These last 14 months have been a roller coaster of events and emotions. Lost many relationships but gained many more. Got sucked into a despair of depression. All the weight I had lost after my son was born I gained back, plus a few extra. The heaviest I have ever seen in my life is 236lbs on September 1st, 2014 when my kids and I moved into our current apartment. That was a wake-up call for me. I was tired of the constant back pain, and constantly feeling like I wasn't good enough.
So I decided to lose weight. For good. I started by restricting my calories by A LOT and walking almost every day. At first it was just around the block because that's all my back could handle. Then it was several trips around the block a couple times a day (because that's all I had time for). I managed to lose about 15 pounds, but I noticed I was starting to have other issues with my body. Losing hair is not something new to me, I shed a LOT. But I was losing more than normal. Plus I was constantly tired, having diarrhea, headaches almost every day, and very very irritable.
Then a friend from high school shared about her experience with clean eating and PiYo and it caught my attention. I asked her a few questions like, what the heck is PiYo (pronounce Pie-Oh), and is it safe for someone with chronic back pain. Little did I know she suffered from back pain also and has no problems with PiYo. Okay, I was sold on that. Where do I buy it? Well then she invited me to a 7 Day Challenge and it changed my life! I learned how to eat the right kinds of foods, and a LOT of it too. I felt soo much better, and happier, and I was still losing weight!
I lost 5 pounds in my first week on the 21 Day Fix eating plan with my first 7 day Clean Eating group on Facebook. Okay Kels, I'm hooked, where do I sign up to be a coach so I can help other people feel this amazing?!
In the last 3 weeks I have gotten down to 209lbs by eating a TON of clean foods, drinking enough water (on most days), and exercising. Not even exercising every day! There have been days when I just physically couldn't because I was either sore (haha, yep, I was that out of shape), or sick (had a few sick days the last few weeks, darn kids), and there has even been a couple days where I was battling a migraine (I have suffered from migraines for about 10 years).
I have a natural food aversion, so I am working on getting over this as my body needs food to survive and thrive. It is what fuels us to function at our best. So taking it one food at a time and discovering all the great ways I can enjoy it. Thanks to Kelsey, I have found an amazing group of women to help me not only gain (I can't say regain because I've never been at a healthy weight) health and fitness, as well as develop a better me and some pretty great friendships. I will forever be thankful to her for her generosity and for introducing me to such an amazing new lifestyle. I feel confident that I will be able to teach my children healthy habits by example and not just by word.
I am currently in my first week (Day Two) of my first 21 Day Challenge with Beachbody and I continue to see progess that is amazing. I have dropped 2 pant sizes since the beginning of my journey. With Beachbody alone I have lost 12 pounds and 12 inches in the last three weeks! Amazing results with such a simple and easy process!
November 2014 June 2009
