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Before and After's

This "before" was taken in 2007 when I originally started my weight-loss journey. Nahvi was almost 18 months old and Moab was about to go into Kindergarten. Little did I know I would have an unknown force fighting against my efforts for the next 4 years. This "after" picture was taken December of 2011, ten months after getting diagnosed with insulin resistance and polycystic ovarian syndrome. 



This "before" picture was taken in March of 2011, right after being diagnosed with insulin resistance and poly cystic ovarian syndrome. It took me 4 years of nearly killing myself with workouts, half marathons, relay races, 5ks, 10ks, 15ks, working with personal trainers and doing bootcamp 5 days a week at 5:30am that I finally reached my breaking point and went to the doctor to get answers. I feel very fortunate that the Doctor listened to my story, took me serious and took action with thorough testing. As you can see in this "after" picture taken in December that all my hard work is now paying off thanks to a proper diagnosis and treatment plan!

It has almost been a year since my diagnosis, in 4 days to be exact. This is a big anniversary for me, it's the day I got my life back. I plan on writing a great post for that day so stay tuned!

I will be posting a new before and after with how I look a year later. I am so close to 100 pounds lost and I hope that I can hit this goal by next Thursday!

Thanks for reading, 

---Jena

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  1. AnonymousFebruary 28, 2012 at 7:45 AM

    I love you! You are an inspiring amazing woman!

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