Get it off me!!!
So like lots of American women I struggle with my weight. I used to be so skinny and could eat whatever. I’ve never been a super healthy eater. I like healthy things but I like to eat and enjoy myself. I will NEVER be a dieter. Last January, I got really serious about my weight loss journey and lost 30 pounds. I felt amazing and was so happy!!!!
Then, came the dark days and I stopped exercising and ate nothing but junk. And in the end I gained all of it back. UGH! At the state I was in then mentally I had other things I needed to work on. I’m in a MUCH better place mentally, but I kinda put the losing weight thing in the back of my mind. I failed once and I didn’t want to fail again.
Then, a good friend said to me, “You did it once…don’t worry you’ll do it again.” The final straw for me was when someone reminded me of this quote from the Shack…”And let’s say that I know it will take you 47 situations and events before you actually hear me-that is, before you will hear clearly enough to agree with me and change. So when you don’t hear me the first time I am not frustrated or disappointed, I’m thrilled. Only 46 more times to go. And that first time will be a building block to construct that bridge of healing that one day you will walk across“
That quote means so much to me…it’s about never giving up…not being disappointed in failure…seeing failure as a building block. Yeah, so it sucks that I gained the weight back but that’s okay…like my friend says I can do it again.
So this week I decided to work really hard and I have so much energy and am feeling a lot better. For me it’s not about being skinny again…but getting a STRONG body that matches my new confidence. I’ve always been weak emotionally and physically. Now that I’m getting stronger emotionally I want to be strong physically. A new fit Kelley is on the way!!!!
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