THE BEGINNING
Where to start, where to start........last year around February I made the decision that I needed to make some changes, both physically, mentally and spiritually. Since moving to Texas in 2009 I had gained roughly 35lbs and was well past a healthy wait I was pushing 170 (about the same I weighed full term with Jayden). I knew that I needed to make some changes, not only that I was scheduled to be in a wedding in March 2012 and I couldn't even fit into the dress I was going to wear. So in Feb I started working out, I was going to the gym and working out 3-4 times a week. PROBLEM- I love food and I come from a family of bakers and cookers, so I thought that since I was working out I could continue to eat how I wanted. DUH YOU CAN'T DO THAT!!!!! I wouldn't figure this out until much later, and you would think being a sports medicine graduate I would of thought to use my own smarts. Sometimes we are better at giving advice than taking our own. So here I was thinking I was doing what I was supposed to be doing.
February 2012
I was completely disgusted with myself. I have never been one to wear one-piece swimsuits but I was so ashamed of how I looked that I bought my first one EVER.
THE ROAD TO CHANGE
So in April I decided that on my bucket list of things to do I wanted to run a half marathon. So I began training with one of my favorite people and now good friends and chiropractor, I trained through the remainder of the year and started to modify what I was eating. Not only that in June I signed up for Jay Johnson's bootcamp. For those of you who don't know Jay he is the world renowned trainer for the famous Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders. I thought for sure he could whip this body in to high gear.
July 2012
So while I was seeing some results, I still wasn't losing any weight I was down to 165 or gaining any muscle. When I did the fitness test at the end of Jay's bootcamp I was at a whopping 30% body fat. For my height that is considered obese. I had trained all summer for the marathon was running anywhere from 10-13 miles several times a week. I was completely defeated and felt like I was doing all of this hard work with no results. I know that my thought process was that because I was working out so much I could also eat more calories WRONG!!!
CHANGE IS COMING!!!!!
In September of 2012 one of my good friends and co-baseball mommas, was talking about what she did for a living; she was a Beachbody Coach. For those of you who do not know what Beachbody is, they are the AMAZING creators of P90X, Insanity, Turbo Fire and many, many other fitness programs. We started talking and instantly hit it off. She shared similar stories of struggle and recommended I get my thyroid levels checked. She gave me the name to her Dr. and I called and scheduled an appt. Dr. Ricks was awesome, I shared my frustrations, with my former Dr, told him how I felt like something wasn't right with my body. I have never been one that has had difficulty losing weight and with as much as I had been working out something just didn't seem right. He ordered tests for everything under the sun.
Meanwhile after talking with Whitney I decided that I wanted to take the plunge and do Turbo Fire and Shakeology and also become a coach. If I could share my story and help others I am doing something right. The end of September, I started my workouts and drinking Shakeology. I hit it hard and fast, I completely changed my eating (note: not diet, because it's not a diet its a lifestyle change), started eating healthier, and motivating myself to do better.
Well the results came back from the Dr and none of my levels were off. But the Dr wasn't satisfied so he ordered an ultrasound. Low and behold he found a cyst on my right ovary, endometriosis and issues with my IUD. He scheduled immediate surgery and discussed how all of these things, in particular my IUD were causing issues with my hormones that couldn't be detected by blood work. I was relieved to find it was nothing serious, however I knew myself and knew that once I stopped working out it was going to be hard to get back into. I had come so far; I was down to 155 and feeling great.
FAST FORWARD
After complications with my surgery, a crazy whirlwind things that happened in my life and basketball season my predictions came true. While I was continuing to drink my Shakeology and maintaining the same weight I wasn't motivated to workout. I had every excuse in the book; too busy, too tired not enough time, you name it I gave it. UNTIL NOW!!!!!!
After some tragic events in our society and some self-realization from myself and conversations with the man above. I realized I only have ONE LIFE and that life is NOW!!!! I want to become a better person, keep up with my ever growing and crazy busy son and be a better girlfriend. I am back on the wagon and ready to stay on. I restarted my 90 challenge at the beginning of November, however I know that I have given a very sub par performance. So today I am making the pledge to myself, to God and to You that I will complete this journey and much much more!!!!!! This will not only be a journey of fitness but of spiritual and personal growth as well. Not only am I working out and eating healthy, I am reading an excellent book that was recommended to me by a good friend "Get Out Of That Pit" by Beth Moore. I will review chapters I have read and share stories of triumph and tribulations. Today I am proud of my story, where I have been as it has made me who I am. However, I am most excited to see where I am going.
So I leave you with these three pictures of me, my motivation and my inspiration.
Right now as I am - BUT NOT WHERE I WILL BE
GOALS - write them down, they become tangible, the more likely you are to accomplish them.
This is scary and uncomfortable for me I don't do well sharing my struggles and failures. But I am sharing my life with you and I am stepping out of my comfort zone.
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