I am 36 years old. I am happily married and have two kids. I work at Lutheran Hospital as an Ultrasound Technologist. I am blessed with a wonderful family and great friends. The only part of my life that is out of control is my weight and that is going to change. I want to be a better role model for my kids and I want to feel better about myself.
Holly,
You make one heck of a partner!
You were absolutely amazing on both wall sits and plank position. You truly inspire me!
Thanks for fighting it out on the bag with me this morning too! You pushed me and kept me from slacking off and I appreciate it!
Hope you have a wonderful day!
Lisa
Holly,
You did great this morning….believe me i was right there beside you feeling the pain!!!! I have a very nice picture of you,Tom and Laura from last night, i will have to show it to you sometime…..see you in the morning….
Kathleen
GO BLUE!!!!!!
Holly, you are doing such a great job pushing through the pain! Keep up the hard work.
Can’t wait to see you on tv tonight! You’ll do great!
You did awesome tonight hunny!
I’m so proud of you. You did a great job representing FWSW tonight and you looked beautiful!!! (Plus, you make a pretty darn good Dr. Oz!) I’m so glad we’re friends! We’ll have to make a plan to meet at the gym someday soon. I could really use some extra help!
Holly, Thanks for representing season 3 of FWSW so well last night : ) Also you did great with your skit. See ya tomorrow in Amber’s class.
Kathleen
Well, It seems like it has been awhile since I last blogged. Things at the Uetrecht house have been busy. 2 kids in sports and lots of games and practices.
Last week I felt really overloaded with water weight. I am eating all of the right foods, but I think the heat made me feel heavy. I was pleasantly surprised with a 3.2 pound weight loss on Monday. I will take Puffy any day if it gives me great results.
Monday night I was honored to go and represent FWSW live on TV. I was very nervous and sunburned (LOL). Rick kept reassuring me that I would be fine and he was right. Remember, they will never ask us to do something that we can’t do! It was exciting and a lot of fun. My kids thought it was way cool and my daughter said, “Mom, you looked so pretty on TV.” That made my day. I love my family! They are such a great support system.
This week has started off well. I feel like I am in my groove of obtaining a healthy lifestyle. Exercise has become more fun and I am looking forward to the Mini. I really can’t wait to say, “I did it!”
Thanks for everyone’s support and well wishes. I am really trying my hardest to make the most of this great opportunity.
Thank you FWSW.
HOLLY
YOU HAVE DONE SO WELL YOU ARE AN AWSOME PERSON THANKS FOR YOUR COMMENTS AND YES MY GOAL WAS TO LOSE 80 lbs LOL TO FUNNY I GUESS YOU ARE A GREAT GUESSER AS WELL.
Hello My Friend,
First, you did an AWESOME job on the show the other night…You also did a SUPER job playing Dr. Oz. I had so much fun:)
I just want you to know how much your support means to me. I really do feel like you have my back. I feel like you are there for me no matter what, thank you so much for that.
You did awesome in Amber’s class today.. I will see you bright and early tomorrow:)
Hugs,
Shannon
Holly-
Thanks for making sure I had everything I need. I never second guessed your dedication to this program, you are doing so good, keep it up we are only half way there, can not wait to see us in a few months….
Congrats!
Green Team Jen
Thanks Holly-
You truly are a great motivator when it comes to doing and speaking, I think we all need it. I m very sorry about the loss of your father in law. I couldn’t imagine losing a parent. You are in our prayers and that gives me new reasons to keep pushing because life is so short and you never know what lies ahead, at least i know i will have my health and faith in God.
Great work out today, see you tomorrow.
Green Team Jen
Holly,
You are doing amazing!! I love you and the I love the push I gain from you in the workouts. You are a wonderful person and I am so glad that we have become friends. I hope that you are able to meet your goal in the next four weeks! Keep up the hard work!
Holy – watching you go through so many changes has been inspiring to me. Thank you for being such a good role model!
Holly you’re doing a great job, keep i up!
Well, this past week way hard. I lost my father-in-law last Saturday morning. His passing just totally reinforces why I am here. OBESITY KILLS OR COMPLETELY LIMITS OUR LIVES! That is a tough lesson to learn. I pray for my dad to change his ways with me so that we can have many more years together. I need you daddy! I am so blessed to be involved with all the these wonderful people in this contest. I am going to make sure my kids never have to think about losing me to obesity. Thank you FWSW.
Holly,
I love you and have been praying for you this week! I am amazed at your perseverance in the midst of hard times! The changes you’re making are inspirational and I know your hubby and kids must be so proud of you!
Please let me know if you need anything!!!
Lisa
Hey Girlfriend! I hope your having a fabulous week! Your looking so good woman! We’ll have to meet up at the Justin Bieber concert in August. I bet Rick and Tina would get a kick out of those pictures!…lol
You’re doing such a great job, and you’ve been a total inspiration for me through this program. You’ve really got it, and you’re going to be a huge support for a lot of us when this is over, because I know we’re still going to together to kick butt! Keep up all the hard work!
Well, today is Sunday, the day before weigh in. I am not so excited this week. I don’t feel as though I have lost weight. I know that I need to just stay focused on the big picture, but sometimes it’s hard to do. Hopefully I will be pleasantly surprised tomorrow. I have been very good and I continue to make good choices so I know that I am moving in the right direction. I just really want the last few weeks to be great. I would really love to get to 50 pounds. I know it is still possible. I WILL keep my head up and stay focused. Go Team Uetrecht!
Keep making good choices Holly. It makes a huge difference in the big picture, even if the scale doesn’t show it every week! You can totally hit 50 pounds! You’ve done so well and have been such a great encouragement to everyone in the program! Keep it up my friend!
Lisa
Oh my goodness gracious!! Just looked at your picture and it doesn’t even look like you!! You are one hot mama!! Can’t wait to go shopping for those sexy undies with ya! LOL!!
Girl…. I don’t care what team your on either because I think your a total doll! I’m so glad that I met you! Your looking pretty slim yourself there sister! You’ll be joining the under 200 club very soon… I can feel it!
Last week was not a great weight loss for me, but I tried to stay positive. I have been doing the right things in this journey and I know in the long run, I will just continue to get stronger and healthier. I only hope that this week the scales will tip more in my favor. I would love to see at least a 5 pound weight loss or more. One could only hope! Oh wait, that’s right, I won’t know how well I have done. BLIND WEIGH IN!!!!! This is going to be tough to focus. That number really is rewarding when it goes down. I know it will go down this week. I just will have to be patient. Keep up the good work Holly, you are doing great!
Holly,
You are a great team-mate and an even better friend. I’m so glad you came into my life
Love you lots,
Richelle
Holly,
Thank you so much for always being there for me. I really do value our friendship and I know I still want you in my life when this comes to end, you always make me feel better, THANkS:)
Hugs,
Shannon
Holly,
BUT don’t be down. My goal is to try and walk the 13 miles and if I can’t, I will try to do it this fall in the Fort-4-Fitness competition. It is definitely not the end for me!! I will be cheering you on as you run past me!! GO HOLLY!!
I am sorry your disappointed