Yup, that's me in the middle (and my dad on the left thinking, damn she got fat!). All 240 lbs of me on a 5'3" frame (that's 17 stone for you metric peeps). I made the pic as big as I could so you could see just how big I was. It was after seeing these pictures of my son's baptism I needed to do something. I was already starting to have trouble walking because of the weight on my ankles and generally had zero energy. And so began my never ending weight loss journey. Thankfully, I don't look like that anymore. Here are my before pictures from 2 months ago.
How have I been doing? Well, I still haven't lost much weight. And my measurements haven't really changed. BUT! I have significantly less jiggle in my arms and thighs and overall, I feel stronger. I guess my fatness is being replaced with muscle! Hellooooo summer tank tops! Let's be honest, being healthy is awesome but looking good in your clothes is pretty up there too.
My biggest challenge is consistently eating right. I LOVE FOOD. I'd say about 80% of the time, I do really well with my meal planning/eating. The other day I was feeling really down and the only comfort food that looked appealing was low fat cottage cheese. Seriously? Who eats low fat cottage cheese when they're in tears? Well this girl did! It's all about small victories and changes. I've never been a skinny person and I never will be and for the first time in my life, I'm 100% OK with that. Like I tell my son, it would be a pretty boring place if we all looked the same.
#strongisthenewskinny
In addition to the blog, I also have an Instagram account which has loads of pictures of my boys, food, motivational stuff & I'm hoping to add lots of sweaty pics of myself. Because nothing says "work out" like looking at someone who's sweaty and sore. My main hash tags are #strongisthenewskinny, #teamharmony, #byebyefatgirl. Follow me!
Around the time Chalene Johnson takes a break in my routine, I should be getting the 21 Day Fix program. It's a program that comes with containers for portion control, a meal plan, and workouts. I CAN'T WAIT!!! It completely exceeded sales expectations within 8 hours of its release and I've seen AH-MAZING results from people who have done it. It's been back ordered and I really hope it's here by the end of the month. I honestly never thought that I would see fitness programs and thing "OMG I HAVE to try that". It's more addicting than I ever dreamed it would be. Working out addicting? Yeah, I'm kinda getting there. Head on over to my page to grab a challenge pack for the 21 Day Fix, T25, P90X (1,2,&3), some Shakeology or whatever you feel like trying.
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People keep telling me that I'm inspiring and motivational with all this fitness stuff. I truly hope so. I absolutely love helping people and knowing that I'm motivating people is really helping me reach my goals.
