Happy New Year! Time to start yet another new year's resolution that I won't keep...right? Nope, not this year! I have set little goals for the year that have nothing to do with weight loss, things like better time management, spending more quality time with my family, actually making the things I pin on Pinterest. Why nothing on weight loss? Most people fail their new year resolutions within a month of making them. So, I decided this year is going to be different. No more empty promises about dieting and exercise that I know in one to two months I will never keep. This time I am trying a different route. Why? What sparked the difference? Let me tell you...
My daughter turned one right before Christmas and so we had her party the Saturday after. I saw how big I looked in those pictures from Christmas day and her birthday party and I just wanted to cry. This is the biggest I have EVER been while not pregnant. I actually weighed less when I left the hospital after having my 10lb 4oz bundle of joy then I do now! I am tired of feeling crappy and having no energy. I am tired of looking in the mirror and NOT liking what I see. I'm tired of not being able to fit into my favorite jeans that I haven't been able to wear in a couple years. Most of all, I'm tired of being fat. There, I said it. I will never be that supper skinny girl who wears size 2s and 4s, but I also don't want to be. All I want is to be healthy.
My other big reason for wanting to lose weight is for my daughter. I want her to grow up and see what a healthy, active woman looks like. I want to set the example of a healthy lifestyle, so that maybe she will never have to get to the point that I am at right now. I want to be able to run around with her on the playground and not get winded, to get down on the floor and play and be comfortable.
So here we go...new year, new mindset!