October 2011
The Journey Continues...
I haven't written an update to my weight journey and I figured it was about time! Many of you have seen it unfold on FB or in person and have asked what I've been doing. I wanted to put it in the blog so if it inspires you in any way or if there is a take away you can use from my journey then I hope you can be blessed. From my original post Down With the Weight I included my original photo and the beginning of my weigh loss journey. Today I am by no means at the end, but I wanted to share with you what I have been doing.
Photo taken Jan 2012
I started going to the YMCA 4-5 times a week to do water aerobics.
Why did I choose it? Bad back and knee
What almost held me back? I didn't feel comfortable in a bathing suit, everyone there was 30+ yrs my senior, I didn't know anyone
What have I found? The people are so sweet, no one cares how I look in a swimsuit, things I couldn't do with my body at week one I could do after about week six.
Soon I upped my routine to include water boot camp a more intense water workout and I also tried land zumba class. My body was getting so much stronger and I didn't have chronic back pain.
During all of this I wish I could say the weight was just dropping off, but it wasn't I was getting frustrated and Jason would say, "muscle weighs more than fat." UUGH men! However, he was right, but it still should have been coming off, so I joined weight watchers online and stated tracking my eating (which I did not think was horrible.) Like I thought, I was at or under my points everyday so I looked into other eating options and started "eating clean" in January. No more processed foods, sugar and white flour. That is where I started. I try to eat every 2 1/2 hours and always have a complex carb and protein. The weight started coming off. People were commented how young I looked, how great my skin looked and finally started to notice I was losing weight.
June 2012
Like I said the journey is not over and there is still more to go, but I feel good with the healthy journey I'm on and I have even recently been able to introduce a body pump class into my schedule which is a weight lifting class. A year ago that scared me so much, now the possibilities excite me for what my body can do. Oh there are days where my back and my knee still scream at me! However, I feel stronger and healthier than I think I ever have in the past!
