It’s been a journey. I started my journey at 253. I started on a Thursday because I wasn’t sure if I waited till Monday, anything would happen. So I started that day. It was a Thursday.
If you are on the fence, just start. I did the best I could with my nutrition with what was in my pantry those first few days before I could go to the store. Do the best you can today. Don’t wait.
It’s a process. You did not gain the weight overnight, you will not lose it overnight.
I started my journey 11 months after my daughter was born. I was exclusively pumping and gaining weight like crazy thanks to pints of ice cream every day and anything else I could eat, all to “keep my supply up.” It was an excuse, I gained 43 pounds from giving birth to starting my journey, in 11 months.
Start today. Do what you can. I had to modify A LOT in those first days, weeks, months. I first realized my progress when after several months of working out, I was able to do a sit up without something holding my feet down.
Focus on the non-scale victories. They are abundant. My clothing sizes have gone down considerably from a 22 to an 8, from a 2xl to a medium. My weight currently goes up and down and up and down but I always make sure I keep my power promises, 1 gallon of water at least a day, hit my calories every day, don’t go crazy on reset days, get my workout done.
The picture on the left are me at the beginning of my journey, August 2015. Middle is me 2 weeks ago at the beginning of the at home body weight program and right is today. The things I can do now compared to the first photos is amazing. The fact I have stayed on this journey since August 2015 is amazing. I have no desire to go back to that person. In fact, as I dropped clothing sizes I got rid of the larger sizes. I was that determined not to go back.
If you’re on the fence, why? What do you have to lose except the weight, the bad habits, the larger clothing sizes.
You have everything to gain, get on that!
