Still Trying!

Amy

Height: 5'1"

Weight: 226 lbs (that's 1 pound down.  I know it's not much but it's something)(12 lbs down since starting)

Measurements: 

Bust: 46 inches (down 4 inches)

Chest: 39 inches (down 3 1/2 inches)

Waist: 43 inches (down 1 inch)

Hips: 52 inches (down 2 inches)

Thighs: 44 inches (down 2 inches)

BMI: 42.9 (down 3)

I decided that since my weight wasn't dropping much lately that I would check my measurements again. I was actually very pleasantly surprised that I have lost quite a few inches. Right now I don't really feel or see any difference in myself so it's nice to see the proof in some change Atleast in the numbers. A few people have commented that they see a difference but I just figured they were trying to be nice and make me feel better. And that still may be the case but at least I do know now I have made some changes. I definitely wish things were moving faster but I also know that any positive changes I make are good. I was so unhealthy and sedentary that any change big or small for me is good. So many people think it has to be fast and you have to make drastic changes that they are never going to keep up with. I too have done this in the past. But when I decided to do this I told myself I was not going to jump in at 100 mph because I knew that by doing that I was very likely to fail. If you are too rigid in your thinking sometimes that sets you up for failure.

My daughter Savannah has been seeing a nutritionist for a little time now due to some of her medical things but I have to say I have learned so many things from her for myself as well. I realized very quickly in speaking with her that I have no clue how to feed myself or my children correctly. I am slowly learning but I definitely still have a long way to go. I feel kind of stupid saying I don't know how to feed myself but it's kind of true. I have for so long been fueling my body with the wrong things. It's hard because everyone has a different opinion of what is the right way to eat but for me I just think that the best way to think is first and foremost everything in moderation.  Too much of anything is not good.

Everyday you have to wake up and decide to make the right choices and do the right things. I am still struggling quite a bit but for me the victory is in the fact that I have not quit yet. So I am just going to take my small victories and be proud of myself for the fact that I have not quit and I am STILL TRYING!