Big Changes Started Small

I still remember it like it was yesterday. I was sitting in the Target parking lot on the phone with a friend. I was in crisis mode. My weight had gotten out of control and now, I'd have to pay for it. Literally.
Let me start a little farther back. I've always been a big girl. I can remember trying on a woman's size 12 in middle school and it didn't fit. My weight never bothered me that much growing up. It was just how I was. I went on to get married and have two beautiful children and it finally dawned on me that it wasn't okay to continue down the path I had been traveling.
I had lost weight before. 40 pounds actually. I was proud and felt accomplished. That is, until I moved to Dothan, AL. A new town, no friends or family for support, and no idea how to maintain what I had worked for since the fitness program I was using wasn't available here. So I stopped all together. It wasn't a conscious decision. In fact, I condoned all of my eating habits with statements like "Well, you have to meet new people and EVERYONE likes to eat--we'll meet them for dinner" and "I can have dessert and not go overboard"--only I couldn't. I quickly gained back the 40 pounds I had previously lost and an additional 50 pounds.
Heavier than I had ever been, I sat in my car on the phone that day and poured my heart out. My husband and I were trying to get new health coverage and because of my weight, we'd have to pay $80 a month in addition to the normal premium. Not only that, but I would have to speak with a health coach about my weight problem every week until I could get it under control. I've never been more embarrassed in my life. My friend listened carefully and agreed, it would be hard but it would be worth it. She encouraged me to just get started and that she would help along the way.
I look back at that hopeless Fall afternoon in 2013 and I smile now. My friend on the other line is still an amazing friend today and we sometimes talk about how far I have come. In the past almost 18 months I've gone from 250.5 pounds to 160.5 pounds.
I would never tell you it has been easy--it hasn't. I will tell you it was worth it. I have never used any supplements, pills, or wraps. This was all me--every drop of sweat, every tear, every pulled muscle was me.
If that hopeless woman from the Fall of 2013 can make big changes, I guarantee you can too! I'd love to show you my day to day endeavors in hopes that I can inspire you. I cannot say that what works for me will also do that same for you, I can say that any change in the right direction is a good change and big change only comes when you're willing to make small changes for the better.

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