Hello #mamavation I’m so excited to be announcing that I will be pledging into the amazing #mamavation community! Feel free and watch my video, but if you don’t like video or can’t watch it do to having to keep the volume down for sleeping babies 😉 keep on reading. If you watch the video just jump below to the links to learn more about my weight loss journey!

I’m Pepper and I wanted to introduce myself to you and I’m thrilled to get to start knowing you to!

My Weight Loss Journey

I started my weight loss journey January 2011 and have lost 80 lbs since then. November 2, 2011 I had weight loss surgery and got the Lapband. I chose to get a Lapband because I wanted motivation, accountability, help keeping the weight off, and a tool to help me remember to eat slow, portion control and make healthy food choices. I lost 50 lbs before surgery and 30 lbs since. I am just starting to get into the green zone in my band.

Weight Loss Surgery is not the easy way out. It is hard and you have to know what to expect from the surgery. You still have to do all the work. If you want to learn more about my journey explore my blog  and watch some more of my videos. You can find some of my best posts in the links below.

More About Pepper

I’ve been blogging since 1998 and am a graphic designer with my own business, Uniquehorn Designs, and work outside of the home part time.

I’m a mom of two boys, Zarek (3yo) & Zane(5yo) and am married to my high school sweetheart, TJ. My boys are my biggest motivation! In January 2011 I started realizing I couldn’t keep up with them anymore. I would get winded and tired from just going up the stairs in our house! Something had to change!

Some of the exciting things that I have seen in the last few months:

My boys and I actually jogged to the park a half mile away and they were having troubles keeping up with me! That would never have happened with those 80 extra pounds I was carrying before.

My boys have also started exercising with me. Especially my youngest, Zarek. I put in my videos and he comes running to join me. He doesn’t get any of the moves right, but he still is running around and being active. I have some great pictures of him doing down facing dog. It has been amazing to see how much the changes in my life have already start effecting my family.

That is why one of my mottoes is Healthy Mom = Healthy Family

The Best of Pepper Scraps

My Favorite Weight Loss Posts

My Favorite Recipes

Connect with me!

Like I said earlier I’m really excited to get to know you so please make sure and connect with me!

[box]This post is sponsored by Omron and hosted by Mamavation – a community dedicated to obesity prevention & weight loss for women and I’m writing this to be entered into a giveaway[/box]

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Pepper Ferguson

Hi I'm Pepper. My family and I are sharing pieces of our lives.
We hope to inspire you by showing that even small changes can make the biggest differences in your life. You don't have to go to extremes to become healthy. Just do it one habit, one meal, one walk, and one hug at a time.

Let's work together one piece at a time making better habits, eating healthier, getting moving, and most of all loving our families.

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