Our Transformation

In honor of Flashback Friday, I wanted to share my hubby's and my transformation.  The changes that have taken place in our lives both physically and mentally in the last year have been astounding.  My changes started out physical.  I lost the baby weight after having my 3rd child.  I was starting to fit back into my old clothes again.  And of course this made me feel more confident.  I loved the support I received from online health and fitness groups that I was in and decided I wanted to give back.  I wanted to help others gain their confidence back too.  I became a health and fitness coach, not realizing the full impact it would have on me.  I started wanting to be better in all areas of my life.  I started, for the first time in my life, reading personal development books.  I became addicted to these kind of books.  I'm always looking for ways to improve myself.  I started to want to push myself physically also.  I didn't need to lose any more weight but I wanted to be stronger.  Here's the thing about working out.  Once you start seeing the changes taking place in your body, you become addicted.  I love the way working out makes me feel!  It makes me feel powerful and strong.  It is how I distress!  As a mom of three, it is often my only "me" time.  So when I look back at old pictures like the one below, it makes me feel so good to see how far I've come.  And because I know its more than just the physical.  I'm not trying to look good for anyone else, I'm trying to feel good for me.
Now, for my darling husband.  We laugh and joke now when we see old pics of him.  He always says, "Oh my gosh, why didn't you tell me that I was so fat?!"  And I say, "I didn't know!"  I guess what they say about love being blind is true.  I never realized how overweight he had gotten and obviously he didn't either.  And the weight didn't matter and it still doesn't.  What matters most to me is that he is finally doing something to better his health.  Being overweight is not healthy for anyone especially when you have heart disease that runs in your family.  We have both had parents die at very young ages due to heart failure.  And the last thing we want to do is leave our children behind so young.  So we are working on making ourselves as healthy as possible so that we can stick around and annoy our children for years to come!  ;)

Nothing can beat the confidence and energy we have gained from finally taking a stand and doing what is best for our health.  That is why I am so committed to helping as many people as I can do the same. 

If you need help getting started, contact me, I am ready to help you, help yourself!  We can't do it alone, we need a good strong support system to help keep us accountable.  I can provide that for you and I want to!