Culp-Ability, a fat lady's weight loss journey. :D

Culp-Ability. Clever, huh? ;)

Culp is the Latin root word for guilt or fault. It also happens to be my last name... :)
Ability is defined as the power or capacity to do or act physically, mentally, legally, morally, financially, etc.

Culpability according to Mr. Webster is an adjective which means deserving blame or censure; blameworthy. Okay....?

HOWEVER... I'm creating this blog to suit ME! You know, my being narcissistic and all...

Hi. My name is Nancy Culp. I'm here to prove to myself that as a CULP I have the ABILITY to accomplish anything I set my fat little heart on. And that journey begins (again) today! :)I hope to bring a little humor to the table instead of the deep fried, sugary good stuff I usually serve. You know, because a fat lady on a diet can be pretty darn funny at times!

I am a 36 year old wife and mother to four beautiful children, ages 1, 4,10, & 12. The children attend three separate schools. Three years from now, they will be in FOUR separate schools. Oh yes, I'm a full-time college student myself. I am studying to become a Diagnostic Medical Sonographer. Time is a precious, valuable commodity 'round here! Fast food and convenience meals are a staple. If this doesn't stop, I'll need my stomach stapled. (insert sarcasm here) Do they still do that?

My husband of five years (doing the math yet?) is a most wonderful man. He married me when I was a svelte size 8. He told me every day that I was the most beautiful woman in the world. Then he got me pregnant with our third child... and I gained nearly 70 lbs! I only lost 30 of it before we found out number 4 was on the way. Again I had a food party for 9 months. I LOVED that part of being pregnant. Guilt free grazing! WOOHOO! Little did I know my body was playing a cruel, cruel trick on me. Stupid thyroid! I weighed in at a whopping 213 lbs when I delivered number 4. Six months later, I weighed my heaviest ever, 218. All this time, my husband keeps telling me I am the most beautiful woman in the world. Ain't he sweet?! He really is.

After several trips to the endocrinologist, my thyroid seems to be in a more functional range, and my weight has stabilized at 195. *GROAN* Time to hold myself accountable for what I put into my body and what exercise I manage. Since Oprah ain't calling, this seems to be the most publicly humiliating (er public forum) I can manage. Nothing like sharing your business with the world to keep you motivated!

So, signing off my first blog. Honoring full disclosure... pics and stats will be up shortly. Don't say I didn't warn ya!

P.S. For anyone out there who's run out of fingers and toes on the math comment, my first two children were born during my first marriage. :) Best 250 pounds I ever lost!!!! :D