As women, I think we constantly strive to "feel good about ourselves." We want to look in the mirror and feel beautiful. It doesn't matter if our spouses tell us daily we're beautiful. If our friends tell us that we're amazing. It simply doesn't matter, because all that matters to us is how we feel about ourselves. That's hard.
Any who knows me, knows that for the majority of my life, I've struggled with my weight. I was "skinny" in high school - but I still wasn't confident in my body. I've never been athletic or toned. But I've always been me. Fast forward several years to an unstable relationship full of stress and drama, and a diagnosis with PCOS, and the weight piled on. For a girl with a 5'4" frame - pushing 200 lbs is unhealthy. I went to see my primary doctor, and she told me at 27 years old, that if I didn't do something to get the weight OFF, I'd be a pre-diabetic by the time I was 28. Ouch. I did really well for a couple of years, and managed to lose 25 lbs. That's not terrible, I guess, and in my heart, I know I have to be proud of *that* accomplishment.
However - today, I went shopping on my lunch break, and as I stood in the mirror of TJ Maxx with tears streaming down my face, I realized that I had another change to make. I've allowed life to get in the way of ME, and my health.
Last week in church, Pastor Robert Morris preached on "Taking Care of the Temple." You can listen to his sermon here... Taking Care of the Temple. However, something he said really hit home for me. If I don't take care of the body that God created for me, and take care of God's temple, then this body may shut down before I've achieved the plan that God has set for me. What would that leave me with then? I have an amazing set of friends and family that I know will be supportive in this journey to lose the next 25 lbs. I know that if I want to have children in the next few years, getting this weight off is imperative to allowing me to have a natural birth like I want. More than that, I want to look in the mirror every day and be proud of the body standing before me. I don't want to look in the mirror and see a woman with tears in her eyes looking back at me, but a woman who is proud of the work she's achieved.
So after stealing an idea from Mandy over at Music and Baseball, I've decided that each Friday, starting with NEXT week (hold me to this followers!) I will post a Fitness Friday post with a recap of where I'm at, what progress I made for the week, what my progress will be *hopefully* for the next week, etc. I'm holding myself accountable, and I hope you'll help hold me accountable too. Call me out if I don't post. I can handle it.
So after stealing an idea from Mandy over at Music and Baseball, I've decided that each Friday, starting with NEXT week (hold me to this followers!) I will post a Fitness Friday post with a recap of where I'm at, what progress I made for the week, what my progress will be *hopefully* for the next week, etc. I'm holding myself accountable, and I hope you'll help hold me accountable too. Call me out if I don't post. I can handle it.
