1.1.11
For lack of a better name, I figured using the date would be good as any!
Hi Folks… sorry it has been almost a year since my last post. I have been so preoccupied with no time for any sort of “work-life-balance”, I’ve become unbalanced. I took for granted that I had been successful at working out, eating well and keeping off the weight – so much so, I started to backslide. I slid back into this wave of unhealthy eating, not exercising as much, working a little too much and just losing a sense of myself. Five years of positive results almost down the drain in three short months! I had forgotten the reason I was “mad & fat”! Slowly but surely, it is all starting to come back to me.
The result – WEIGHT GAIN!
I started this blog almost three years ago; by doing so it made me feel more accountable to myself and my personal goals. It made me feel more connected to folks who felt & thought like me. Somewhere between now & then I lost that. I neglected this blog the same way I had neglected myself, the readers & responders. At one time the blog was a part of me and I enjoyed updating it. I can look back at each of these posts and know where I was, what got me excited, and what I was influenced by. I found humor in what made me “mad & fat”, and when you can find humor in yourself and be brutally honest, that is when you know you have crossed a hurdle.
Today, 1.1.11 – I’m back in the race!
In my effort to find some “work-life-balance” and get back to a more comfortable place in my life, I have to make time for what I deem important. My health, heck – my life is the most important thing. I need to be good to myself and get it together. Once I’m good to myself, I can be “even better” for other people whether it be a better daughter, friend or overall person.
This blog is on my list of important things. FitStyle 360, is on the list of important things. It allows me to use my passion to bring my friends together and meet new friends. Let’s see where it goes this year!
So, like I said – I’m back in the race. I may not win every race, but I’ll be present and ever-changing; always trying my best to improve. There aren’t quick fixes or instant gratification. It has to become a part of your lifestyle… and you can never forget that.
I pray that this year, I take heed to my own words and make this year & every other year of my life a GREAT ONE!
HAPPY NEW YEAR
Katina, I too struggle with the work,life balance, so I know where you’re coming from, but sometimes you have to push the reset button to get get things started up again, and what a perfect time to do just that.
Put yourself on your to-do list.You should be so proud of yourself, I am.
Best,
Belynda
Thanks Belynda!!!! I’m going to try and do a lot better. Thanks so much for your motivation and kind words! xoxo
Thanks for writing nice things about me! I’m glad you are back in the race and I know you will reach your goal of balance.. its always hard to keep fit but always with it!!
Hey CT!!! Thank you so much for the kind words! You are one of my favorite fitness inspirations! It is wonderful to hear from you. I’m still in the game and I’m going to try my best to keep with it! xoxo
Erm i think your talkin bull crap about all your weight loss, in 3 months would not make your whole slim fest go down the drain sure you would gain like what 2 -8 pounds max? So either you were gorging like a beast or you didnt lose all the weight you said and you have been lieing hmmm yeap thats it
Hello! I don’t appreciate you calling me a liar. I don’t even know who you are since you are hiding behind an IP address. But that is okay. I wanted to approve your comment anyway because everyone is entitled to their opinion. Since you may be new to working out and/or weight gain or weight loss, your comments are somewhat expected. So… yes to answer your question, I was kinda gorging like a beast. I admitted to my severe backsliding and I wasn’t proud of it. I was working hard “at work” and not going to the gym. No time. I wasn’t cooking, so you know what was happening… I was eating out a lot. Bad stuff. Plus, between work and personal holiday events starting November through December and all the wonderful, humongous good baskets my team received from our vendors I deal with at work… eating was more than good. YUM!!! It was actually kind of ridiculous!! I could have said no, or I’ll pass. But I didn’t. I kept saying, I know how to work this off, so it won’t be bad. But the thing is, I SLACKED big time. So yes. Around October I was between 170-175 and the next time I looked in January I was up to about 188. I was eating and being lazy…and I have paid the price. If you know like I know, you gain 10 lbs that means you go up a dress size. So yes… my comfortable size 10 (tight 8′s) became really snug 12′s teetering on the edge of 14.
But you will be glad to know that I have gotten my butt back in gear… eating well and working out. So, I got a solid 10 lbs off simply by doing the right thing. I’m working on my next 10. I will keep you posted on at the end of the month on if I finished off that next 10. You see… it’s all about calories in and calories off. If you eat more than you burn, that mess will catch up with ya! ; ) So, I hope you didn’t take my comment meaning that OMG, I GAINED MY WHOLE ENTIRE 40 LBS BACK! Uh-no… that’s just silly! But to me, whether it is 5 or 50 lbs… it goes against what I worked so hard for, especially because how I started to backslide could have (and should have been) avoided. See?
So, that’s it! Sorry for not keeping up with the blog. Trying to keep up with my actual corporate job, get back to my “former self” (LOL) and actually have a social life. So, I’m getting there. Next time, try to be a bit more encouraging. We need to lift each other up! Okay!
Have a great day!
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