First we need to go back to the
summer of 2010 Steve and I found we were going to be parents! On August 14 I took the day off of
work because it was my birthday and was thrilled to be getting close to ending
my first trimester and being able to tell extended family and friends. But as
the day went on I just knew something was not right. After going to the
hospital they were unable to find the heartbeat. How could this happen? Why us? Why now? These
are questions that we will never have the answers to but we trusted in God.
A friend of mine had joined a “challenge
group” back in August of 2012 and lost all of her baby weight and more, she is
back to her high school weight and made mention of her success on Facebook. I commented on her post and her coach sent me
a friend request. I followed her and
would read her post about “clean eating, it’s a life style not a crash diet,
working out daily, having a ton of energy to keep up with her boys, drinking
shakeology, and meal planning. I thought to myself this is working for real
people.
So anyone that knows me knows I’m
independent, I’ll do it myself, and I’m defiantly not going to ask for
help. I bought a bag of shakeology off
of e-bay and started using a beachbody program I got from a yard sale. Guess what nothing happened the program I bought
was not right for me at all I hated it. I drank a few shakes and thought the
stuff was terrible (I had known idea the secrets in making it taste amazing).
Great another fail attempt at losing weight.
My husband tried to help and told me I needed to burn more calories.
Well that did not help I was even more hungry and not fueling my body with the
right foods. Also I was going to be in a wedding less than a month away.
So I decided to ask for help together
we found the right workout that I would enjoy doing. I was excited about
starting the challenge group May 6, 2013.
The rest is history it was easy! NO I have to little ones that don’t
sleep through the night. I peeled myself out of bed and just keep pushing play
even when I was half asleep. I started
eating clean and eating small portions every 2-3 hours. After the third week I was excited to go to
the basement and getting my workout in. Why? Because I found by taking a small
portion out of the early morning for myself I had more energy to be a better
mom and wife. I never thought of myself as a negative person but around week
four I lost 10 lbs. and found myself thinking well that’s good enough, you can’t
do this, you had 2 C-sections you will never have strong abs, your built
bigger, etc. But in my gut I wanted to give it my all and turned those negative
thoughts into positive thoughts. For the first time I did it I finished my 90
day challenge group and felt amazing.
My coach had posted a few times about
becoming one. I wanted to pay it forward
and help whoever I could. Even if it was
just 10 people were in the same boat. So again I decided and committed! Of
course this ment “sharing” how would anyone related. Anyone that knows me would say this is way
out of my comfort zone. But again I found myself doing a gut check and wanting
to follow my heart.
So with all of that said I understand
I’ve been there, nothing fits, not having energy, not feeling confident,
wanting to set a good example to your kids, not believing in yourself, but not
knowing how to change and have the right tools.
Trust me I’m not out to make a quick buck and forget about you trusting in
me to help you make a change. It’s an investment into to yourself and you’re
worth it.
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