I am finally writing my first post in this blog!
I'm just going to jump right into it.
For the past 10 months or so I have had the biggest struggle with my weight
and body image that I have ever had in my life.
I know a lot of it has to do with stress due to the change in my life that
came about 10 months or so ago.
I became a full-time mom to two kids almost overnight.
My boyfriend and I live together.
He has two kids with his ex (7 and 11 back in June).
They were removed from her and placed in our custody.
So along with a new, and not to mention my first, relationship,
I also became a mom.
The stress was incredibly high for me over the past 10 months,
causing me to gain weight.
I also no longer had time to do things for me,
like go to the gym.
Before the kids, I was hitting the gym at least once a day,
if not more.
Back in January I decided I had had enough and needed to take some action.
So I enlisted the help of a friend to be my gym buddy
and we started going to the gym at 6am every morning.
It worked for a few weeks, then I slacked off.
I have also done diets and cleanses here and there and I absolutely HATE them.
I hate the DIET word.
I also hate the 'Lifestyle Change' thing.
I do eat healthy, I think.
Yes I indulge every now and then,
but if I don't, I am miserable.
If I can't eat what my family is eating, I am miserable.
I may need to cut back on portions and add even more protein into my nutrition.
I eat lots of fruits and veggies.
Any bread or pasta I have is whole grain.
I drink tons of water.
But then I do have the hashbrowns and biscuits and gravy,
or I have the pastries and donuts with the family.
So I know there are places I can cut back on.
I started going back to the gym this morning.
It was a GREAT workout!
I give myself an hour.
I do weights for 30 minutes, then I do my cardio.
I started doing the Beginner to 5k program, since I am NOT a distance runner.
But I WANT to be.
My goal is to start training for 5Ks and go from there.
I also want to tone and tighten my muscles.
AND I want to get rid of that unsightly cellulite!
I NEVER have had it before, but slowly over the past several months,
it has crept up on me.
So this blog is going to be my personal record of how my fitness is going.
How life is going.
It's to keep me accountable and to have another outlet.
If people read this, great!
If not, great!
This is for ME.
Some MOTIVATIONAL pics that I found on Pinterest.
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