Fitness Journey

I'm not even sure where to begin this page. I feel like I have been on a fitness journey since I was in middle school. I have always been a thick girl. At one point I would have considered myself not fat, but also not skinny. Oh how I would love to have those days back.

Over the past year I discovered that I took comfort in food way more than I would ever want to admit. And as my husband is preparing for a new job and be away for extended periods of time, I found myself once again falling in to bad habits and looking to food to comfort my anxiety. When I realized what was happening I couldn't help the mental beatdown that continued after that.

Over the course of our military life, the many moves, the 4 kids, I had lost and gained the same 50 pounds. My primary diet was Weight Watchers and followed closely was counting calories. I'm not disciplined enough to do Keto, or Atkins, those felt way to limiting to me. After all, once I lost the weight I can just carry on about my life and never have to think about it again........right?!?!?!? Boy was I wrong. 

Until I wanted to be serious about what was going on I was never going to lose the weight forever. I needed to be willing to do the mental work in order for the physical changes to stay. Through my journey I have found some great women encouraging other women to lose their weight. One of the favorite quotes/ideas that I heard was don't do something to lose the weight that you aren't willing to do the rest of your life. BRILLIANT. I don't want to cut out all carbs, or all alcohol (I mean I am Whiskey Shannon after all). 

So this is my journey to get healthy. In a way that I can sustain it. I will have trials and triumphs along the way. Since this time last year I have lost 70+ lbs and have managed to keep it off. I also want to encourage other women that if I can do this so can you. You can change your life. Simply start wherever you are. Don't say I'm too old, or too fat, or too.......you fill in the blank. YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE. It all starts with you.