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I grew up thinking of myself as fat. I don't know when it started. I look back at pictures when I was a kid and I wasn't fat. Of course, I gained the "college 10". Looking at those pictures at that time got me to the gym and running. I lost weight and got healthier,but I always gained weight back. I was never able to keep it off.
I was able to lose weight after my son was born. Six monthes after my daughter was born, my mother died and this just devistated me! I was very close with her and it was a complete shock. She has also struggled with her weight most of her life. I can now see that my images of my body were a reflection of her self image. The week she died, I found out I was pregnant with twins. We were sad that my mother would never see them, but excited and thankful to have something so wonderful to look forward to. Unfortuneately, I lost the twins at 15wks.. I eventually started to run again to lose the weight from that I hadn't lost from my second prenancy and to feel better. Within about a month, I found out I was pregnant again! This pregnancy turned out to be high risk. I couldn't run,so I enjoyed my pregnacy and ate!! I was eating for two right?! Needless to say, I gained quite a bit of weight! I ended up having an emergency hysterectomy during my daughter's birth. I had always hoped to have 4 children, so I had to deal with the grief of not being able to get pregnant again.
About a year later, we moved back to my home town. This was very difficult because my mother was not there and this made me miss her even more!
I finally had enough of being overweight and started running again and lifting weights in my basement. Being active also helped me deal with all the emotions I had. I lost weight and got stronger, but never developed the muscle I had hoped to get. My husband and I did a popular 12week program at the time. I also started working out with a personal trainer. I was in good shape and thinner than I thought at the time ( why do we women do that? ), but still didn't have the muscle I was hoping to develop.
Next, I did a 300 mile bike ride with my husband and started to train for my first sprint triathalon.
My husband and I also decided to adopt. So, I was getting ready for a new baby at the time. We had no idea that the wait would be so short!
Just 3 days before the tri, I got the call that a little boy was being born and we were the only family! I can not tell you how excited we all were! He was born on Thursday and we brought him home on Saturday. My husband being the great dad that he is, told me to go that Sunday and do the tri and he would take care of our new baby. I was up all night with him and left early the next morning. My friend took my bike just in case and we did it! What a great feeling! I couldn't wait to get home to my new baby!
A year later we adopted again! This time a beautiful little girl! My son was not walking yet, so it felt like having twins. They love to tell everyone they are Irish twins. They are so close!
So, now I had two babies and not much time or energy for working out. Yes, I gained weight again!
I eventually started working out again and did another tri, but never really got down to my 'pre-adoption" weight.
This really bothered me. I would actually feel like my pants would get tighter each week. I would never know if my pants were going to fit from week to week. While I was thrilled with my family, my feelings about myself just got worse. I eventually went to a therapist to deal with my self image and try to figure why I was never able to lose the weight and keep it off. This was helpful, but I continued to struggle with my weight. I had no problem working out, but I just couldnt't figure out the nutrition part. I really didn't think that having a "little" cheat each day was bad.
We adopted two more girls. This time from South Africa. The story is long and there were lots of difficulties, but the Lord made a way for our daughters to come home!
Two years ago, we adopted our youngest daughter who was 3 at the time. She was also born in South Africa and is a joy! She loved to eat and finds it a great comfort. Just like me. I realized that in order to help her, I had to work on me and learn how to eat right.
So, I prayed! And prayed for God to show me how to eat and workout so that I could be released from my weight issues.
My husband had ordered P90X, but it sat on the shelf. After hearing so many success stories from friends, I started it! Wow! I loved it and can now do a pull up!! I didn't follow the meal plan, but I still got results. I continued to pray... I became a coach and got the showcase pack. This gave me most of the workouts at at discount. Looking through the Turbo Jam food guide, I decided it looked easy and I would try it. What a difference! I started to measure my food. For the first time, I realized just how much I was eating and the difference it makes!
I am so thankful that I had all those workouts to tryout and the different food guides! They are all basically the same, but as Tony says, "Variety is the spice of Life"!
Then, came Shakeology! This has really made a difference in my energy and my continued efforts to lose more weight! My whole family loves it! That's 10 of us if your keeping track!
All my kids love to watch and do the workouts and are learning to eat healthier! My husband is now doing P90X and became a coach too!
God has been so great! I thank him for showing me Beachbody and changing not just my life, but my family's!!
So, God has answered my prayers with Beachbody! I