Like many other women and mothers out there, I have been struggling with my weight loss journey. After having , my beautiful daughter, Eden I was able to lose 30 pounds of the 50 I had gained through giving birth and breastfeeding alone. Confident in the weight I had lost and would to continue to lose, I though that this gave me a pass to eat as much of and whatever I wanted. My weight started fluctuating between 5 and 10 pounds. I kept telling myself that I would eventually start working out and I kept making excuses for why I had not already done so. As many of you may know I am an extreme foodie. Not only did I like the way food tasted, I liked the way it made me feel. I struggled with the idea of having to change what I ate in order to shed some pounds.
Today I have decided that I don't have to. In order to lose weight I decided that I would have to sacrifice the amount of food intake; rather then the foods I love to eat. I also need to start being more active and working out. These things are definitely easier said then done, but they can be done. For the longest time I was okay with being bigger because I kept telling myself that the weight would eventually be lost. But how? I had to start asking myself when eventually would come, and how much time was I willing to waist.
Throughout this journey, I have always told myself that I wanted to be in shape before having another child because it would be even harder to lose the weight the second or third time around. Shortly afterwards I would remind myself that my husband thinks I'm beautiful and it didn't matter how much I weighted, but didn't it?
I look at myself in the mirror today and I don't recognize the woman starring back, but it's not just the weight. Somewhere along the way I lost my confidence. I forgot who Dadiana was before the breastfeeding, diaper changing, and ,co sleeping, and I have been struggling to get her back. Please understand that I absolutely love being a mother and wife. I am crazy about my family and wouldn't have it any other way. I just don't want my roles to become my identity, but it's a line that a lot of women struggle not to cross. It's important to remember who you are as a person, so that you can be even greater at the roles you play in your family.
In saying all this, I have decided to take a journey to discover me again. I am going to challenge myself to 30 days of re discovery and empowerment. During this time I will be working on my weight loss, but most importantly I will be working on gaining my confidence back. It won't be easy, but I am willing and ready to rediscover me. Here's to finding ourselves and building our confidence as the phenomenal women we are.
Stay beautiful,
Dadi
Today I have decided that I don't have to. In order to lose weight I decided that I would have to sacrifice the amount of food intake; rather then the foods I love to eat. I also need to start being more active and working out. These things are definitely easier said then done, but they can be done. For the longest time I was okay with being bigger because I kept telling myself that the weight would eventually be lost. But how? I had to start asking myself when eventually would come, and how much time was I willing to waist.
Throughout this journey, I have always told myself that I wanted to be in shape before having another child because it would be even harder to lose the weight the second or third time around. Shortly afterwards I would remind myself that my husband thinks I'm beautiful and it didn't matter how much I weighted, but didn't it?
I look at myself in the mirror today and I don't recognize the woman starring back, but it's not just the weight. Somewhere along the way I lost my confidence. I forgot who Dadiana was before the breastfeeding, diaper changing, and ,co sleeping, and I have been struggling to get her back. Please understand that I absolutely love being a mother and wife. I am crazy about my family and wouldn't have it any other way. I just don't want my roles to become my identity, but it's a line that a lot of women struggle not to cross. It's important to remember who you are as a person, so that you can be even greater at the roles you play in your family.
In saying all this, I have decided to take a journey to discover me again. I am going to challenge myself to 30 days of re discovery and empowerment. During this time I will be working on my weight loss, but most importantly I will be working on gaining my confidence back. It won't be easy, but I am willing and ready to rediscover me. Here's to finding ourselves and building our confidence as the phenomenal women we are.
Stay beautiful,
Dadi