I finally did it! I put on a bathing suit and had my roomy take "before" shots......
I have never done this before and certainly never intended to actually post them for all the world to see.....
30 days ago, my sister asked me to be a part of her group called Healthy, Fit, Stronger on Facebook. In the beginning, I had no intentions for myself, but only intended on being a support for my sister and the group. From my previous blog on Shakeology, you can tell where I have come and now I want to tell you where I am going in the next 30 days.
Each 30 day challenge, Kenna asks us to think of a goal we want to accomplish during these 30 days and encourages us to adopt a new healthy goal intended to help us give up a bad habit. My bad habit was laziness! I HATED exercise! However, I was bound to make this huge change in my life. Through encouragement from the group and a new lease on my attitude, I was able to commit myself to 4 days per week of yoga class. I already pretty much eat healthy and what I'm "supposed to", but I had been hanging on to the last 20 pounds before I had made the commitment of yoga. With Shakeology and yoga, I was able to lose another 9 pounds. I am now about 155 lbs and would like to lose another 15 lbs. However.....this is NOT MY GOAL. My major goal for the next 30 days is to do yoga 5 days per week and slowly incorporate a 6th day of yoga at home. I would also like to keep up on this blog once per week, but not sure if I will post status pictures until the end of the challenge.
Each 30-day challenge is an expression of myself like a huge sounding board. I get to challenge myself, remove my ego, while challenging and encouraging others....and I couldn't think of a better, more supportive, loving environment to accept whatever challenges my sister throws at us!
I took the pictures above with much apprehension. After taking them, I realized that my sister was right! The scale and the mirror can definitely be the devil! I don't look near as bad as I thought I did and quickly ran to my phone to text her to say: Thank you for making me take those! It has given me the encouragement and push to continue on this journey. I welcome the transformation I'm going through and look forward to what is to come......
