Why I'm doing what I'm doing? I am a mother of 2, have a wonderful husband, and love my life! My two kids are now in school and this last year has been challenging for me. Why? I think when it comes down to it I have had so much time on my hands it has made me realize that I don't know exactly who I am or what I want anymore. I wanted to get married and I did. I wanted to have children and I do. I want to raise my children and I try my best to be my best every day. But the question who am I? I don't really know. When people ask me what I like to do I don't really have an answer anymore. I use to say I love to swim. Later in life I loved to hike and was all about the mountains. Over the years I have let my children be my excuse to not take care of myself. Having kids flipped my world. I love it and I struggle with it, but who doesn't?
Over this last few days my sweet daughter has made a few innocent comments to other people about my weight, my eating habits, and my lack of moving. I didn't realize my 6 year old was noticing all of this, but it was a slap in the face. So last week I decided to set some goals. They are small but my history of dieting is go big or don't bother. And I have failed every time.
So today I have sat down and decided to write this blog. Why? For now to get the motivation and the support needed. I can't do it alone. For the future, maybe my success will influence another person who hasn't cared about him or herself in a really long time. Not only do I need to learn to love myself, I hope to learn to love healthy food and improve myself physically.
So this blog will be that. I plan to put in recipes I enjoy, post pictures of my progress, thoughts that inspire me, and you may even read about my struggles and failures. Let me thank you now for reading and being a part of my community!
