy Birthday Dad!
End of August - Alex headed back to school, he is loving his spanish class!! He also started coaching for the Surfer's swim team and he couldn't be happier!!
September - What a blur!! We went to Visit the Hill grandparents in Idaho over labor day weekend. We had fun visiting and spending quality time as a family. Alex ran his first half marathon in 1:58:13 he was so excited he came in under 2 hours! I ran my first 5k in 47 minutes :) It's slow but I'm proud of myself!
Saryn - Our little girl is now 18 months and is so crazy! If you haven't checked out our videos on YouTube yet, you need to!! Alex's posts a vlog almost everyday if not every other day! She is the pride and joy in out life, http://www.youtube.com/user/chelsukun check it out!
She had her 18 month well baby were she received her DTap and will shortly get her Hep A.. yay vaccines... It is amazing how fast she is growing. She weight 23.4 lbs and was 34 inches tall. She is a bean pole!! The good thing though is she is proportional so despite the fact she hates to eat she still looks like we feed her (which we do) and her head is normal.. Darn.. I though we had a big headed brain child.. maybe.. Anyway she makes us laugh, cry and watch Finding Nemo 46 times in one week. Needless to say we have an addiction on our hands and his name is Ne-MOOO! Saryn has also taken a liking to Dora the Explorer and Barney. When she wants to watch Dora she says DO Do Do Do Dora like the opening. When she wants Barney she says Barneyy and Bebop... and it melts your heart at how cute she sounds. She loves guacamole, mac and cheese, milk and oreos. I am a winning parent with this diet :)
Speaking of diet Alex and I have decided to FINALLY make a lifestyle change. It's called Cheltember and beyond. Alex and I are known for our name the Whacky Chel's so we have named our endeavor much like Shay Carl has, to resemble our name. It gives it a personal feel instead of "I'm going on a diet 'till I'm not fat anymore." I say I am overweight alot because it IS true there is no excuse now for the extra weight I have, it is not muscle it is FAT. I am calling it what it is. But I am not letting it keep me down now. I have started and stopped and started and stopped the process of change over and over again and it is HARD!! Those who have tried to lose the weight or transform it know what I am talking about. I am not afraid anymore. I recently went for a run with my friend Cailtin and I wore the most revealing shorts I have ever worn - running shorts -- it showed my thighs to the WHOLE world and you know what I DO NOT CARE. We live in such a stereotypical world that likes to define beauty as someone who is so thin you can see their rib cage. I am not that person nor will I ever be like this. What I can say is this, right now as I sit here typing this, I weigh 180.5 lbs, I weighted 184 last week. I wear my stretch marks as a badge of honor and I don't care what anyone has to say about my body. Sticks and stone certainly will break my bones but the words other people say can not break the stone wall I have built to protect my own beauty. I am strong and I am making a difference in my life. WE have committed to work out every day, even if it is a walk around the block or a 60 minutes cardio intensive workout that kicks our trash, every little bit of exercise you can get in the day is more exercise then you would have had without making a change. We are not eliminating any food just limiting what we can have, everything in moderation. I don;t want to give up the things I love so I'm not. It is easier to have someone on this journey with you, I am glad I have Alex, who's goal is completely in the opposite direction and playing field as my goal but he is there to help me achieve mine. I want to lose 15 lbs in 2 months, I know in that time fat will convert to muscle which is denser then fat but that's ok! We are taking this one day at a time. Don't be afraid to ask me about my journey, the best part is sharing and gaining more support.
Sorry to ramble but I'm pumped! We are headed to bed and hopefully (fingers crossed) I'll keep up with our blog more!
Love,
The Whacky Chel's!
Alex
Kelsie
Saryn :)
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