That is a wrap!

Many people today will wake up and say to themselves, dam another year down and I still haven't reached my goal! Are you one of them? I know I am. I made a goal to reach a certain # on the scale by December 31st 2014. I had a few set backs, but I did manage to come close. I feel different then the person January 1st 2014. I dropped a few sized, gained a lot of muscle, and learned a lot about myself.

Though I didn't reach my goal, I did find the person whom I have been trying to find all these years. 

I learned all though my body some days wont let me move, I get up and move. I don't let those head demons win, I know no matter what my body will hurt, and I cant let that be an excuses to not hit the gym. One day, one step, one breath at a time I managed to get rid of this baggage the past year:

40+ of these!!!

This picture is worth so many words! I still catch myself looking at my refection in the mirror, or a store window. I just cant wrap my mind around it some times. One thing I do know is I never want to go back to that old person who thought she would never be healthy again:

I love who I'm becoming:

So no matter where you are, where you use to be, or where you want to go, know this, you can and you will, but it takes you and only you to do it.

Shout out to another big loser this year:

My niece Felicia Fortine:

I didnt have a full size one of her because she hasnt been here to do one, but as you can see by her face she has changed a ton and she did reach her goal to be in onderland this year :) ! Awesome job kiddo!! Keep up the great work, Im so fricken proud of you!! You had such a hard year losing your dad and all but you managed to keep those lbs away and keep on trying to be the best y. Dont let no one or thing get in your way, I know you will accomplish great things in your life. 

Now what are you going to do this coming year? Stay the same <====? or head the other direction===>?

peace,health,happiness

~SHAWN~

open eyes can see

The past few months have been a real test of will and determination for me. When I fractured my foot and hurt my shoulder, I thought to myself, now how am I going to keep losing this weight? I, for the past year, put all my efforts into running as a form of not only weight loss, but a sense of freedom I get while running. I thought how am I going to use my new found therapy, if I cant workout?
Then one day while reading my thousandth magazine on weight loss, I came to the realization, hello Shawn, you are a C.P.T. what the hell! Use this knowledge of cross training, and training with disabilities and keep moving. Train yourself!
I dove head in and read anything about weight training, strength training, cross training, and cardio for people with foot issues. I watched YouTube videos and learned, if I just open my eyes, I will see clearly what I need to do to still work toward my goals even though I have disabilities. This video gave me inspiration:


http://youtu.be/ytWUtvzaBeg

 

When you just diet and do one form of workout, you miss so many benefits of weight bearing exercises. I cant express enough once you open your eyes to that, your fitness will change dramatically. As we diet and don't utilize weight bearing exercises in our weekly activities, we end up with a dreaded look of sag. You must fill that sag with muscle, and you need to get that by some form of weight training. No I'm not saying become a body builder, or bulk up like the Hulk, I'm just saying it will help that sagging skin dramatically, by filling that left over skin with some muscle your body takes on a whole new appearance. 

Look at that Picture above, look at all those benefits. So in this journey we are taking to lose weight, let us not forget, its not just about the weight loss, but the main loss we want is the dreaded FAT loss!

So open them eyes up and see!

peace,health,happiness

~SHAWN~

 

 

Goals goals and more goals....

As the years pass  I became an expert on excuses, and why my weight just wasn't budging. I said it was medication I was taking, I was sore from arthritis and Fibro, I just didn't have time to workout, I had kids to take care of, you name it I thunk it and said it. What changed? Me, I just cant stand to sit back and lose another decade to obesity, as well as losing my life over a dam piece of junk food. I had to really dig deep and figure out what was my triggers etc, I will dive more into it in another blog.
This one I want to focus on goals. It doesn't have to be a grand goal, just little baby ones to get you to that grand one. I set my goals very little because in the past I was a all or nothing type of gal, If say I didn't obtain a goal when time was up, I would just beat myself up about it, and in the end gain more weight then when I started. What a viscous cycle isn't it?!
This past goal was to get to another pants #, when I started this journey a few decades ago my pant size was a 28. I still cant believe I was that big, I was such an expert camouflage girl, always was good at that, until this day people always say I didn't think you were that big, guess I wore it well. But #'s don't lie, I was 260 lb size 28 wearing young woman.
Well this morning on the way to the gym, I remembered I forgot to bring my pants, I knew I had a client to take care of today, so I went to store. I grabbed real quick a 12, but then I took a step back and said, well for giggles Im going to try on a 10. Well hot diggidy dog they fit!!

 If you never had a weight problem you just wont get it!

I did a little dance in the dressing area and I have to say first time I left smiling. I just kept looking at myself thinking holy crap is this me? I haven't been this size for a few decades! I cant say it enough, you can do what ever you put your mind too, you just have to believe it and stop listening to those little voices that say you cant.

If I can do it anyone can!!

So my next goal:

hit 160 by Dec 31st 2014

Lets do this!!

 

 

It is all up to you, you are the author of your story...Make it a grand one!!

peace, health, happiness

~SHAWN~