MommyWeighLess

My battle with food is a battle I will fight for the rest of my life. I know this. I hate this. But I can win at this. I traded one eating disorder for another it seems. I went from overeating and eating my feelings, to obsessing over calories. MyFitnessPal helped me to lose weight. But I realize just how much calorie counting has consumed my life. So I am deleting MFP. I refuse to fall victim to a life of calorie obsessing.  These questions have plagued me daily for several years now: What my intake should be? How much did I burn? Does it fit my macros? Should I eat back my burned calories? What is the calories in this bite? Will I have enough for a small dessert? Will this blow my daily sugar/salt/fat? It is an endless bombardment of obsession over calories! I am done! I don't want food to run the rest of my life. I want to enjoy food without fear. But also respect my body to only give it what it needs, with the occasional treat on the side. I have decided I am going t...

I love being a stay at home mom. Let's start with that. I love caring for and chasing my two toddlers all day, and caring for and loving my hard working man when he gets home, but that doesn't mean I can't yell to the high heavens or moan and groan all day if I want about the responsibilities I have as a stay at home mom (SAHM). I read a blog post yesterday from a SAHM who pretty much told all other SAHM to shove it and she was tired of reading about all the "jobs" we partake in and chores we don't get done. Well I'm telling her to go eat some dirt! We have one of the most difficult jobs in the world. And I'm not talking about cleaning house, being a chauffeur or wiping butts. I'm talking about taking the minds and hearts of little people and helping mold them so that they will be productive beings one day that contribute to society instead of making it worse.  We have to love them unconditionally even when they have drug every egg...