Today it doesn’t matter what size I ended other challenges. It doesn’t matter what I looked like when I got married, or before my first baby was born. All that matters is today, where I’m beginning now. I can’t change the past, only learn from it. I choose to embrace myself as a wife and mother, daughter, sister, friend, aunt, teacher, and business woman. I am more than a set of numbers. I am a complete person, whose value comes from my creator, not what I look like, or what I do.
But today I choose to make choices that will make me healthier, and make the rest of what I do easier and more effective. To evaluate my progress and to see what works, I will use numbers and photos. This is hard for me, but gets easier each time I do it. The first set of assessment pictures I ever took was emotionally crushing and very motivating at the same time. I felt a lot more attractive than I looked! But I couldn’t argue with my pictures!
Where I begin today:
Stats:
36 years old
Height: 5 foot 6 inches
Weight: 145.2 pounds
Natural Waist: 33 1/4 inches
Mommy Tummy: 38 1/2 inches
Hips: 39 inches
I have 6 children. My youngest is 20 months old and has been weaned for 4 months. I did all my previous challenges while nursing.
We moved to our new house last year on New Year’s Eve. The New Year transformation challenge of 2012 was the first challenge I totally bombed. I underestimated the stress of moving and having 2 houses to remodel simultaneously while homeschooling and working part time. (What was I thinking, honestly?)
So this year finishing the same challenge strong, is important to me, just to prove that I can do it.
You go girl, very inspirational blog, thanks for sharing. All the best.