My husband and I just celebrated our 10 year anniversary 3 days ago (July 25th). As many of married women can empathize, I was ecstatic. Marriage is not easy and to reach 10 years felt like a real milestone. Richard, my husband, and I have known each other since the 8th grade but we never dated. I was the too skinny, too nerdy girl with big glasses and funny clothes. He was the popular, funny, cute & athletic boy everyone was trying to date. So we didn't hook up again until we were 30 years old. (Yes, there's a story there, but I'm not gonna tell it-yet.)
I have a 21 year old daughter from a previous relationship. She is the BEST daughter any mom could ask for. My 8 year old son is my & Rich's only child-right now-we're in the process of adopting. He is a wonderfully intelligent, kind-hearted, athletic little boy. My full-time job is to care for him and I'm loving it.
As you can probably guess, I am a member of the Fabulous 40 club. And although I've retained a youthful appearance, maintaining a healthy weight has not been so easy. Growing up, I never had a weight problem. I graduated high school at a measly 92 lbs. When I had my daughter at 20, I easily maintained 120-125. It was when I turned 30 that my weight challenge began. And after having my son at 32, I had no idea what to do.
I grew up in a family where Hamburger Helper was the norm. Although we always had a vegetable with every meal, the rest of our food was processed, not fresh at all. And coupled with the fact that I never heard of counting calories, low fat or organic foods, reps and sets, I had a tough road if I was to ever get down to a healthy weight.
Well, in the 9 years of being overweight, I probably got down to a comfortable weight 3 or 4 times but I'd quickly gain it back. And that's just crazy. I know what to do; I just have to be consistent. I read months ago that you should journal...well in this case, blog about everything that's going on during the weight loss journey to remain focused. And that's just what I need.
So this is gonna be where I vent, stop lying to myself & call myself out. There is no room for excuses here so I encourage you to call me out as well.
This is gonna be fun!
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