I've had three AHA moments over the past three years, each one has been more eye opening than the last. My first one came about in February of 2009. I had graduated and been out of college for about a year with a Bachelors Degree in mass Media Arts Journalism and Communication Studies. I had no idea what I really wanted to do with my degree because it could take me in so many directions. The biggest obstacle that I could not hurdle over was my weight. I felt that my weight kept me from pursuing my ultimate goals. Working in the entertainment industry was my die hard dream but I just knew that my outward appearance would hold me back.. Instead of trying to do anything about my weight, I gave up on myself thinking that I was just going to be fat and that was who I am. I let my weight define me, I was 23 years old weighing in at 235lbs at only five feet tall.
Around this time I had met someone at my current place of employment who has become my best friend as a result. He is a health and fitness nut and listening to him talk at the time was quite confusing...health and fitness were not words in my vocabulary. After a few months of working with him I noticed that I had dropped 20lbs. I secretly took in things that he said and changed my eating habits (becoming vegetarian within the last year). That 20lbs was easy to lose, it was as if I never had it on my body. Then Halloween was creeping around the corner (my fave holiday) and I wanted to lose some more weight to fit into a costume that I wanted to make. He is a Team Beachbody Coach...innovators of in home fitness...creators of programs such as P90X and Insanity to name a couple. He suggested I start out with Slim in 6 to help me lean out, burn some fat and murder some inches. Within the first three weeks I had lost 11inches on my entire body, it was incredible and so was the feeling. I may have only dropped a few pounds but inches are just as important. From there I grew addicted, I wanted more...I wanted to move onto my next program. I was ambitious, I saw Insanity in my future and I attempted it. It was insane, hard work, painful, sweaty but I pushed through and made it a month and half into the two month program. Still not seeing much weight loss I tried to not get discouraged. I thought okay how about another, I soon found myself on a fitness high. All I wanted to do was work out, seek results, change my body. It was a high that I would never in a million years think that I would be addicted to. Thus came about AHA moment #1...I love to workout...I'm still on my weight loss journey but proud of what I have accomplished. I'm down 70lbs since then...weighing in at 165lbs. I still can't believe it myself, I recognize what I've done but like some others who can relate, it's hard to imagine myself as "used to be fat". I still struggle occasionally with not being the fat girl anymore. People want to see my before picture and I am utterly embarrassed to show anyone. Mentally when I look in the mirror I'm still that fat girl. It's hard for me to see what others see but I know in time I will learn to love the new me. I've been overweight nearly my whole life due to dramatic life changes during my childhood. Seeing myself as being anything other than fat is new to me. I take it one day at a time and live through my AHA moment and embrace my new found love for fitness and in home fitness programs. I've gone on to lose this total 70lbs so far by using the following programs: Slim in 6, Insanity, P90X, Turbo Jam, TurboFire, RevAbs, Brazil Butt Lift and Insanity: The Asylum. I would like to inspire anyone interested in making a lifestyle change such as improving your health or fitness to contact me. If I can do it...so can you. Feel free to email me with any questions, I'm here to pay it forward and help anyone achieve their life goals!!!
Email spngrace@gmail.com
I look forward to hearing from you. Don't hesitate...I'm listening!
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