After seeing their success my older sister Shannon who has had many downs and situations where she had gained a lot of weight decided she needed to do this for herself to get healthy and feel better about herself. My dad said he would do it with her as support and together they have lost a lot of weight. My Dad lost 47 lbs and has had to buy all new clothes. He looks amazing! My older sister is still in the process of losing but last time I talked to her she has lost 43 lbs! I saw her after church the other day and she had this cute dress and you can just see her confidence and when I asked where she got her dress she told me and said it was a size medium :) I almost cried. So amazing!
It's a trickle effect: After seeing their success I started HcG and have lost 30 lbs total and am at my smallest I've been since I think before I got married and had 3 kids. I'm still looking to lose around 17 more lbs for my goal weight but I'm getting there and every day it comes off. I feel amazing!
This has trickled down to my older sister Erin. Now Erin has had a huge struggle in the past 4 years and that has equaled to gaining more then she ever thought she would gain. I have been talking her through all her struggles which included losing two pregnancies in late gestation which one is hard but two was just heart wrenching. If that wasn't hard adding in her husband who already has two degrees in teaching deciding that the work just wasn't there and he needed to go back to school in a totally different field was hard but she was so supportive and they both jumped in with two feet. All the stress and sacrifice she gained a lot. I won't say how much but for her 5'3" frame it was obese and way more for her frame to carry but with all the loss and sacrifice she carried it and kept her family going. Both her and her husband Graham have finally come out of school with a great job for Graham and things are going up so they decided to try HcG for themselves as well and its amazing the results they have had so far. Graham so far has lost 48.2 lbs (still wanting to lose more) and Erin has hit the 40 lbs lost mark. She has over 120 lbs to lose total so 40 lbs is a lot but still small compared to the big picture. I think the biggest thing for Erin is finding herself. She has sent me pics as she's lost and every picture her face changes. The first two you could feel her shame and uncomfortable feeling like I hate taking these pictures because I feel awful and fat. The latest picture you can see the glimmer of hope and a little smirk like things are getting better and that she's refinding herself. I can't wait to see her final picture, she is one of my favorite people and inspires me every day with her strength.
I am hoping through seeing all our success that my younger sister who has had even more struggles over the years decides she wants to join us. I love her and want to see her healthy and happy so she can take care of her special little family. We will see and I will update if/when she decides to do it.
I am excited for our family to take family pictures when we reach our goals and can finally have a happy healthy picture to post on my mom's wall of pictures. So much better then the ones when we were heavier. Here's to a happy and healthy new year this year!
