Being a mama is my favorite thing in this world. I strive daily to be a better person & to be a good momma. Part of being a good mama to Cope was being able to keep up with him which in 2020 it was getting harder to do. At the beginning of last year I felt like I had to take my health back in control after gaining 40 pounds rapidly due to PCOS, stress, & quite frankly not caring to learn about nutrition my body needed. I reached a low mentally & physically & I wanted to be in control again & get my health back on track. [slide to see one of my “before” shots] & here I am today a little lighter both mentally & physically, but most importantly feeling good & better equipped to be the best mama I can be. That before photo isn’t even at my biggest or most unhealthy, but when I look at her I do remember being the happiest I had ever been becoming a mama, but physically I was not being kind to myself. My health journey was not all about losing weight, but that was a side effect of learning about calories, weight lifting, & fueling my body for my specific needs. I probably get 10-20 emails & messages daily asking how I did it & it was hard for me to answer in a simple message & to be quite honest I was caught off guard. I didn’t want to talk about my body & I hoped it would all blow over, but alas it didn’t & now that I hit publish on my health journey faq blog post, I’m glad it didn’t. I really do hope that it inspires, helps, & motivates someone out there as I needed that same thing a year ago. I’m sure there are better before & after photos of my progress, but I thought a photo of Copeland & I was fitting since he really is my motivation daily to be my best self. Head to the blog where I answered a TON of FAQ’s I’ve been getting on how I lost weight & more: LizMarieBlog.Com - link in my profile. Please read the disclaimers on the blog before anything because that’s truly important 🤍Thank you for your patience for this post as I navigated my feelings about talking about my body & sharing my journey publicly. I’m more of a home decor type of gal myself so this is not my niche. Hope it helps though in some small way. 🤍