The Gym, The Kitchen, and Me!

Growing up I never was a big child. Everyone from family to my cheer coach always said I was muscular. I remember my cheer coach putting us in the weight room after school. She would say we gotta to do some weight lifting to stay in shape. But we never got to involved because there was always to many things to do in practice. I never had to worry about my weight. By the time I got to college I was the smallest I had ever been in my life! A size 2. Been a long time since I have seen that number for a size.

After I had Stephen in 2009, I was at my biggest for almost a year after. A size 14. YIKES!! For me and being as short as I am I looked like a roly poly! I lost weight the unhealthy way when I went through the divorce. From size 14 to 10. I thought at that point I could and would never be any smaller or that I couldn't do anything about it.

Now for those of you that are close to me, you know if you come to the house I will cook and always cook to much! Guess that's the southern way. ( Make sure there is enough for everyone). I remember thinking to myself one day that I can't cook and live healthy at the same time. Oh Boyee was I wrong!

I have been in the gym since March. Just in the past couple of weeks, I have started some of the Crossfit workouts. I am totally falling in love with the Crossfit. Today's workout was rough but I can smile because I know it is totally worth it. Exercising, working out, lifting, crossfit, whatever you want to call getting  in shape, it is waiting for you! You do not want to be unhealthy and unfit for some many reasons, Health reasons, social reason, personal reasons. I have a laundry list of reasons why I WANT to be in the best shape I can possible be in.

Loving to cook isn't a bad thing if you want to be in great shape. I have learned by cooking yourself, you have more control on what you eat than if you were to eat out. Eating healthy isn't cheap by any means. I am definitely learning to cook healthier for me AND for my son. I want him to lead a healthy life also. The only way he will learn is to watch now.

For me this has become a lifestyle. I live this every day. You have to make it part of your life. I have come to love this about my life. I know I am making a change for the better.

It breaks my heart to see people that think they can't do it. You can only do what you allow yourself to do. So push yourself and motivate yourself. Set goals. Little goals build into a big goal. It's just not a physical thing its a mental thing too.

We have way to many obese people in this world, in this country, in this state and even in this area. Some of these people believe that there is no hope for them. If you are one of them, well you are wrong. You got to make your mind up that you are ready to work for it though. Getting in shape isn't handed to you on a silver platter. We have got to get kids outside more instead of sitting on video games all the time. Get rid of all the junk.

I would rather see the news at night talk about how yearly checkups show blood pressure's are down and cholesterol is looking better.

I see the difference in my life, I want you to see a difference in yours!!!

Find your gym, your kitchen and yourself!!

Don't go to the gym just to say you went, go because you have a fire burning inside you that wants that change in your life!!