I am a full time working mother and wife and have struggled with my weight for as long as I can remember, even more so since having the kids. I have 3 wonderful children. Jade will be 12 in August, Mia will be 8 in August and Derek will be 2 in May.
The whole of last year I was thinking of doing something about my weight, and of course, I kept putting it off and putting it off some more.
Towards the end of the year I stepped onto my mothers scale and was absolutely horrified what my laziness and inactivity and poor eating habits had come to. I was a wopping 118kg's! I remember wanting to cry and being so angry about it all. How could I have let myself go like this? I had no one to blame but myself.
So, I made myself a promise, I would not let myself fall deeper into this death trap!!! 2013 would be the year of change, the year of action!
I didn't wait for he new year to implement a change, I started to think more before making my food choices. Of course, with Christmas it wasn't that easy to just cut every bad choice out.
From the beginning of January I cut out Coca Cola completely and tried my best to stay away from breads, pasta's etc as much as I could. And added a lot more fruits and veggies. By the end of January I had lost 7kg's and was very happy with the positive start.
From the beginning of February I started Zumba classes twice a week. Goodness, that first class was quite something! I thought I would pass out or not make it through that hour, but I did.
This week I have added swimming training to my exercise schedule and oh my goodness, I'm sore in muscles that I didn't know existed! My friend says I'll learn to love that burn.
I have such a long way to go but I feel that I am on the right track. I just need to stay motivated and keep up the good work as my mom says.