I have had this concept for a "Body" blog for years now.
Years and years. And possibly a couple of months.
I know that I've needed to get off my duff and get movin', get groovin', get healthy. And yet have done nothing about it. Well mostly nothing. I would go walking off and on. Mostly off.
After having four kids, being married for 20 years with my oldest child being 19 and my youngest 11, I can no longer claim the extra poundage as "baby weight".
I guess I could claim it as "Baby Ruth" weight. That would be true. I do love me a Baby Ruth.
Anywho...
I have come to the conclusion that if I want to be able to really enjoy my mid-life crisis' and rock on into old age on my own two feet then I better do something about it now. And fast.
I am starting this in hopes that it will give me a place to journal my journey as I strive to become healthier and happier with myself. I honestly have no idea how this is going to go. I have a tendency to start stuff and not finish.
Unless it's a really good meal. I will always finish a really good meal....and most likely go back for seconds.
Which is why I am where I am.
That and my enjoyment of a large icy Coke. Mmmmmm....
In all honesty this really is not meant to be a blog about weight loss, although that is one of the goals I am working towards. This is a blog about becoming healthier and loving who I am and the body I have been given.
In today's world loving yourself where you are is not something that people focus on. There is a tendency to focus on loving yourself when you look a certain way or when the scale says a specific number. That is not what I want. I want to be okay with where I am and happy in the now. I also want to be doing activities and eating foods that will keep me and this body that I have healthy so that I can really enjoy the now.
The eating thing is what I struggle with the mostess.
Okay I could go on and on but I think I'm going to stop there. I hope to see you around and if you feel the urge, go on with your bad self and leave me a comment. *fist bump*
*I promise I will try to keep my sad attempts to be "hip/cool" in my language (ie the language in the above sentence) to a bare minimum.
4 comments:
"Fist Bump"
I joined Curves last week. Why? Because I cannot keep up with what I want to do in life. When I was asked what my goal was for joining, I responded that I want to be able to hike without wondering if I'll need a rescue team to get me back to the car. I would also like to be able to hike the stairs to my football seats without feeling the need for oxygen.
If I happen to lose weight, it will be a bonus. But I'm looking to achieve a fitness level that will keep me mobile and active into retirement and beyond.
This year for Lent, I have given up making excuses for not moving. And I've been to Curves three times in the last week. Which is the goal.
Way to go!!!!
Good for you, Shanna! I hope you will succeed in feeling better in all the ways you mentioned. I adore you just how you are, but I know it's important to love ourselves too.
I'm right there with you. Been wanting to do something similar for awhile. This is my new motto: "I need to love myself more than I love food," and boy is it gonna to be hard. ;) I love food.
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