Well I had started this blog with the intent not to go "live" with it until after the first of the year, but the impatient part of myself won the battle and here it is, my very first post! I had been debating to start a blog for some odd months now because I'm better with words. I'm not one who likes to write my whole life story on Facebook or announce to the world what's been going on in my life. However, I have a lot I need to share and get out. I began this year with some Big and I mean BIG goals for myself. The focus of 2013 was me. Sounds a little self-absorbed I know, but being a wife and a mother of two, the subject of "me" gets lost in translation 95% of the time. Someone asks, tell me about yourself, I immediately jump to who I am to others. I am those things, but who was I before them? What did I love to do, what made Me happy before them? It's truly hard to think about, but I loved to sing & listen to music, I loved to go out with friends, I loved to spend time alone shopping, reading, going to the beach, working out. Ahhh..... working out...My go to frustration reliever. What happened to that?.. Right Life.. that's what happened.
So enter New Years Resolution 2013.. WORKOUT, BE HEALTHY, LOSE WEIGHT. What's so different about this resolution from any of the billions of other Americas who share the same resolution as myself?.. nothing really, except this year I made it a point to stick to it. I didn't go out and get a gym membership, nutritionist, or a personal trainer. I decided to dust off the Insanity DVD's that were sitting in my entertainment center for the last six months, made the commitment to eat clean, and got to work! The first 3 months of the year I struggled, after going to the doctor and finding out I had some medical issues weighing against me, we fixed the issues and I restarted in April. This time, what I was doing worked! HALLELUJAH!!!! In the midst of my first 30days of Insanity I met my wonderful mentor and coach and by month two I decided to become a coach myself. I completed Insanity with some AMAZING results in 60 days and I moved on. School started back up, my son entered kindergarten, and life happened. I haven't been as focused, as motivated, and as driven as I was in the beginning, but I haven't given up either. To date I have lost 30lbs since January and 40lbs since this time last year. Something was missing, something hasn't felt right, and this folks, this is it. My chance to share my story, share my struggles, my triumphs and not only in health and fitness, but life in general. This roller coaster called life is not easy, but if you have goals, reach for them and strive for them daily. Focus on YOU! Because the more happy and confident you are within yourself, the better person you are going to be for those around you!
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