Remembering Why I Started

I will be the first to admit, I have been struggling with my weight loss journey.  I've gained and lost the same 10 lbs for 6 months. I have been struggling to find my rhythm for life. I have been out of sync in everything. I haven't had the gumption to write the books I have outlines for, write posts, design my first book cover, much less exercise and eat healthy on consistent basis.  I have been disappointed in myself because, I started this blog and Facebook page to encourage women to work out and I stalled in my journey. I have been beating myself up mentally.  How can I encourage others to do what I struggle with as well? Maybe I should have waited to start the blog until I had a dramatic weight loss then more people would tune into the blog.  I realize I was allowing my thoughts to spiral me out of control. My negative thinking was doing nothing for my weight-loss progress.  I was only putting my body in an unhealthy yo-yo status. I had to remind myself why I begin this journey in the first place. I realized I had stop enjoying the journey. I stopped enjoying the moments when I did 200 jumping jacks or walked five miles. I got off focus that my journey has always been about me and helping others.  I never said I was an expert in fitness or nutrition. I am student of learning how to be healthy and live my best life.  I am an inspiration to all the women who look like me who wants to be healthy no matter the size of the their jeans.  I desire to empower women by giving them access to tools and resources that will help them reach their goal even if it means sending them to other websites and bloggers who have amazing tools that will help them.  I've chosen to serve as a PHATSkinny Ambassador to show others as well as myself that I can complete this Ah-mazing journey.

I am One year into my journey and 30lbs down and I am proud of myself. I have encourage so many people to start working out and get moving.  I realize I am a movement. PHATSkinny Chic is a movement and we are unstoppable. I will not put limits on myself and what I can accomplish and neither should you.  The ultimate goal is to Finish and Finish Strong.  My Mantra going foward is Don't Quit!