Some of you were around back in 2009/10 when i began a journey to make big changes in my lifestyle and to live healthier and be more fit! I was very successful and felt amazing! Then in November of 2010 i found out i was pregnant w/ Dylan. I had every intention of continuing my normal routine. Then my doc told me what i knew would come, but i hoped it would be later in the pregnancy. No exercise other than walking. I was high risk and i knew that but i really hoped i could atleast run thru the 1st half. Nope.
I didn't necessarily like it, but i had to make the best of it. So i started walking as often as i could. Things were great until about 24 weeks along and i was contracting so much with walking that my doc said no more. In order to stay off of bedrest and stay pregnant i needed to stick to only what it took to take care of my home & kiddos ~ nothing more. {sigh} We had prayed and waited so long for that baby and there was no way i was going to complain. I was going to do what i had to do to stay pregnant as long as possible! (apparently i did a good job of it, b/c it was my longest pregnancy of them all!!!)
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| last pic before lil man was born. =) |
I just accepted that i had lost the weight once and i could do it again! I knew it would be tough for several reasons. My body doesn't handle the after baby hormones well at all. I could eat only an apple a day and pack on weight. Not fun but it is what it is. And? I knew adding a 3rd baby was going to be a little more work. What I didn't know, was just how much more work! =)
All of this to say that i let that after baby weight stay far too long. I didn't make fitness a priority for far too long. But then a few months ago, October 15th to be exact, i made up my mind i was going to do what i knew i needed to do. I was going to fight thru the pain, the hard, the tired....thru every excuse that tried to seem valid and i was going to get fit. I was going to get back to healthy eating and i joined Fixed on Fitness ~ an outdoor bootcamp program.
I'm now in my 3rd session of bootcamp. I get my rear end kicked 4 nights a week by my awesome trainer. I've made some amazing friends. I've struggled, i've cried, i've iced more muscles and gone thru more BioFreeze than i ever thought possible. But also? I've done things i never thought i could. I've lost inches, body fat, weight. I've gained priceless bonds with special friends. I went from doing NOTHING to running 5 miles in 9 weeks. And this weekend? I'm running 8 miles. I've never even considered that a possibility for me until now!
I've got a long way to go. But every time i fight the excuses and i make the right choice with my nutrition, every time i get in my car and drive to my workout when everything in me is screaming not to, every time i make those choices?? I am getting stronger. I am getting healthier. And i am getting closer and closer to being back to the best me that i can be and that feels amazing!
There are a few different things that i am participating in to help keep me focused and motivated this year. One of them is the #43milesinJanuary challege on instagram ~ i'm @sassyaubs on there if you want to follow along! And i'll be sharing about a couple of others soon!
I'm excited to share this journey with all of you!
The fear of the Lord leads to life: Then one rests content, untouched by trouble.
~Proverbs 19:23~
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