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My name is Val Selby and I live in the south Seattle area. This site is my baby. I’ve been into sports or dance since the age of 4, with sports taking over entirely by late junior high. I’ve been married to my high school sweetheart for 15 years this April. We have a 13 year old daughter and my son is 11.

I had NEVER had a problem with weight until I got pregnant. I was miserable. I was only 21 and they just kept telling me I was gaining too much weight. Not once did they sit me down and explain how I should be eating. I would cry after every doc visit and of course stop for onion rings on the way home. I had grown up so active and with such a high metabolism that I had never watched what I ate or how much of it. I also grew up eating pretty healthy, so I was lucky there, but I had no concept of portion control.  With both kids I gained over 70 pounds and have no idea how much over 70 I was with the second.  I never even looked at the scale and I told the nurse I didn’t want to know.

I lost all the weight about 7 years ago (eating healthy and working out 6 days a week).  Then I took a desk job and depression set in with the lack of movement and not seeing my family much. You guessed it, the weight came back on. Five years ago (Jan. 04) I was at my all time low of hitting over 200 without being pregnant. I have no idea how much I’d gone over 200, as I quite weighing myself at 197.

It was then that I found some online sites and my love of fitness came back into play and a priority. So much so I finally went back to school and got my degree in Fitness Training. I focus on other Mom’s that aren’t making themselves a priority, or don’t know that they should. I watch the biggest loser and cry every episode. I enjoy helping others make such a big difference in their lives like that show. Jillian is my idol and I can only hope to one day be like her.

So if you’ve made it this far in my post I congratulate you! I knew it would be a book. Laughing  Just being here is a big step in your health. Now take the giant leap and put yourself first!