Wellness Wednesday - Working on me
For the past few years I have tried to lose weight, but to no success I have failed. I'm the only person to blame. I'm not as active as I was 10-15 years ago because I was in the Army and I had no choice but to be active. My youngest child was born 11ys ago and since then my weight has skyrocketed to 256lbs over the past 11yrs.. I have never been super thin, but this is beyond embarrassing....and I'm ready for a true change.
After my youngest son was born I did get down to a size 14, as I was breast feeding, but once I stopped breastfeeding I didn't do anything to get the remainder of the weight off. I was living in New Jersey after my husband and I got out of the Army. Jersey is where he is from so we moved there. Being a Texas girl, born and raised, I always wanted to live in other states...so that's exactly what we did. However, I didn't take into account how it would effect my social life. I had no friends or family there to help encourage me to get back into shape, so that's when I started to pick up weight. I was in college after my son was born, but I had to go back to work as the cost of living is very expensive in North Jersey. I never made time for me. I attempted to go to the gym and go walking, but honestly I had no drive. My problem is I have all the tools, but I can't commit to a better way of life. So the gym was getting all my money for nothing. I went less than a month. Money wasted....
Fast forward to now and I am tying to be more active, but I haven't made the true change I need to make. I'm always coming up with excuses or reason why I can't exercise. I have to do better. I turn 40 next year...at least on paper, lol. I want to be that sexy woman I use to be as when I was in my 20's. Actually, I want to be better than that. My goal for my 40th birthday is to be able to look sexy in a two piece swimsuit. I know that may sound vain, but I also want to be healthier. I want to live for as long as I can and I want to look as sexy as I possible can doing it. I don't want to put a number on how much weight I want to lose, because honestly, that's not that important to me. Being fit, toned, and healthy outweigh a number on a scale any day in my opinion. I will take you on this journey of weight loss and I hope I can inspire others to get fit for their own health...looking good is a bonus. So check back every Tuesday to read about my accomplishments, my challenges, my frustration, and my journey as a whole I will also post my weight every 2 weeks. Until next time...Stay Fabulous!!!
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| Army circa 1995 |
After my youngest son was born I did get down to a size 14, as I was breast feeding, but once I stopped breastfeeding I didn't do anything to get the remainder of the weight off. I was living in New Jersey after my husband and I got out of the Army. Jersey is where he is from so we moved there. Being a Texas girl, born and raised, I always wanted to live in other states...so that's exactly what we did. However, I didn't take into account how it would effect my social life. I had no friends or family there to help encourage me to get back into shape, so that's when I started to pick up weight. I was in college after my son was born, but I had to go back to work as the cost of living is very expensive in North Jersey. I never made time for me. I attempted to go to the gym and go walking, but honestly I had no drive. My problem is I have all the tools, but I can't commit to a better way of life. So the gym was getting all my money for nothing. I went less than a month. Money wasted....
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| Current, weighing 256lbs. |
Fast forward to now and I am tying to be more active, but I haven't made the true change I need to make. I'm always coming up with excuses or reason why I can't exercise. I have to do better. I turn 40 next year...at least on paper, lol. I want to be that sexy woman I use to be as when I was in my 20's. Actually, I want to be better than that. My goal for my 40th birthday is to be able to look sexy in a two piece swimsuit. I know that may sound vain, but I also want to be healthier. I want to live for as long as I can and I want to look as sexy as I possible can doing it. I don't want to put a number on how much weight I want to lose, because honestly, that's not that important to me. Being fit, toned, and healthy outweigh a number on a scale any day in my opinion. I will take you on this journey of weight loss and I hope I can inspire others to get fit for their own health...looking good is a bonus. So check back every Tuesday to read about my accomplishments, my challenges, my frustration, and my journey as a whole I will also post my weight every 2 weeks. Until next time...Stay Fabulous!!!
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