It really motivates me when I compare my before and
"during" photos or to see other great transformation photos. Honestly,
some days I feel so defeated as if I just didn't lose 102 pounds in less than
11 months. I try to not feel bad about the things that I eat when I have a
cheat meal that turns into a cheat week! SHEESH! It gets really hard some days.
What helps me to keep going on these hard days and hard weeks is posting on
Instagram, posting on my many groups on Facebook, on my fitness page on Facebook
and here in my blog. I had been having an okay week, but when I woke up to see
that I had been featured on Black Weight Loss Success, it really made my day!
This feature really helped me think about what really got me motivated to start this journey. Here is what I submitted and what was featured: "I am ready to share my story. I have been over weight most of my life but was pretty active playing softball and being in the Marching Band in High School and College. There were many things that motivated me to lose the weight and get healthy. I had a miscarriage right before getting married in May 2011. I took it pretty hard and ultimately left the Doctorate program that I was in partly because of depression. After the miscarriage I continued to gain weight. In April 2012, my maternal grandmother got really sick and was in the hospital for about a month before finding out that she had lung cancer along with the High Blood Pressure and Diabetes that she had already been diagnosed with. She ended up passing away a week later. I did get to see her before she past and it really was a terrible experience. I knew at that point I had to do something about my health.
Fast forward to May 2012. My husband and I had just purchased our first home that had upstairs! I always said that I didn’t want a home with stairs. I could barely get up the stairs without stopping. So, because I wanted to be healthy for myself, my husband, my family, and my future children is why I lost the weight.
I have lost 102 lbs since June 20th 2012. Initially, I lost it by walking using Walk-Away-The-Pounds, cutting out all drinks except for water, using myfitnesspal and drinking nutritional shakes (Shakeology) for my breakfast. I eventually added in dancing and two a day’s workouts. I did some awesome boot camps through Groupon. I started working out using Turbo Fire this past January. I am now doing Insanity and feeling great!"
I would like to tell anyone out there that does not "know" how to start a weight-loss journey that:
1. You know more than you think you know!
2. You need to know what is making your weight increase
3. Believe that you are worth changing and worth losing the weight
4. Take baby steps
5. Seek support
6. Non Scale Victories are AWESOME!
7. This is a process!
8. Mind over Matter
9. Shake things UP!
10. Share the Wealth!
7. This is a process!
8. Mind over Matter
9. Shake things UP!
10. Share the Wealth!
I will do separate posts talking about the details of each of these this week.
Check out the post on Black Weight Loss Success here:
Make sure you check out and like my fitness page on facebook! www.facebook.com/TheGirlyEngineerGettingFit
Be Sure to Follow me on Instagram: @YasJasFitness
If you would like to find out more about the Shakes that I drink or the workouts (Turbo Fire, Insanity, P90X and more) that I do, check out my beach body websites:
For just info on the shakes:
For info on the shakes and workouts combinations:
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