11/30/2019
It’s so easy to get sidetracked and make excuses. Too often we let these get in the way of being our healthiest selves. I’m super guilty of this. The picture of me in the dress is in 2013 when I semi took care of myself. Since that picture I’ve been dumped, met someone new, gotten married, worked on my fitness, dealt with a significant injury, learned about my food allergies, and had several different jobs. I look back on this picture I think it was such a simpler time. Today, I weigh significantly more, deal with different health issues, and I’m trying to put the excuses aside. It’s a challenge. One of the biggest things that derailed me was a toxic workplace that I dealt with in an unhealthy manner and gained 60 pounds. I left that job and returned to California where I was fortunate to find another job. But, it came with a 5-hour commute. I didn’t particularly enjoy the job and now I have what I’ve been searching for professionally, but I still commute 3 to 4 hours per day. And it’s stressful and exhausting. But I’m happy to say that I’m trying to put my excuses aside and prioritize my health. In the past four days I’ve been to the gym three times and I’ve been eating mindfully all week. It’s not easy and being back in the office on Monday where there is unlimited snacks and a variety of drinks will be much tougher.
I’m putting this out in the world to 1. Encourage others that it doesn’t matter how far we’ve fallen, we can get back up and start over but also 2. Hold myself accountable to meeting my own goals and returning to the person that I miss. It’s not about the number on the scale but instead about how I feel and how I feel about myself.
Photo 1: September 2013
Photo 2: 10 Year challenge - 2009 & 2019
Photo 3: Today after pushing myself at the gym
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