Where to begin...?
I'm Jen, and I'm shy of turning 30 by 3 years. I've been struggling with my weight since I was in Middle School, but up until last year I never put any real effort into losing weight. I had my "aha!" moment last January after looking at pictures of myself and now recognizing who I had turned into it. I'm not saying people who are overweight aren't beautiful, I believe everyone is beautiful in their own ways. But I honestly didn't know I who was anymore, I knew from the pictures that I didn't look happy, not one bit. I honestly felt disconnected from myself. So after updating to a smart phone and reuniting with technology and my peers. I came across a Couch to 5k app, 2 seconds later it was downloaded to my phone, that was the easy part. Now the hard part followed.
For those who unfamiliar with the Couch to 5k program, it's a nine week long regime consisting of 3x a week to help slowly build up your running endurance. The only thing I did differently was I ran 5x a week instead of 3x a week. At this time of my life I also decided to give up fast food, and pop, junk food! February 1st, 2012 began day 1!! I slowly fell in love with running! I hate the first 5 minutes of running, but after pushing through it, I remember how WORTH it is to keep going. Time flew by, and I found myself on the last day of the C25k program, where you should be able to run for 30 minutes straight (approx 3 miles), I remember reaching the end of the trail I run on, and I teared up. I had this overwhelming feeling, I was so proud of myself! At that moment in the 26 years of my life, I never believed in myself as much as I did at that moment. A feeling that's unexplainable and everyone should experience in their lifetime.
I repeated the C25k program, and before I knew it the month of May had arrived. My weight loss at this time was 50 lbs!!! Craziness! Then...
BOOM!! Weight loss plateau hit, and it hit me hard! I still was exercising, running 3-5x a week, and eating healthy, but the scale wasn't budging. So frustrating! The before I knew it winter hit. I live in Ohio and our winters can either be spring/fall mixed with a hint of mother nature mood swings, or they can be BAM! Winterwonderland for 4-5 months. I don't know about you, but I need sunshine to motivate me, I need it to feel alive! Reason for my long-term goal: To live near the beach one day.
I wasn't seeing the finish line for my weight loss plateau, I had convinced myself, "maybe this is the lowest I can get my weight." Then Beachbody came into my life. Thanks to instagram! I started following people with motivational pictures, and I ended up finding a Beachbody coach. I began researching their products. At first I was skeptical, then I started learning more and more about what they do. Instead of being salespeople, they help and encourage people to lose weight. I believe everyone needs a little push (sometimes a shove!) from time to time. I became a coach soon after, and I joined a challenge group belonging to my coach. The group focused on eating clean. This is what I needed to jump-start my weight loss again!! I began losing 2 lbs a week! YES!! I was so excited and still am.
So I decided to start a blog to share my journey, cause it's not over, I'm just beginning. :
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