My name is Katie and I am happily married women with a great husband, wonderful family and friends, and looking to get back to a more basic simpler way of life. Why so simple? you ask . . . well in a simpler way of life I hope to achieve better health, less stress, more family time, a better way to provide for my family physically, mentally, emotionally, and financially, as well as to be the best I can be.
I was an athlete in high school and graduated in really good shape. From there I went to college where I burned the candle at both ends by taking too many credit hours and working way too much. Here I found the friends that truly meant the most to me because they stuck with me through all the crazy times and my high school sweet heart became my husband :) Through undergrad I became very sick which was diagnosed as Fibromyalgia which ultimately lead to a significant weight gain from the lethargy, fatigue, insomnia, and medications not counting a terrible diet. My diet was 70/30 clean to junk and it was not the amount that I was consuming it was the time and types of foods I was consuming. I had to face facts I was an emotional eater and ate what everyone else ate. However, at the limited exercise and increased time at a desk it quickly added up.
Six years later, three years into my marriage, and 80 - 100 pounds over weight (doctor dependent) I finally had enough. I quit my PhD program and put my two bachelors (one in biology and one in chemistry) and my masters of science in analytical chemistry to good use and do what I always loved . . . TEACHING! While I am not making much more money than I was before I am working significantly less time. With this increase time factor and less stress I plan on getting back to the basics and getting myself put back together to start a family as well as to finally be healthy once again!
Cheers, for now! Katie
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