IT HAS BEEN A GREAT WEEK! I HAVE BEEN DOING ALOT OF TURBO JAM WORKOUTS THIS WEEK...WHAT A BLAST.  YOU KNOW SOMETHING...IT HAS BEEN EASIER THAN I THOUGHT TO WORKOUT EACH DAY.

 

IT WAS GREAT TO BRUSH THE DUST OFF MY TREADMILL!

 

SEE YOU IN A FEW POUNDS...JENN

Okay, so here is a little bit about me in paragraph.  I am originally from Texas(yahoo, I love that state and have a lot of Texas pride), but transplanted to Utah about 6 years ago.  In 2001 I married my college sweetheart and throughout the next couple of years we finished getting our schooling.  I accomplish my lifetime dream of becoming a nurse in 2004 and started working immediately.  Throughout this entire time, I kind of neglected myself and threw myself into working, eating, and the pounds packed on.  You see, I have always struggled with my weight and my self-confidence, but I managed to keep my weight down by playing tons of sports in high school and working out daily in college.  After I got married I just threw myself into life and forgot that important aspect for myself;healthy eating and daily exercise.  A year after I got married the doctor discovered that I had a moderate thyroid problem, and I started gaining even more weight.  So, a combination of neglect on my part of eating poorly, working too much, not exercising and a thyroid problem did not fare my body well.  Then, about a year ago we adopted a beautiful baby girl and the stress of the adoption and infertility had taken another toll on my body.  I am an emotional eater and all those emotions just got the best of me and ate my way through life until July 2007.  That is when I decided that I could not do this to my body and to my life and my family any longer.  I joined Weight Watchers to start working on my eating habits and portion control and to start gaining control over myself.  I have lost about 20lbs with them, and it is a constant struggle, but I am better than I was 4 months ago.  On the last season of The Biggest Loser, the doctor told one of the contestant's, I believe it was Holly, that she had a severe thyroid problem and that people often use it as a crutch for not losing weight.  That really struck home with me and I realized that I was doing that exact thing; using my thyroid problem as a crutch for not discipling myself enough to lose weight.  So, I decided to stop making excuses for myself, to stop making goals that meant nothing, to stop making charts, graphs and  taking measurements one month, only to give it up and do nothing the following year. I want to love myself again, and then look in the mirror and see the "skinny" me staring back.  I want to stop being depressed, tired, lonely, angry, unhappy and negative I am finally ready to take my crutches away and am ready to stand on my own two feet.  I know the first few times without them will not be easy, but I can do it!  I am armed with a partner, goals that are real and attainable, a contest to get my feet wet and on the ground running, and a support group to help me get back on track if I start to lose my way.  WOW, how lucky am I that I have such a great opportunity to do this, and I am ready! Today is the day for me to begin the rest of my life; with health, happiness, confidence and the desire to finally put myself first on the horizon.   Good luck, my friends, and know that you are not alone!  Inspiration, motivation and new start can be found all around us.

 

P.S. Tune into The Biggest Loser every Tuesday night for additional inspiration!!!!