Its time for me to get real with everyone.
I have caught my self slipping into a dark place lately when it comes to my body. I have felt like I don't see any changes or results from all of my hard work.- Which is one of the most frustrating things. I have read a few different weight loss stories lately and have felt compelled to do my own.
So here it goes.
I have struggled with my weight my whole life.
I have tried every diet & fad diet in the books. (Jenny Craig, Lemonade Cleanse, HCG Diet, Eating 200 calories a day, and sadly eating nothing at all....
I ended up giving up each one of them.
August 2012
My highest weight recorded was 235 pounds, that was my first wake up call. I decided to try to do something about it and went at it on my own. I was able to lose 30 pounds (not in a healthy way). I eventually just lost motivation and the weight started creeping back on.
A few months down the road Advocare found me.
(February 2013)
When I was approached with Advocare I decided to give it a try (although I thought that it probably wouldn't work for me because lets face it I had tried so many other diets and none of them stuck).
But....
I knew that I needed something. I was EXHAUSTED. I had 0 energy at the end of the day to take care of my daughter and forget about my husband. I was too tired to be the wife that I needed to be. I was neglecting my self to say the least.
I was so miserable and unhappy with my self.
So I did the challenge....
When I started I was barely squeezing into a size 18 pants. When I finished I was able to get on a pair of size 14 pants. Most importantly, I had more energy than I had in years and I felt like a better mom and wife to my family.
So I decided to stick with the program, and it stuck with me. I am now a size 10 pants and I have lost a total of 70 pounds!
Beginning of journey to July 2014
This would NOT have been possible for me personally if I had went at it alone.
I had a whole team set up to help me, and that was key. It made it really hard for me to fail. I knew that if I gave up I would not only be giving up on my self but I would be giving up on the people who were helping me.
My mentor Karissa has been my biggest role model and supporter. She believed in me even when I didn't believe in my self. She has listened to me talk about all of my struggles and has always had something positive to give back to me. I am so thankful that I have someone so positive in my life.
(Thank you Karissa)
I am not finished with my weight loss and plan on losing at least 30 more pounds. I have really good days and bad days. I sometimes struggle with my body image but at the end of the day I am still pushing though and bettering myself. I have changed so much in the last year and a half- I am a totally different person. I am still learning to love myself where I am at and am constantly learning. I am going to continue on this journey and can not wait to see where it takes me.
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