Health Matters, YOU MATTER!!!!!

Health is wealth!!!! That’s how the saying goes but for busy moms, it’s a must! I can’t tell you how many times I have heard friends of mine tell that they would like to focus on getting their health and fitness in check but between the kids, after school activities, work, and etc; they just can’t find the time or the will to begin.

THE “WHY”:

  As a child, I saw my own mother succumb to this thinking at times. See I am the oldest of my mother’s 7 children,  I witnessed my mother dismiss her health on plenty occasions and I did not like it! I’d see her miss meals or skip doctors appointments on account of maintaining the household/mommy duties/wife duties.  Now as a mother of 2 school aged children, I can understand how you can just forget yourself. At age 24 I had my son in November 2009, and as a college student; between studies I had time to workout because I wasn’t working. My snap back from him was pretty easy for me.  I gained up to 216lbs, and got down to 175lbs. After hitting my 30s, things got much harder. At 31, I had my my daughter in June 2017. So the pressure was on, I had just moved to a new state with my hubby and son from St. Louis in March. After giving birth, I had to find new doctors, dentist, and schools. I decided to pump breast milk this time , so every 4 hours, I was hooked to a breast pump. In addition to becoming acclimated to the environment, my health really was low end of the totem pole of things that mattered to me. I started eating whatever I liked, whenever I liked. I avoided the scale! I gained so much weight becoming the biggest that I ever have been…248lbs. At 5’6.5 inches, I wasn’t comfortable in my body, breathing was affected, and lack of energy. Sadly, I had let myself go and cried a nasty cry all by myself. Like, I could not believe I let myself down sooo much. My hubby expressed that he would love me no matter what. However if I don’t love myself, it would never be enough. I will always be insecure, and not happy in my own skin.

THE COMMITTMENT: 

Once I got done crying my eyes, I made up my mind to commit to improving my health. See my mother died in 2006, at the age of 38 years old. Now she had other conditions, but that fact is always in the back of my mind. For some reason, she was the first person I thought of as I sat in my thoughts. I want to live!!!! I want to be able to say that I gave my all to be here for my kids and family!!! My health MATTERS!!!! I needed to focus on improving my mobility, stamina, and nutrition choices. I put down the Oreos, and started making smoothies. I started using my Julian Michaels home workouts DVDs 6x week whenever I made time.  From April 2018 to June 2018, I lost 20lbs!!!! That was the beginning of my commitment to my health and wellness. 

Written by: Stacey Nicole

Accountability Coach

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