The Yo-yo Effect

I hit that number. I said I would never hit it again. It crept up on my slowly and stuck, wouldn't shake off. I hit it and kept right on gaining. 

Yeah, that's right, I'm talking about weight. The big ELL-Bees. 

I told myself that I was okay because I'm a beautiful, confident, grown-ass woman, and I don't need a scale to validate my feelings. I have a wonderful boyfriend who tells me I'm beautiful no matter what. I have a blessed life and shouldn't worry about something as superficial as back fat. This is all true. 

What's also true, is that I should be respecting my body enought to keep promises I have made it. I should be honoring my body. I should be feeding it with whole foods, and not shoving it full of half a bag of buffalo wings and a slurpee, (at midnight) because I forgot to eat dinner. 

I have been blessed with an incredibly healthy, and unique body. I should be shaping it into the best form of itself. 

A few months ago, I signed up for a gym membership. To be honest, it was more of a show of effort, than an actual effort. I signed up, and went a few times, not really investing. Then, I got sick with he stomach flu and used that as an excuse. Until today, it had been a solid six weeks. (This is especially sad since i can see the gym from my house) So much for the monetary motivation. 

Today, however, while I was crushing a set of squats, I realized how much I wanted my "good body" back. 

I pushed myself to new (old) limits, and it felt incredible. 

After the gym, Kyle and I stopped at winco and grabbed a TON of produce, and then came home to make yummy shakes, and turkey burgers. 

It's now evening time, and rather than sitting here ready to crawl into my dark hole of Netflix spiraling, I'm ready to organize my life and set goals. (While stretching out my incredibly stiff muscles)

One day. 

It took ONE DAY to see the benefits. 

So that's where I'm at. One day at a time, I'm ready to see where the positivity and serious dedication can take me.  

For those of you following me on Pinterest, get ready for a WHOLE LOTTA motivation and healthy food. 

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Neverthess, I'm excited for this journey. Kyle and I outlined goals we have for ourselves, and rules we are going to hold eachother accountable to. I'm ready to see the results. 

I'm pretty dang lucky to have this hunky man to help me through this, and love me enough to say no when all I want is DQ (Heath blizzards will be the death of me.)

So here's to new beginnings and interrupting the yoyo effect.