So do you all remember when I talked about losing weight and going at it with a new mindset...the mindset of an Olympian? Well, I just wanted to let you all know that I am still at it. Yes, there are times when I just really and truly want to quit and there are also times when I just totally skip working out, but I am still going and reaching my little goals one step at a time.
When I decided that this year I was going to start this journey and STICK WITH IT I weighed as much as I did when I was pregnant with my 1st baby girl...and she turned 4 this year! Yes, 3 and 4 yrs ago I could say that I was heavy because I was pregnant, but really after 3 yrs (after our 2nd was born) I am still carrying around all that weight...what is wrong with this picture???? That realization FINALLY struck me like a TON of bricks and I decided that now was the time for a change. I AM NOT going to be looking at myself this same time next year saying "man, if I had just finished I would be in better shape by now"...and repeating that awful cycle year in and year out. I AM DONE WITH THAT!!!
In 2010 I will be a new creation....just like it is written in God's Word...I am a new creation with a healthier and more fit body in 2010! If you too are embarking on this journey for a healthier more fit body....not a superficial worldly looking body, but a healthier more fit you...then I want to just encourage you and say...YOU CAN DO IT!! Yes, there are days you want to quit, yes there are days when you will splurge and even days when you won't even exercise, but keep going...YOU WILL GET THERE!!
I am proud to say that after 3 months of exercising (no, it hasn't been a solid 3 straight months...I have slacked off here and there)...I have lost....drumroll please......
20 lbs!!! That's right folks!! I am now 20 lbs lighter than I was when I started this journey in Jan. It feels really good!!I am about 2 lbs shy of hitting my next BIG goal and that is busting through this one number that has been alluding me for the past 4 years....I know that once I finally break through that hurdle I will NEVER go back over that number EVER again!!
I pray that if you too are embarking on this journey that you will KEEP GOING! You can do it and I believe in you!!
Love and Prayers!
Jessica
