Gulp. Okay. I admit it. I need to loss weight. Three healthy children, a body over 40 years old and genetics that almost guarantee that I will someday be able to knock over small children with the hanging stuff below my arms means that something has to be done. And really, I am the only someone who can do it.
For the past two weeks, I have begun embarking on a goal to lose weight and get healthy. I’m almost shy about this goal, but I am getting bolder about it. As my body starts to get stronger, so does my spirit I think.
Why the reluctance? I’ve been wrestling with this thought during my morning power walks. As cliche as it is, I think all of the needs of everyone else in my life, family, friends, work, volunteer work maybe have come first. Okay, they have come first. I’m not ashamed of those choices, after all, providing a womb and then nutrition to actual living beings is a pretty cool thing for my body to have done. I am proud of it. But I haven’t been treating it back with respect. I’ve been too busy for it. Like a guilty but bad parent, I have been placating and spoiling it with extra sugary treats, so it would provide me with enough energy for the day, rather than taking the time to teach it to be strong on its own.
Of course I am embarrassed to admit this. If you talk about a weight loss or fitness plan then you are admitting to everyone that you are fat (more about that word later, my friends). But my biggest struggle with sharing my goals with others is feeling a little bit selfish about taking the time out to do what I need to do to reach my goals. Plus, it has been easy to hide behind the image of being the mommy martyr. It negates the responsibility of actually doing something.
You can get pretty philosophical with yourself when you are out on these power walks.
There is so much to tell you about my journey. And I hope that you will be there for me to give me the motivation and support I think we all need when it comes to weight loss. Please check back next Monday to see how I’ve been doing. And please share your own goals and accomplishments in the comments section. It will be open all week, and I’ll share some mini updates as they happen! Please do the same.
Weight: We don’t even own a scale and I’m trying not to focus on numbers just yet.
Physical goal for the week: To keep exercising at least five days a week and to challenge myself a little more each session. To increase the distance I can jog.
Food goal for the week: To be more conscious of what I put in my body and to limit sugary stand alone treats.
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