Life

It's amazing how life changes so fast.  One minute everything is OK then something happens where everything changes that.  The last year and a half had been rough for me. I've never felt like I have belonged any where.   Life sometimes just doesn't work how others want it too.  One thing I have realized is I'm 32 years old and I have to make my own mistakes.   I may not be making choices that everyone approves us but I need to do what works for me right now.   The boys are happy. I'm finding ways to be happy. I have this guilt that I carry that I'm learning to forgive myself for.     We all have struggles in life that are different from each other and we find ways to help ourselves deal with those struggles.   I have so many emotions that I can't even express right now. But I believe in time I will feel better about life and I will forgive others. Life is precious and you have to stay strong and fight for what's right for you.

The boys

Oh how hard is it to get 4 boys to look at a camera at the same time? Very very hard!! But look how handsome they are! 

Family!

Every day I wonder how we survive! One minute they are best friends then the next they want to rip each other's heads off.  The day they all get along will be a miracle. I try to teach them that someday they won't be near each other so their time is precious now.   Life is too short. Cherish your loved ones.  Every day I wake up and just wonder how I'm going to make it to the next day. But I forget I should stop thinking about it and just do it.  The kids will survive without the latest gadget.  I will survive without getting them the latest gadget. Life will go on in the Nolen household.  We will seize the day and conquer!!! 

Life changes

I made one of the biggest decisions of my life June 30,2013 and that was to give up the life I knew for a better one. I packed up everything I could into a trailer and my minivan. Our car was pretty crowded that day. When I loved back I had nothing. No job, no money, no home.  I still look back and don't even know how I survived. After a few days here I went and found a job. I soon had three part time jobs. I found a place to live. It wasn't much but it was our home. We have started a new life here. The boys love it here. I'm learning to like it here.  I have a job, a roof over my head, and get to hear the boys laughter every day. Nothing beats that. Life does go on after something tragic happens but you pick yourself up and keep going and things will get better.  It may take awhile but it will happen. Thank you for reading 

The Nolen family

How times change!! They are growing up so fast!! Where does the time go?? 

How times have changed...

Wow I'm so glad I finally found this blog again. I'm going to start using it again..

my journey in a nutshell

It all started in January when I signed up for Lighten your load through the Y.  The weight came off pretty easy in January and all I did was start to walk every day and cut out the junk food. By the end of the month I had lost 11 pounds.  In February I had lost nothing and was pretty discouraged but I kept running and going to Fuel Fitness.  In March I started to really hit it hard.  By the end of the month for the challenge I was down 27 pounds and my team had placed 2^nd. 

I decided to keep going.  I was running more, walking less and started lifting 5 days a week.  May had rolled around and I was down 50.  The most I had ever lost and I was smaller than I was in 7^th grade. 

I am on this whole new level of fitness.  There is no more saying “I can’t” but only “I will”.  I’m happier and healthier because of the new me. 

Without my friends and family supporting me and telling me not to give up I wouldn’t be where I am.  It took dedication, persistence, and a new attitude to get where I am. 

My biggest accomplishment for me is not the weight loss  but my friends telling me “because of you, I have made the difference” and “if you can do it I can do it”.  Knowing that I have had such a huge impact on my friends and family has helped me to keep going. 

I am down 58 pounds now and feel great.  I continue to keep working hard and staying positive with the support of my friends and family.  I decided that nothing can hold me back from where I want to be. 

My goal now is to focus on getting more toned.  I’m almost where I need to be.  I am a much stronger person than I was a year ago.  And for the first time I love who I am, and would not change that for anything.