A VERY GOOD PLACE TO START!!

           Hey there!! Welcome to my blog. I would like to start by thanking you for taking time to even get this far. I hope you will continue on this journey with me as I discover new ways to enjoy my favorite "fat chick foods" without putting back on the "fat chick pounds"!!

Now then, a lil about me. I am a 33 year old wife and mom, well step-mom, I know my place, to an awesome 15 year old daughter!! I am a cosmetologist, going on 15 years now. As a family we are in love Jesus Christ and our church, LifeChurch.TV, where we attend and serve faithfully! My husband and I have a VERY "Jerry Springer" history, but we believe we have overcome many obstacles so we can, in return, help other couples overcome and make their marriages successful! In light of this, we have both set out on a journey to get healthy and fit. Mentally, PHYSICALLY, Financially and Spiritually.

  I have ALWAYS struggled with my weight.  At the age of 6, when my parents divorced, food became my comfort. I mean, let's be honest, food is always there! It will never let us down, right!! It has always proven faithful to pack on those pounds right on my thighs and behind!! I was definitely an emotional eater. 

I LOVED FOOD!! And frankly, I still do.

I would describe myself as an addict. If they had FAA, Food Addicts Anonymous, I would be the President of the American chapter, for sure. But, would it really be anywhere other then American!?!? Anyway.   I digress...Food Addict, that's me! Give me any reason to eat and I would. I'm happy, let's eat. I'm sad, let's eat. I'm mad, let's eat. It's a day ending in "y" and I'm alive, well I deserve an ENTIRE cake...ALL TO MYSELF!!!!!  Yep, that WAS me! Or rather is me. Once an addict ALWAYS an addict. I've just made the choice to put the beast to sleep and hopefully to NEVER awaken him again!!

So, as I embark on this blogging journey, I will share with you my struggles. As well as my husbands struggles, he will be undergoing the Gastric Bypass Surgery in 27 days!  I will share more of our weight journey, both victories and defeats, because that's just life.  But mainly, I will share my yummy, delish healthy alternatives, that can make any fat chick into the skinny chick she dreams of being!!! 

I look forward to sharing my world with you!!!! 

In Him I Live ~Ash