Have you ever had something happen to you or someone you know that made you stop and think what can I do to change my....
I had this happen to me in November. I went in for my baseline mammogram. It was over quickly, no big deal. I assumed that everything was okay. When I got my results I was shocked. I had some abnormalities on both breasts. I went back for a more magnified mammogram and ultrasounds. I ended up having to have a biopsy done to determine what was going on. Luckily everything turned out Okay!
This experience got me thinking about my health, nutrition, body composition. Was I helping or hurting myself in my overall health and well being? Was there anything that I could do to change my health and well being? I realized that I was not really taking care of myself. I was no longer exercising, I was eating whatever I wanted and YES I had packed the pounds on. I thought about this for a few days trying to decided what I could do about it.
I finally decided that I need to make some changes. I began to look at exercise routines on Pinterest. I started perimeter shopping at the grocery stores, really concentrated on increasing my water intake throughout the day. My cousin EJ noticed that I was pinning a lot of exercise routines and she reached out to me. EJ told me about a program that she had found and was really enjoying. She told me that a new 90 day session was going to begin in January and encouraged me to give it a try. She set up a group on Facebook for her family and friends to encourage each other while doing the program.
On January 5th, we began Bikini Body Mommy 3.0. After the initial horror of weighing myself, taking measurements and taking before pictures. I jumped right in with both feet. Um yeah, that was not pretty. Boy did I have a long way to go to get back into shape and to get fit. After the first two weeks people began to notice that I was slimming down. I don't mean losing weight, but actually slimming down. I had lost a total of 7 inches all over my body in the first 15 days. This was a HUGE motivator for me not only was I seeing a difference in my numbers but my friends were noticing. At our second check-in day I had lost another 8 inches and lost 1 lbs (I was so excited to be losing inches that I wasn't upset about only having a 1 lbs weight loss.) The third check-in day showed I had only a 3 inch loss and a 2 lbs loss (not bad). Our fourth check-in day was not a pretty one I had actually gained inches and weight.
I'm not sure what changed, but I wasn't perimeter shopping as much anymore and was going through the motions with the exercise and not really putting forth the effort. I had to change my way of thinking again and recommit to working out. In the past week I have been able to wear a pair of jeans that I haven't worn in 4 years. I am noticing that my clothes that were always snug are now loose on me and some are actually just too big for me to be wearing.
This is not easy for me and everyday I have to battle myself to get my workout in and to choose the better food options.
“To uncover your true potential you must first find your own limits and then you have to have the courage to blow past them.”
– Picabo Street
