Sabrina S - Get Healthy

A Day in The Life of My Struggle

I am currently a mom of 2 babies under 2. I had gained over 85 pounds between the two pregnancies in 2 years. I was weighing in at 226 lbs after birth and I was the heaviest I had ever been in my life. I was not comfortable in my own skin, I was out of shape and I felt really unhealthy. This made me depressed and unhappy. Everyone told me to relax because I recently had 2 children and it would take time to lose the baby weight. I couldn't let that be an excuse for myself. I hated myself for not eating healthier while pregnant and for letting myself go. I ate whatever I wanted, did not exercise and I was paying for it dearly by not being able to drop the "baby" weight. I knew in my heart it was not baby weight. It was "I ate EVERYTHING" weight: donuts, pizza, sugary breakfast cereals, pasta, fast food etc. If it was fattening, I ate it. Not a single healthy food in sight. I am surprised I didn't get diabetes while pregnant (because apparently this is common).

I did not feel healthy at all and the weight did not just disappear. I struggled with trying to find a weight loss plan that worked for me. I tried countless diets, but I just could not stick to them because I loved food (and still do!!) and I was and still am an emotional eater. The unhappier I was, the more I ate, which made me gain, which made me unhappy, which made me eat more and the vicious cycle began.

In addition, I could not find the time or motivation to get to the gym, exercising regularly was a lot of work and took too much time and effort! I honestly did not want to leave the house after having 2 children. I felt hopeless, until one day, I just decided to start somewhere and to find my own way to lose weight. I always had an interest in fitness and nutrition therefore I had mountains of knowledge on the topics. Everyone I consulted with and everything I read had a different approach to losing weight but it all seemed too restrictive and time consuming. So out of it all, I decided to choose what was right for me; A person who loves food and has little time to devote to exercise.

I did not know what to expect because I did not feel like I was giving my 100% devotion to losing weight. I was not being as strict as recommended and devoting hours to the gym but I continued regardless, I needed to make it work. And it did!!! I still cannot believe that I was capable of achieving my goal despite all my struggles! Although it took a while to see results, I have finally figured out how to balance weight loss with my love of food and my hate for long exercise routines! In fact, my efforts worked so well, that I felt the need to spread the word and I hope to inspire and motivate other REAL people just like myself who struggle with body image but don't want to give up food or be in the gym for hours.