I wore it well I guess. Or maybe not...250...hmmm it was time for that baby to come out then. And so he did...with drama :) And I am glad to say I reached 250lbs of weight on my body....in order to bring a new life into this world...worth it. In order to bring new life into me...worth it. And in order to inspire others to love and live fully....absolutely worth it.
So although I began feeling broken and busted and such I was grateful to be alive....death and back seems to bring some clarity. And although I started the journey of losing weight and recovery after a difficult pregnancy/delivery in 2005, starting after New Years in 2006 I...
...attempted to exercise before my body was fully healed
...tried to apply to a diet program that was lacking in a proper amount of calories for my body and situation (nursing, healing, overweight....1000-1200 cal for my body was HIGHLY unreasonable)
...took pain killers to get through my workouts so that others would believe I was putting in the effort...
I lost all of 20 pounds out of that WHOLE year (maybe)
What was good that I did? I slowly got rid of white sugars in our diet. And made healthy tweaks to foods we were eating.
...In 2007....
...discovered the boys were lactose-intolerant and Celiac
...adjusted our diets even further, cooking mainly from scratch
...ditched the pain killers and the workout that wasn't working out.
...got insoles and was able to walk more again
...in September of 2007, I googled Busy mom workout and found Holly Rigsby. Followed her info on supportive nutrition, and added almost 1000 calories to my diet. Lost 5+ pounds and inches in the month after that.
...tried working out with another workout program (P90X and realized I needed a more efficient workout with 2 boys.
...lost 10 lbs in a month of eating more and focusing more on strength training. (and doing FYM holiday workout...5 mins baby! 15 min a week of intensity :) )
...In 2008...
...started Dax Moy's Elimination Diet and dropped almost 20 pounds in a month (combined with his exercises)
...kept my workouts short and intense and my food clean, alkaline and less processed and reached my goal weight of 150 lbs by Mother's day. And from there my goal was to continue to be a good example of health in mind, body, and spirit for my family.
....since then I have gone down to 135 pounds, size 2 and now sit comfortable at a size 4-6 and 140-145 lbs.
Good news is, it's a process. I know even though some of the steps I took did not work out in the way I wanted, I still built on them as being foundational. The goal was health, and even my children "helped" along the way.
My biggest lesson out of it all: Get rid of the junk. Trade out unhealthy, food, habits, thoughts, energies, judgements.....and trade them for what is good.....supportive,...healing....freeing.....simple...uplifting....encouraging...
...Now for 2013....what does that hold for me? What does it hold for you?
So although I began feeling broken and busted and such I was grateful to be alive....death and back seems to bring some clarity. And although I started the journey of losing weight and recovery after a difficult pregnancy/delivery in 2005, starting after New Years in 2006 I...
...attempted to exercise before my body was fully healed
...tried to apply to a diet program that was lacking in a proper amount of calories for my body and situation (nursing, healing, overweight....1000-1200 cal for my body was HIGHLY unreasonable)
...took pain killers to get through my workouts so that others would believe I was putting in the effort...
I lost all of 20 pounds out of that WHOLE year (maybe)
What was good that I did? I slowly got rid of white sugars in our diet. And made healthy tweaks to foods we were eating.
...In 2007....
...discovered the boys were lactose-intolerant and Celiac
...adjusted our diets even further, cooking mainly from scratch
...ditched the pain killers and the workout that wasn't working out.
...got insoles and was able to walk more again
...in September of 2007, I googled Busy mom workout and found Holly Rigsby. Followed her info on supportive nutrition, and added almost 1000 calories to my diet. Lost 5+ pounds and inches in the month after that.
...tried working out with another workout program (P90X and realized I needed a more efficient workout with 2 boys.
...lost 10 lbs in a month of eating more and focusing more on strength training. (and doing FYM holiday workout...5 mins baby! 15 min a week of intensity :) )
...In 2008...
...started Dax Moy's Elimination Diet and dropped almost 20 pounds in a month (combined with his exercises)
...kept my workouts short and intense and my food clean, alkaline and less processed and reached my goal weight of 150 lbs by Mother's day. And from there my goal was to continue to be a good example of health in mind, body, and spirit for my family.
....since then I have gone down to 135 pounds, size 2 and now sit comfortable at a size 4-6 and 140-145 lbs.
Good news is, it's a process. I know even though some of the steps I took did not work out in the way I wanted, I still built on them as being foundational. The goal was health, and even my children "helped" along the way.
My biggest lesson out of it all: Get rid of the junk. Trade out unhealthy, food, habits, thoughts, energies, judgements.....and trade them for what is good.....supportive,...healing....freeing.....simple...uplifting....encouraging...
...Now for 2013....what does that hold for me? What does it hold for you?
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