Forever Beloved

Faith, Love & Truth

WEIGHT LOSS {FEBRUARY}

so this month has been hard, like no joke.  i had a huge surgery at the beginning of the month {actually two weeks ago} that totally limited my activity level.  it still is limiting it, i just get tired so quickly.  and honestly, i’ve debated back and forth if there would be a pic this month, totally not feeling it at all BUT i still need to keep it real.  i have decided to post a pic, just so i can look back on it later in the year.

this month i have no idea how i did it, but i managed to lose 14 pounds.  i guess that makes up for not losing last month, right?  


i cannot wait to get back to feeling well and being able to be active like i was before.  in time, i know that will come.  i’m just not good at having patience.


out for now
~kisses

how to keep your diet on track

find an album of past christmas pictures from the days when you were at your biggest…that will put you right back on track! i’ve always kept it real here so i figured i might as well share these pics with ya’all…

i have no words for this picture…it doesn’t even look like me, does it? soooooo weird looking back on these…and it makes everything i’ve done, all the hard work, totally worth every sore muscle and growling stomach…kinda makes me sad to see these

there are days where i still struggle with feeling like that “fat girl” even now…i think every once in a while it does us good to see how far we’ve come and give ourselves a well deserved pat on the back…and remind ourselves where we don’t want to go back to…

out for now
~kisses

my journey…

boy oh boy, 2012 was a ridiculously hard year; physically, emotionally and mentally.  my weight loss journey got pushed to the side for the majority of the year.  not only did i have physical limitations but i guess i had some mental ones as well.  there were times i wanted to just throw in the towel and give up on my journey (and on so so many days i did).  i had a surgery with unforeseen complications followed up by 5 smaller surgeries and one big whooper.  that basically dominated my entire year, from march until december.  so many days, with my weight loss, it left me feeling defeated, broken and like a failure.  i felt like i not only let myself down but also those people that always told me i had inspired them.  i was embarrassed and many days didn’t want to leave the house and have others see me.  and honestly, i was angry.  i was so angry at myself.  


BUT…


i refuse to let circumstances defeat me and i will NOT be broken.  this girl right here, she’s a strong one.  and with God by my side i can do ANYTHING.  i am determined, now more than ever, to get this journey rolling again.  


i know what doesn’t kill us makes us stronger…and all 2012 did was strengthen me up to show 2013 who is boss…so, on the last day of this month we will be starting the monthly weight loss posts again documenting my journey (complete with pics)…


out for now
~kisses