A little about me, I grew up in a very active home. My father was a sports coach for one thing or another and so I naturally LOVED all things sports. I was either in volleyball, basketball or track and was pretty good at what I did. And then I graduated form high school............and it all stopped. I started college, and worked full time and totally lost sight of the importance of regular exercise......like who has time for it between classes, home work and a job??! And to top it all off, because I was so busy I didn't take the time to make healthy meals for myself. I worked at a 50 diner and ate a lot of fries....fries....oh and did I mention fries!!? Anyway....I SLOWLY started to gain weight so I didn't really notice too much but I set myself up with some HORRIBLE habits that has pretty much carried me to where I am now: 15 years after graduation, married with 3 amazing children and 50+ lbs over weight.
On the surface, life is grand. I love my husband dearly and absolutely adore my children but deep inside, I don't love who I am as a person. I'm tired all of the time, sleep horribly, and just have a lack of motivation for just about anything that isn't necessary. I know I cannot be the only only one in this exact situation, but I am not very good at reaching out. So.....Que this blog. I felt that this would be a good way to express my struggles and triumphs, my setbacks and gains, and just my overall feelings as I go through this journey. I am mainly doing this for myself but if I happen to relate or help anyone else along the way...that's just frosting on my cake! I also know that food and exercise isn't the only problem here. Its also how I feel about myself, which I ALSO know isn't just going to be fixed by losing weight and getting healthier. I plan on doing daily personal development, scripture study and working on my relationship with God and my Savior, Jesus Christ. I feel all of these things are KEY to being a healthier and happier Me!
ALLLLLLLLRIGHT.....now onto day 1.
Starting Weight 197.7 lbs
Goal Weight 145
I am following weight watchers (WW) to track my food to help me to have portion control and make healthier options.
Today was a bit hard.....I generally start off really well. I had a protein berry shake for breakfast, subway for lunch (which after putting it into my WW app....was WAY more points than I expected...even trying to make it pretty healthy! HA!) I had an apple and banana for my snacks. SO far so good, right....? But here is where it gets hard. All of those meals I eat by myself and can cook how I want. Dinner is SO much harder because I have to cook for my family. My husband suggested that we roast hotdogs over the fire pit in the back yard because it would be fun for the kids. And it was! But man....made me go WAY over my points for the day. I also had a mango. because fruits and veggies are free points on WW which I LOVE! but yah....I have got to get this whole healthy dinner thing figured out.
I have figured out that I am WAAAAAAAAY out of shape! HA! After I got my kids put to bed, I hopped on the treadmill and bot oh boy was I shocked at how quickly my lungs started burning and legs started to feel it. BUT at least I did it. I know it will be a slow process but I am going for progress not perfection (which is HARD for me because of my athletic background and am generally very hard on myself and think I can do more than I actually can and end up beating myself up for not living up to my expectations I have for myself). I walked half a mile and it took my 13:29 waaaaaaaaahhhhhhh (can you hear me crying over here??) Its pretty embarrassing but we all have to start somewhere. Tomorrow will be faster!
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