I have done a lot of really great things in my life. I live by my dad's motto that nothing is impossible, and I really believe that with hard work, anything can be accomplished.
I have struggled with weight my whole life really, though the last 5 years since I gave birth to my 3rd child, I have not been able to lose the weight. I have been on diet after diet, and yet, I continue to fail. The reason, more than anything, is I am a sugar addict. I have a hard time staying away from it. I know I need to just give it up, but I just haven't put my mind and heart into it I guess.
In the last 10 years, I have had an amaing journey. I got married, had kids, and moved to Hawaii. I owned my own bakeries, a dream of mine, and I sold them. I came to Hawaii and found we could make a living here. Then, when my son's school announced they were closing, I was heartbroken, but I found a teacher and worked with her to open a new school, and it is doing well. When my first son was stillborn, I thought I would not be able to go on. But I did. And I started a non profit to help other moms, and I continue to run that non profit successfully 8 years later. When I decided I needed to get back into running after being out of it for over 10 years, I started C25K, and I ran a 5K just a couple weeks ago. I am signed up for a 10K next June.
I have all these accomplishments, and yet, I cannot accomplish the one thing that haunts me, losing this weight. I think about it all day, every day. I have at least 40 pounds to lose to get to a healthy weight for my height.
My friend posted on my Facebook page after my 5K words that inspired me to really make weight loss a priority. She wrote, "You are such a great role model for your kids- you show them in so many different ways, "Set a goal, and you can achieve it!"
And I thought, wow. Wouldn't it be great if I could role model how to be healthy to my kids. What better gift can I give them? And if I could do all these other things in my life, why haven't I done the one thing that lingers over me day after day?
So, I have set a goal, and I am going to show my kids that I can achieve it. I appreciate Dietbet for keeping me motivated, and I am going to rock this contest!
I hope to meet some great people along the way. Love and aloha!!