Early this week before I read her post I was feeling the same way....
Anger:
After having my first child and gaining 30 pounds in two months, I couldn't believe what was happening to me.... I was so angry that I had gained weight and wasn't even sure how that had happened. I was so angry that I turned to food to comfort me and would think "oh well...what's done is done."
I had tried numerous attempts to lose weight but I'd slip one day and then I would say "well everything that I've worked for has gone out the window..... better luck next time" and continue on with the habits and comfort that I was so used to.
After having my son, I lost 19 pounds within the first two weeks. I thought to myself that I was never going to get to the weight that I was when I delivered him. Boy was I wrong! February 2013 I stepped on that scale and saw a big 180! Um hi....I didn't even weigh 180 when I delivered little Ledge!!
I thought and thought and thought a little more and once I realized that this weight gain was because of ME I knew that it was up to ME to make a change.
Yes I was still angry with "letting myself go" but I had come to terms with what I had done and finally accepted the damage.
Acceptance:
Once I accepted that this began with me and the end result would be because of me and my hard work, it made making the right choices slightly easier. I finally stopped being angry about my weight gain, accepted it with um slightly open arms? Ha maybe not, but anyways I had accepted what IIIII had done and knew what I had to do to change it.
Action:
I took control, I took baby steps (I am still taking baby steps) and I take it one day at a time. I used to slip up once a day and then get right back on track. Now that I have been working so diligently on this I rarely slip up. PROGRESS BABY!!
Yes, weight loss, eating the right foods and exercise is on my mind ALL THE TIME. Sounds exhausting? I find it motivational. Keeps me accountable. I always have the voice in the back of my head helping me push through those negative thoughts that creep up daily.
For me, AdvoCare has given me the tools (yes I already knew what they were) but the motivation and the added supplements that I knew my body was lacking to help push me along in my day to day journey. AdvoCare has pushed me to make healthy choices daily and to keep on keeping on.
So for those of you that struggle to lose the weight or are just needing something to give you that push, I feel like acceptance of where your at will help you decide to take positive action to make yourself, and your lifestyle much healthier. But that change needs to be YOUR desire, no one else can make this decision for you.
Here's something I've been dying to post...
Day 9 on the AdvoCare's 24 day challenge and I am down 4 pounds from my last weigh in. (Insert drumroll here please) This morning I weighed in at 150.8!!!!! Oh how close am I from breaking free of the 150's!?
I will post my day 11 results on Sunday before I start the Max Phase of the challenge.
Things just got real and I'm pretty much amazing! (not quite, but I feel amazing and it's kinda the same thing right?) :))
Motivation baby....motivation!
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