Journey To An Improved Me
Today is a new day for me…….it’s a new journey!! Not only have I embarked on a new journey with blogging but I’ve also decided today is a completely new day for new beginnings! I’ve struggled with my weight for several years now……..mostly after having 5 kids. In August of 2007 I started a program called the 6 week body makeover, which is a no salt & no sugar diet, which is really tough! Within 4 months of starting this program I had lost around 90 pounds………and I felt completely amazing, like a totally new person! but with every good thing comes something bad and the bad was suffering gallstones & having to have surgery on 1-1-08. After surgery I just seem to lose my focus and my health didn’t go down hill but I ended up having another surgery on 6-3-08 and then it was just done with. the health nut that I had became had just seemed to vanish away and the old “fat girl” was quickly resurfacing. so, here we are 3-9-09 and now I seem to have possibly found the health nut still deep down inside and she’s hoping to take over and once and for all put away the “fat girl” so she never comes back to life again. I know that there are so many reasons that I need to and want to lose this weight once and for all, but my most important reason is my family! Yes, I need to lose the weight for myself, but my family needs me to stick around! My kids have so much more life ahead of them and I don’t want to miss one single second of it. My husband deserves to have a wife who loves herself and takes care of herself because then I will love him even more because I love myself…….i hope this makes sense and i’m not rambling on…….
a high school friend of mine recently encouraged me with a lists she made to help her lose weight and i’m hoping to finish my lists this week and post it on my blog as well…………it’s a lists of 100 reasons to lose 100 pounds…..yes, you read right I need to lose 100 pounds!! yes, it’s a lot but I know I can do it………..and I WILL DO IT!!!!!!!!
I covet your prayers and any encouragement you can send my way as I embark on this journey to an improved me =)
Ashley Henderson
WTG Ashley! You make perfect sense. I hope blogging helps you as much as it helps me. You can so do this, and I cannot wait to read your list of 100 reasons! I’ll be watching you!
thanks Juli!! you are the reason i’m so focused on this right now!! your lists of 100 reasons definitely lit a fire under me……you encourage me so much!! i think blogging is going to help me so much just being able to express my feelings!! please do keep an eye on me and hold me accountable!!
Only if you do the same and keep me accountable as well!
We are gonna look and feel dang good this time next year, girl!
AMEN SISTA!!!! =) I CAN NOT WAIT!!!!
just wondering how you’re doing with this!