I know I have been MIA for sometime, but I AM BACK...I hope to post more.
I got a way from this when I lost all motivation in my weight loss journey. 2016 wasn't the best year for me. My weight has been back and forth for pretty much all of 2016. So when one doesn't have motivation to keep going all things stop. At the end of last year, I was about to completely give up. I thought maybe I was just supposed to overweight for the rest of my life. I was beginning to accept that and move on.
So, I really thought back to why I wanted to loose the weight in the first place. I thought about what brought me into that first Weight Watchers meeting. Then, thanks to Timehop & Facebook memories, the following photo popped up.
It showed me how far I have come. I realized that I DO NOT want to go back. I know that if I quit Weight Watchers that I probably would gain all my weight back and then some.
As the soul searching continued, I really thought back to why I started this weight loss journey.
Why? Why? Why?
I didn't like the photo I saw. I felt ugly and gross. I walked in to that room because 1.) I didn't have any confidence; 2.) I wanted to shed A LOT of weight; and 3.) I wanted to be able to shop in those cute boutiques.
Now I know how much I have changed. For one, I actually love going to the gym. It gives me a release like no other. It also makes me feel like I have accomplished something. I have met some pretty amazing women that I now can say are my friends. I started slow by going to Zumba and that was about it.
As I continued, I soon realized that Zumba wasn't enough. I remember walking by the Combat class thinking I couldn't get through that class. Then someone got me to come in. Needless to say I love it now. If something is bother me, I take it out on my imaginary opponent. I remember being terrified of the instructor, but after that first class, she has been more of inspiration than anyone. As far as they girls I have met in that class, they push me more and more. I really don't know where I would be without any of these women.
Two, I am eating healthier. My portions are much smaller. I used to eat the entire plate of food plus desert (or just the dessert.) Now when I am full I stop. I mean I still have a crazy sweet tooth and it is a constant struggle not to reach for a cookie or ice cream.
Everyone in my life is rooting for me, I know that now. Sometimes I still want to quit, but I don't.
So I made a vow for my New Year's Resolution, I am going to give it a year and see how it goes. So far January was great to me. My motivation still isn't where it was but I am slowly getting back. I have drive back that I had lost. Let's hope that February gets me even more motivated.
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