Hi there! My name is Lindy. I’m the wife of an SAFD fireman, the mom of two beautiful & talented children: Britney (21) and Logan (13). I teach 5th grade in NISD, and I’m from a very big family: I’m the oldest of 7 children.
I’ve almost always been overweight: except for birth (I was a sickly baby) and after some extreme dieting in my 20s. I have always cared about my health, but I always felt that I hadn’t quite managed to crack the code of health and wellness. I gained weight very easily, and my health was always a struggle to maintain. I had irregular periods, allergies, chronic fatigue, I was pre-diabetic, and massively inflamed.
In 2008, I was pregnant with my son, lost my mother to a long battle with cancer, and began my career as a teacher. Teaching is my passion, but the first years of teaching can be brutal. All this stress led me to be over 260 lbs and tired all of the time; I felt miserable and just wanted to hide away. I leaned on my husband so very much, and my kids were not getting the mother they deserved.
Then tragedy struck our SAFD community and our city in May 2017. When a fellow fire fighter died tragically in a fire, we were all in shock and in deep mourning for this brave man who left behind a beautiful pregnant wife and a daughter and a son. As my heart broke for my fellow fire-wife, I was faced with the true reality behind my own situation: if it was me who lost her husband, I couldn’t physically be the mom I needed to be to get us through. I also felt pulled to ‘Do It for the Deems’… to live my life to the absolute fullest because you never know which day is your last. I began researching and researching and researching…. and one July morning in 2017 I told my hubby my plan, and I jumped into Keto!
The only time I look back is to see how far I’ve come! I have lost over 100 lbs and maintained that loss (while adding a substantial amount of lean body mass through resistance training) My motto is: Take it one choice at a time! I also love self-experimentation. Early on in my journey, I found all of the differing opinions on keto methodology very frustrating. But I have found that it’s because everyone is so very different! You have to listen to everyone’s input and find what works best for you! Helping others crack the code or navigate their way to finding their optimal health is now a passion of mine. I look forward to working with you!