Getting My Mind In The Game

Well I've struggled with weight most of my life....wait no, ALL of my life.  I remember looking at my school pictures from 2nd grade to 3rd grade and the change is so dramatic.  In 2nd grade I look like this normal little girl....in 3rd grade I'm this cabbage patch doll looking child.  I remember everyone saying that I would grow out of the chunkiness once I hit puberty.  Well...puberty came and went and I never really slimmed down.  Moving on....

After the birth of my first child (2002) I topped out at a whoppin' 240 pounds.  I was unhappy of course.  Because let's face it, who really is HAPPY being fat?  I mean yes, I've been "happy & fat" but not truly happy with  myself.  I remember waking up one day and thinking 'This is it.  I'm going to change my life.'  That's when I started walking on my mom's treadmill for 15 minutes a day.  That's all it took for my full figure to start to change.  Once I lost some pounds I became more energetic and started doing 20 minutes, then 30 minutes etc.  Until I became so 'obsessed' if you will, that I joined a gym and worked out about an hour a day.  I felt SO GOOD.

Moving on....

So in 2010 I had my second child and since I was thinner I was more conscious of gaining weight although I did gain about 30 lbs.  As soon as I could I started working out again...kinda.  I tried to get back down and I came close to my pre-pregnancy weight but then I got comfortable and lazy and tired from being a new mom once again.  8 years in between children is HARD.

So now I'm HERE needing to lose about 50 pounds or so to get back down to my goal weight.  I've been wanting to lose this weight for a long time BUT I just haven't had the right mindset until NOW.  September 23, 2014 is when I started working out again and CARING about how I look in my skin. 

I want that body I had back then and darn it I'm gonna get it!  I hope you will join me in my journey (once again) to get the body that I want.