I started on my journey to be healthier almost a year and a half ago exactly. I was getting ready to go visit one of my favorite roommates from college in South Korea; and I figured it was a good a time as any.
I have never been one of those people who cares what other people think about me, or how I look. As long as I was comfortable I have been fine. But right around that time my nephew was getting ready to turn a year old, and he was running all over the place.
I imagine it makes me a little bit of a horrible person; but I want to be his favorite, lol...and I couldn't go, do, or be everything if I was so out of shape. SO, thus the decision to start become healthier. I got on the scale before I left for Korea and I weighed 296, and was wearing a size 24 from Maurice's.
Now, I weigh 265 and wear a 20. I've actually backslid quite a ways. I was doing so well, and people were commenting on how much weight I had lost. How fantastic I looked. Yada yada yada, and I got cocky. Well, I got cocky, the dance studio I went to closed, and I embraced all sort of bad habits I had previously eliminated (drinking soda, indulging in super sugary snacks, and eating big meals really late).
So, it's been a combination of things; but I've platued here and I need something or someone to kick my ass in gear to get me back on track. I hate going to the traditional gym; and with my inability to find a Zumba class to fit my changing schedule I'm hoping this forces me to go.
Well, I'm off to find a challenge to join.