So, here I am...and this is where I begin this next chapter. Can I just say that I'm glad you decided to join me, because I can promise you, it will be one HECK of a ride!
Little recap: At my heaviest, I weighed almost 190lbs back in 2002. I was always confident with myself and carried myself just the same. That all changed one day because I had caught a glimpse of myself in one of those lovely 3-way dressing-room mirrors and lets just say-that was my wake up call. That, my friends, was the moment I decided to make a drastic change. I started on the Atkins diet and lost 50lbs within 5 months time. I was happy as a pig in you know what! My cholesterol levels became normal, my hair was silky and shiny, my nails were long and strong, skin was no longer dry, acne was cleared up and I had more confidence than I ever had before.
After losing the weight, I met my son's birth father, became a mom and lost the baby weight-rather quickly, due to my history with Atkins and my newly found love for the gym. That all lasted up until my son was about 4....and then stress took over. I had let life defeat me once again, and anyone who battles with anxiety will tell you...it's tough going untreated. But, I'm not in favor of medication. So, I let it get the best of me and the end result was gaining weight and not working out.
I had gone through an extremely tough breakup and fell into a deep depression. I had lost sight of what made me happy and it was pretty bad for a while. One day, I told myself, look--you're going to be okay and you deserve to be happy! So, I joined a gym...and started back doing keto. I lost all the weight I had gained back-plus more...and was happy once again.
Shortly after my last post on here, I had decided to take my weight training to the next level and aspired to compete in the NPC. I was addicted to weight lifting! Loved seeing my muscles grow and the changes my body was making. It was amazing! I was dating someone at the time, and things went south. As a result, my focus and attention was ripped in another direction. Once again, I let life's stressors take over. During that time, my family had endured loss after loss. Cancer. My family lost 3 people to cancer, and we watched another go through chemo, just praying, day in and day out that we didn't lose her too....and we didn't (Thank the Lord). My son, being as young as he is, looked at me and said, "Mommy, smoking cigarettes will give you cancer....Mommy, I don't want you to die too." That was it for me. I never smoked another cigarette again. Instead, I turned to food....and here we are. Don't get me wrong, I'm happy that I rid my life of that nasty habit...but I'm not happy with my health, and now there's work to be done. I gained most of the weight back...and I'm now just under my heaviest weight ever. This is hard to admit...but today, I weigh 181lbs.
The number on the scale isn't what bugs me most, its the fact that my body fat percentage is up there again...not healthy at all. Lets face it, I'm not a spring chicken either. I'm 33 years old...not DEAD by any means, BUT...and here's the big BUT (no pun intended) as you age, your metabolism isn't the same as it was, say-versus when you're younger. So, take that bit of info, and mix it with the fact that I've obviously damaged my metabolism by eating garbage for the past 11 months....and yeah---it's time to get to work! It won't be as easy as it was back when I was in my early 20's, but it CAN and it WILL be done. So here we go!
I'm going in to week two of Keto and down 6 pounds so far....
Guys, this post is very special to me because not only have I committed myself to losing this weight and blogging it all...but I will also be VLOGGING as well. I created a YouTube Channel dedicated to my journey, called The Ketogenic Lifestyle.
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I decided to share this journey via YouTube because I want to be able to help you in the process. I know I'm not the only person in the world who struggles to get to a healthy state and STAY there. I have a huge passion for helping people and so, I want you all to know that you're not alone! You can do anything you set your mind to as long as you remember 2 things....be patient and NEVER give up on yourself. I know, that's one thing I will never do.If you commit yourself to those two things then there is no way you will fail.
Remember that <3
Now, lets get to Work!!!
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