One of the fun things about losing weight is getting dressed. After years of yoga pants, the husbands T-shirts/hoodies and a knot on top of my head, I thought it might feel good to get dressed. Not fashionista get dressed, but love-me-get-dressed. Somedays I still crave comfy--I'm pretty much always in flats and at the end of the day, practical rules. I don't always remember to take a picture of myself, but here is a collection of what I found from various points in my journey. Everything ...
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Six Months Into Myself
There really aren't words to describe what it feels like to be embarrassed and ashamed of yourself. To hide from the camera and from life. Talking about these feelings is uncomfortable and it feels a lot like a pity party with a side of whining. It is such a complicated emotion, because I was happy and I had blessings all around me, but I wasn't happy with me. I declared this the summer of me. If you are a long time reader, you heard me talk about this often. I was focusing on myself--guilt ...
The Struggle Is Real
I originally took my Whole30 before photo for myself. I have been taking pictures all along my weight loss journey and comparing them--desperate to see a change. I have bed head, no makeup and am overweight wearing spandex--not my finest moment. In fact, it is pretty embarrassing and nerve-wracking to have photos like this out for everyone to see. I dove into Whole30 desperate for change. I'm just a 31 year old mom of 3 living on one income trying to find my way as a mom, a wife, a ...
Five Things Friday
1. Whole30 Update This is my "studio" where I recorded my thoughts on Whole30 for a segment running on Dr. Oz. Who would have thunk? After finishing Whole30, I didn't know where to go so I figured I would just do another round. After more reading and research, I realized that I had to trust myself. So I have been "off-roading" it. I definitely think I will have more Whole30's in my future--to regulate things. 2. My Readers Rock! Every time I throw something out to my readers they ...
The 30 Day Challenge
In September, I did the whole30. You can read more about my experience here. It was amazing to me to see the difference 30 days made. I was talking this over with my brother and he said you should do a year of 30 day challenges. He suggested things like 30 days without TV or 30 days of cold showers. My first response was, how about you take cold showers and not watch TV for 30 days? amiright? A few weeks after this discussion I found myself still thinking about his idea to do a ...