Monday, September 26, 2011

My Journey, Part 1

Phew! I have never been a skinny little chick.  Oh, I have had lots of friends that were, but I was always the one who never had to worry because I had big bones or Dad’s broad shoulders or the frame to handle more weight.  Those don’t really help with self confidence issues.  Until recently, I was facing a subtle but consistent weight gain per year. I would try to watch what I ate, but with the crazy schedule of being wife and secretary to the administrator of a small Christian school and pastor, I never had the time to exercise consistently, and the stress was only adding to my weight gain.  This summer, I became inspired by a dear friend who began to rave about a program called loseit.  She was having all this success, and I kept thinking it would be so nice to feel the same. It was summer, and I had the time.  My thoughts were to just begin a consistent workout that I could do Monday through Friday at the gym. Once I became consistent, I could work on the time frame I would need to prepare for my day once school began. So I began after our vacation to the Cincinnati area and the Creation Science Museum. Here are a couple of pictures of me during that trip.

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I love this picture and the moment Sarah and I were having, but I look at it and so hate what I had become weight wise.

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This is our family at the museum. It is so funny because that shirt was one of my faves as it was so comfy.  Now it is a little too comfy! LOL.

I began working out faithfully, and I have now become a gym rat! I love it! I have all my little gym buddies that work out the same time I do, and it is so encouraging.  Probably the best part of it all though is that I have lost almost 30 pounds since June 1. It has been a huge process of reprogramming, and I really do have to rave on Loseit.  I began charting everything I ate on it, and boy! it didn’t take long for me to really understand I needed a life style change. 

Dan and I had talked frequently about my desire to lose weight.  He is very negative about the whole diet thing.  Partly because we all see some one diet to lose a bunch of weight only to gain it back more quickly than they lost it.  He just didn’t want that to happen with me.  So, I didn’t diet, and I can say honestly that I haven’t given up one thing I love to eat.  I just learned when I could! It is amazing to think that I have lost 28 pounds to date, and I still eat ice cream, drink sweat tea, and enjoy these delicious chocolate tortes I make with a dear friends help.  It is also amazing how it has affected the meals and family as well.  We have all become a little more healthier due to my changes. 

It is a journey, and it is truly one I have only recently begun. I cannot begin to express how the loss of not only weight but also inches from my waist and arms make me feel so much more in control, energized, and free.

I even let my hubby take some pics this past weekend. So here are Sarah and I again!

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2 comments:

Unknown said...

Whoohoo! Go girl! So proud of you! 30 lbs is amazing!!!!!!!! I have lost about 16! It is crazy how the pounds creep up.
GOOD FOR YOU! Glad you like lose it!

Amy said...

Thanks Renee! It has definitely been a process. I plan to share more along the way.