So...one year ago today I saw something that spoke to me. Something that said, You deserve MORE. Just GO for it. I invite you to watch this video to see just what my first couple steps on this path of a healthy lifestyle were & fill you in on how exactly I have become the motivational-quote-posting, healthy, happy friend you follow today. :) ______________________________________________________ I gained 60 pounds while growing Miss Kennedy in my belly, and didnt realize until after that 7 pound 7 ounce baby came out exactly how far I had gone... I used pregnancy as an excuse to give in to any and every craving. (Not all caused by the pregnancy- more to do with the food- but more on that later.) I used it as an excuse to not get any exercise at ALL because I was scared to do harm to that innocent infant. So 3 weeks after she was born, when I couldnt even pull my old used-to-be-loose jeans past my thighs, and wouldnt dare be seen one of my old tshirts that fit as if I was squeezing into a 6 year olds shirt, I realized just what I had done. I realized that I had let myself take far too many steps down this path. I realized that I didnt have a wardrobe that fit anymore. I realized that there was NO way I could be the mother that this precious baby deserved. ______________________________________________________ So. I decided I was done with it. I committed to my friends challenge group- a group full of ladies who had their own story...their own reason why they wanted to live healthier. I clung to that group. They were my life jacket in that stormy sea. When I felt like giving up on this journey, I thought about them and how strong they were. When I reached for a cookie, I thought about how they said they passed up the office donuts that morning and I put it back down. That commitment I made, that group of supportive women, and that fierce determination that NOTHING would stop me from proving all the people who told me Id never get my pre-baby body back wrong completely changed my body. I lost all that weight and then some- 86 pounds total. ______________________________________________________ But those things also did something much greater. They transformed my self-confidence. They gave me an inner strength that I never knew about. They taught me so much about how FOOD can make you feel absolutely wonderful inside and out and how a great workout (which shockingly doesnt have to be longer than 25 minutes) can challenge you in ways you never imagined. They taught me about sacrifice and my true priorities. They gave me relationships with people who inspire me to be a better person in every way by the example they show and the love they pour out. They gave me a job that is filled with more passion and purpose than I knew was possible for any career. They gave my daughter the mommy she deserves. They gave me health. They gave me happiness. They gave me my life back. ...and so much more. I could take up your whole Sunday night telling you every way my life has been transformed since making that decision. If you really do want to know more, I have a video on YouTube that tells you more. (( https://youtube/watch?v=bpwPCTJkh8w&list=UUKimKk9eX1YCsIhscNW8tDQ )) And if thats not enough for ya, feel free to shoot me a message. I love sharing this story not because I got my wardrobe back and proved some people wrong, but because I KNOW that you can get your life back too. I know because I did it & Ill be with you every step of the way. ______________________________________________________ Im trying my best to make this short, guys lol. But I gotta give major props to Dexter for supporting me every step of the way & send huge virtual hugs and kisses to Molly Whiting who let me be a part of that special group and introducing me to my favorite & healthiest meal of the day that is Shakeology, Amanda Jo Graves who convinced me that T25 really does work, Shaun T who created this program that started it all in the first place- & giving me something to get RID of that momma pooch (moms you know what Im talking about!), and each and every person who has been a part of this journey in one way or another. I owe you all my life! This life that I never knew was possible! _______________________________________________________ Off to dream even bigger, dig even deeper, and help others do the same. I would be honored and thrilled to help you find your happy again if you seem to have misplaced it. ;) Oh, and thanks for stickin through this post with me...theres just so much to say! I guess thats why I started a blog. ;) More to come there later! toriheyman.blogspot
Posted on: Mon, 18 Aug 2014 01:26:14 +0000
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