A big aspect of my life is fitness and nutrition. Well, it was a lot bigger at one time. Indulge me in a flashback...way back in 2006 I was living the good life. I was a stay at home & my 2 kids were in school all day. I really didn't have much to do so I started working out. I set a weight goal and, to my surprise, achieved it. (remember me? under achiever??) Looking for another goal a friend suggested that I train for a figure competition. She hooked me up with a trainer & I got started. Again, to my surprise, I did awesome. My body really responded to this diet & workout regime. To my amazement I got down to a weight/size that I never thought my body could get to. Not to be conceited but I looked damn good! Maybe too good since I ended up getting pregnant!!
Fast forward to present day & I am 20lbs over where I want to be. Am I fat? No, I'm not, but I'm not comfortable in my body or the way I look in some of my clothes. Since having Jax I haven't been able to commit to a fitness routine, forget about consistently eating clean! I've since parted ways with the trainer who got me started (very bad situation there) and have attempted to work with a couple of others, but nothing has clicked for me. I find myself, once again starting again. I don't know that this time will be any different than any other time I've tried, but I really want to get back to that place where being healthy & fit is a priority in my life.
When I was all into working out & eating well I was helping friends with their workouts and keeping them accountable with their food choices and I loved it. Even through my pregnancy, although I wasn't working out (it was a high risk pregnancy & to be honest I was depressed, not wanting to be preggers & having marital issues at the time) I was helping other people achieve their goals. I've been toying with the idea of going to school to become a registered dietician or nutritionist. The idea of helping people learn to have a good relationship with food and eat healthy really speaks to me. I think that will be my goal today to look up info on how to become one of those & which would work better for me.
Back to my own fitness goals...I started my week off right. Did my cardio and lifted chest & tri's yesterday. I've done my cardio for the day & will hit the gym for a leg workout a little later. It's funny I always seem to forget how much I LOVE lifting. I don't know why I forget, but I do. When I'm lifting it feels right & I feel strong. It's my time all to myself. I put my headphones on & get in my zone, it's awesome!! I'm gonna write it on a post it so I don't forget
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