Genetically I do not come from a thin family. To stay physically fit and active, I played sports and was involved in a few extracurricular activities, when I was younger. My sophomore year in high school, my weight started to become an issue for me. Now that I’m a mother things have managed to spiral out of control! After giving birth to my daughter in 2014. I didn’t really gain much weight while pregnant but after having her I started to notice those unwanted pounds piling up on me. I suffered from postpartum depression and I was out on maternity leave. I consumed lots of take out, snacks, & sweets. I was a new Mother & I did not have much time to do much of anything for myself. Not much has changed today & my daughter is currently 4 years old!
I couldn’t tell you the first thing about working out or even trying to lose weight because it has always been something I have struggled with. I tried losing weight in the past but always failed. I never remained consistent with my workouts or maintained a proper diet. After other’s noticed my massive weight gain, I decided to finally do something about it! I wanted to make a change not because other’s noticed my weight gain, but because I wanted to be alive & healthy for my myself & my daughter!
I slowly started to cut out all meats with the exception of fish, became pescatarian & with proper dieting & consistently exercising I lost a total of 30 pounds without a gym or personal trainer. In the beginning, this was something that was extremely difficult for me but once I developed a routine and made exercising a habit, it was super addictive like a drug. I couldn’t let anything or anybody stop me from getting my fix! I was the pipe that was ready to be lit & fired up! Seriously, I was on fire- smoking with ashes burning from beneath my Nike’s. I didn’t allow anything to come between me and my workouts and suddenly I became a little too comfortable!
Now let’s fast forward to 2018, when I managed to gain all of my weight back! Yep, you read correctly-I managed to gain all of my weight back! You might be asking how did you manage to gain it all back? The answer is quiet simple- life, work, and motherhood got the best of me!
Once you get down to your ideal weight size, things get a little easy but tricky at the same time. You don’t have to work out as much as you did before. I went from working out 5 days a week to 3 days, then to not working out at all. I’m a huge foodie, snacks and desserts are my ultimate favorites! I started back consuming snacks & getting fat! I was miserable & extremely disappointed that I allowed myself to get right back to the girl I knew before.
In 2019, I did like most folks, and recommitted myself to getting back into shape. I was off to a slow start and his journey has been a little challenging yet again with trying to balance & judge life! I have my highs & lows. Someone days I don’t feel like working out & to be quite honest with you some days I slack & don’t workout- end result is that I end up failing. When your body becomes so use to doing the same thing you become stagnant & I’m currently in a plateau where I’m suck & haven’t lost a few pounds in around 3 weeks. I have actually gained 2 pounds and I’m looking to lose around 11 more.
I have to push & remind myself why I started & what I hope to obtain by doing this. This go round I have #newgoals for my body. I plan to transform into a body that I never imagined I would ever have. I work a full time job, running multiple business, & take care of my Spouse, Daughter, & home and man I’m I tried and burnt out! When I get home I’m exhausted and honestly don’t feel like doing anything except for climbing in bed. When you become a parent, you put your family’s needs before your own and it’s all the small things that people fail to educate you on when you have kids. From the time you drop your kids off in the morning until it’s time to pick them back up. It’s clockwork & before you know it your time ruins out, leaving no time for you to unwind, think, or doing anything else.