Well, I am finally taking the plunge the blogging plunge that is. I am starting this blog to basically get my thoughts out there about getting fit, losing weight, becoming healthier and staying motivated. I am hoping that it will keep me accountable to myself. More importantly I want to stay focused. I am 40 years old and want to take back my life. I keep telling myself that everything will fall into place and I will get back to my old self and I will be the same as I was before I gained a lot of weight and sadly and slowly lost myself. But I am no longer waiting for the proverbial "light bulb moment" (no offense Oprah, I love you) but for me I have not had that moment. So here I am (once again) at the beginning. All of my starts and stops before I am choosing to see as my journey, not my failures. A journey is a much more positive way to frame it, and for me I need that these days.
So what is my plan? Well, it's not exactly nailed down yet but I am trying to get back to fitness. I used to be an athlete. I love sports. I played baseball, basketball, volleyball and I even started running and was getting pretty good at it. Basically without getting into too much detail. I had two beautiful children (now 12, and 9) yes, not toddlers and I have never been able to lose the baby weight. I am about 80 lbs over my pre-pregnancy weight. Looking back, I pretty much have spent my 30's fat. Now that I am in my 40's I want my body and health and everything....back.
So enough about the past. Since the beginning of this month I have been at the gym 4 out of 5 days. This time I am easing my way into it as I (in the past) have gone in thinking I could do what I did in the past and then have injured something. So far I am doing some cardio and some weights and some swimming. It is a start. Just like this blog. I am still finding my way around so I hope to have my goals more focused soon. The main thing in using this blog I hope to remain focused. I want to treat this life changing journey as a job. You don't just give up, you keep on persevering even when you don't want to go in. And you don't just not show up.
I am showing up for my life.
