The Cox Family

As many of my readers know, I have never been a toothpick and have struggled with my weight all of my life. Well, I have decided to begin what will be a very long journey to a healthier lifestyle for me and my family. Tonight I want to share just what has sparked this journey in me. Many of you don't know the extent of my struggles, but it started when I was a child and only given beans and potatoes on most nights for meals. The nights we were given other things, they were all loaded with carbs and fat. Not healthy! As I grew up, I moved in with my aunt who later adopted us. It was then that we were afforded the luxury of different foods. Many of those that we chose were fat and carb loaded because that was what we knew. After graduation of high school, I moved in with my sister in Florida. Our car broke down a few weeks later and we were forced to ride our bicycles everywhere. While this was not our choice, we both trimmed down and I was at the lowest weight since being...

well, it's been a while since i posted here. i really need to get back to blogging... hope this will be the beginning of that. december: christmas was great! the girls got tons of things they love. glass plate kit and tablets were just a couple of the items they loved! new years: we were invited to party with scott and juanita again. we did this two years a go and had a blast both times! kenzie got really into karaoke. to the extent that she does it just about daily now! january was quite the month. we decided very last minute to move. we are now sharing a huge house with scott and juanita. the girls have their own rooms and loads of yard to play in. kenzie's birthday was a huge success last weekend. she has been singing glee karaoke revolution daily and doing some just dance three a lot as well :) the next day we took the family to the state fair. although it was VERY cold, we had a blast and came home with an expanded family. we now consist of juanita, scott, te...