…my hardest. My labor and birth with her was difficult. Why? Not because of any medical complications. But because I was sedentary. I literally slept the whole pregnancy and ate everything that was not helpful to me or her. After I gave birth I was the largest that I had ever been. 249 pounds. 249.
I know some of you reading this may be thinking, that’s not much compared to some people. You’re right. But when you go through life in the 180s and then jump to 249 in a matter of months and that is NOT including baby weight, something has to give. It was hard. It took about 2 to 3 years for me to get on track and get real about my life and my health. I lost about 40 pounds, was eating so much better. I did it! Right? Momma, I made it! No. There were two little girls in my home that were looking to me on how to live their best fit lives and while I was being the example, I wasn’t including them.
Around 2013, I was introduced to GirlTrek by my really good girlfriend. She invited me to a few walks and because I was still on my path of being active, I came out and joined her. But not consistently. One thing I have to tell you about me, so you can really get the picture, is that I grew up an only child, so I’m a bit of a loner. Still to this day, I do a lot by myself. So, my “live my best fit life” journey was being traveled only by me. I was falling right into the same patterns as my parents where I relied on their school physical activities to keep them healthy. I saw into their future and I saw them as me, 30 years old (at the time), struggling to live their best fit lives.
Nope, not on my watch.
Fast forward to 2015 and…