Feb 13, 2019 – Day 1
I’m not sure I’ll ever forget this date. It was hands down one of the most important days of my life.
It was the day I decided I needed to make a change. It was the day I decided I was tired of hating the way I looked and the way I felt and I committed to going ALL IN on my health + fitness.
5 months prior, Greg and I had gotten married. Before our wedding, I completely restricted myself and made myself miserable just so I would look “perfect” in my dress.
I counted every calorie, gave up alcohol for 9 months, and starved myself for 3 days leading up to the wedding all to lost a whopping 10 pounds.
After the wedding, I totally let loose. Every night I would come home from work, eat a bag of chips, and drink a couple glasses of wine because I was so happy to not have to restrict myself anymore. But this just let to me gaining back everything I had lost + some.
This lead to a boat load of self confidence issues. And to top it off with the stress of being a new wife and homeowner, it’s safe to say I was a mess.
Greg and I fought A LOT. I had somehow convinced myself that because I had gained so much weight, he didn’t love me anymore – did I mention I was struggling with self confidence issues?
I’ll never forget the day Greg came home and I was washing the dishes, drinking a glass of wine, and crying. I was so upset because I was so tired of feeling miserable all the time. I felt like I was emotional all the time, I was unhappy with the way I looked, and that unhappiness was seeping into all aspects of my life and affecting our relationship.
In January 2019 I decided I needed to make a change. I had always tried to eat healthy and gone to the gym (usually), but this time I wanted to try something new. I was tired of feeling sorry for myself and tired of making everyone else around me miserable so I decided to try an intuitive eating meal plan called 2B Mindset and start drinking superfood shakes every morning.
I was following the meal plan and drinking the shakes most of the time, but I wasn’t fully committed. I wasn’t being consistent with my nutrition or going to the gym and I didn’t truly believe I was going to see results.
I had lost about 3-4 pounds in January and was starting to feel better, but then, I went on a work trip. On this trip, I over indulged frequently, only worked out once, and totally threw my meal plan out the window. I came home the heaviest I have ever been (the first picture) and felt so gross and annoyed with myself. I was DETERMINED to make a change and stick to it.
On February 13th, 2019 I decided I was going to follow my meal plan, which allows for treats, drink my superfood shakes daily, and fully commit to working out. And that is when my journey began!
Eat. Hustle. Thrive. 