Meet the Telschows

This is us last Christmas - can't wait to see the "after" picture!

I'm currently fighting to keep the laptop in my actual lap right now, because I have a bulldozer of a 9 month old frantically swatting at the keys, while my 2 1/2 year old attempts to climb in my lap so she's closer to me than the baby (and thereby gets more attention, according to her logic).

And that's my life in a nutshell! This is going to be a no-frills (well, more like "rarely frills) blog, because I'm a stay-at-home-mom being pulled in about 1,000 different directions on any given day. The reason I'm starting this is to share yummy low-sodium recipes with our friends and family, and also to help document my family's adventure from grossly out of shape Louisiana eaters, to fit and healthy parents! My 32 year old husband was recently diagnosed with a heart condition in a very unexpected and terrifying fashion, and we still don't have a lot of answers about his diagnosis or long-term outlook, so we're trying to control the variables we're capable of controlling. The day he got out of the hospital, we started following his dietary and exercise recommendations to the letter, so here we are! We've completely overhauled our pantry and refrigerator, and a few million dollars and 30 kinds of dried beans and grains later, we're embarking on a whole new lifestyle. Come join us!