Last Year

Last year I consider to be my year. My life changed forever last year. I have an amazing husband and three beautiful children. I was fulfilled in that area, but I was not happy with myself. I decided to make a change, and finally get healthy. I have said for years and years I am going to do it this year. Nothing ever worked for me. I realize now that I was just not ready. Nothing will ever change until we are ready for it to change. Nobody else can do it for us. I got off my butt and finally did something about it. I joined a gym and started strength training.  I stopped eating unhealthy processed crap and drinking sodas, and now eat clean organic foods and drink only water. I cannot believe how much better I feel about myself. I am amazed by the things that I am now able to do. I know if I put my mind to it anything is possible. Last year I went from a size 20/22 to an 8. I lost over 50 inches all over my body, and I lost 90 pounds. All of this happened from March 2013 to December 2013. Anything is possible as long as we believe it is.

Another Shout out!!

This shout out is to my favorite person in the whole world, other than my babies of course :) He is the most amazing person I have ever met. He is my biggest supporter and inspiration. He works very, very hard for our family. He has stood by my side through everything. He is the love of my life and my soulmate. Obviously I am talking about my husband. After we got married we "enjoyed" married life a little too much, and we had both become very unhealthy. He is probably the pickiest person on the face of the planet. His mother told me good luck because he won't eat anything. He is a southern boy. Which means sweet tea and fried foods. I am so proud of him. With all the changes I have made he has never complained once. He is willing to try so many new things. I actually made him a salad last week with spinach and kale, and he ate it all. I could not believe it. He is my partner in training. I am so proud of everything he has done. He is the most fantastic person on the planet.

Fabulous Friday

My son started school this week. I was not happy about him going back to school. I miss him while he is gone. :( Of course his first day of school we walked him in. It was a dreary, rainy day his first day, but we still walked him in. He was so sweet and held my hand down the hallway. He even let me kiss him goodbye in front of his classroom. I think it will break my heart when he will no longer let me do that. I felt much more confident this year walking him in than I did last year. I just feel so much better about myself.

Do something today that makes you feel fabulous about yourself!

Treat yo self!

I decided to treat myself yesterday because I felt very happy about myself, which I haven't in a long time. Looking at my progress I realized how far I've come. I still have a long way that I want to go, but I can see some progress and it made me feel good.

I know I shared both of these pictures here, but looking at them side by side made me feel good about my journey so far :) So with that good feeling we have to treat ourselves right. Well instead of going and celebrating in an unhealthy way I decided to do so in a healthy way. Last time I got some new running shorts, this time I went for something fun too. New shoes, a girls favorite thing right :)

I'm excited to wear my new treat to myself!!

So make sure you treat yo self too!

Shout out!!

My SIL and best friend, Megan has been working very hard on her fitness. She has found her love of running. She has done several 5k's and is going to sign up for some more in the next few months. She typically tries to run 6-8 miles a week. She also does water aerobics twice a week, and a strength training circuit 2-3 times a week. She has lost 20lbs and 2 pants sizes so far. She is looking forward to reaching so many more goals. She uses myfitnesspal to log all of her meals so she knows she is meeting the right requirements for her eating. She is also trying to get more water in each day. She has gained a lot more confidence from this. She started out a few months ago doing a health challenge at work, and has continued on her own journey. Her co-workers have been very supportive to her through her whole journey. She also has a great group of family and friends that surround her to help support her. She is a great inspiration to everyone that knows her.

 

Doesn't she look wonderful!!

 

 

 

 

If you would like a shout out for your fitness journey please e-mail me @sadie822@hotmail.com. I would love to give everyone a shout out for all their hard work.

Small victories

The hubby and I went out to dinner last night. Well in the past when we would go out I would get a soda with some sort of fattening, greasy dinner and eat dessert right afterwards. I said you know I think I want to have a "cheat" meal tonight. I was thinking a steak or hamburger sounded good or even some fried chicken. I looked over the menu several times, and those things just did not sound good to me. I decided to go with grilled chicken with grilled pineapple, grilled veggie skewers, salad and water. It was very yummy. I was happy to not have all the grease and fat of some of the other choices I could have made. I guess I have changed my mind on the cheat meals that I want. It is the small victories that we should be looking for in our journey's.

Fabulous Friday

We went to my sons orientation for school today. I felt much better about myself this year than I did last year. I still have a lot of goals for myself that I want to achieve, but I have come a long way.

Seeing our picture from last year to this year has definitely helped my confidence and motivation.

Treat yo self

I got some new workout shorts today as a treat for myself. I used to always turn to unhealthy foods to treat myself, but I am so much happier with my treat now. Everyone needs to treat themselves every now and then, my husband tells me this all the time. I had fun tonight breaking in my new shorts with some fun exercises! I love the Adidas shorts. They are the most comfortable to me. Also I love the bright colors of them. I know you can't tell a lot in the picture, but they are bright pink and yellow. I love that all the workout gear now has these fun colors!

Fabulous Friday

Since I did Throwback Thursday yesterday with my old pictures I thought I would do progress pictures on Fridays. I think seeing the difference between the two will help keep me motivated. I had an awesome workout today for the back and chest at the gym. I also did some things at home, burpees, wall sits, and pushups. It was a great workout today. Burpees are the things I love to hate. They are awful while doing them, but I feel fantastic when I am done. Go try some right now. I bet you will have the same relationship with them :)