It's been in the back of my mind since I was young. I don't know what sparked the idea, but as a preteen, I wanted to become a bodybuilder. And each time I said it out loud, there was always someone there who thought it was silly. I remember high school gym class being able to bench press more than some of those scrawny guys! I have always had my eyes wide open to my own physical appearance, and admittedly, I've never given myself the chance to shine.
Last year I turned thirty. After the initial shock of not knowing how time escaped so quickly from my grasp, I started thinking about how unhappy I was with myself. Not in the way of my character, as I've done a lot of growing up both emotionally and spiritually, but more specifically in my body. I've had all these dreams of becoming lean and fit, but have never had the drive to make these dreams a reality. After 3 pregnancies, all of which I gained far too much weight, I thought my body was forever stretched out and ruined. That is until now. I don't care what others think, and I certainly will not be turned away by negativity and opposing opinions. I have to push past what my mind has led me to believe. If I don't try I will always have regret. There is no better time than now.
I plan to use this blog more to document personal growth and development, but I'd also like to hope that someone out there will benefit from it as well. I'm not a professional by any sense of the word when it comes to fitness or nutrition. I'm just a real mom and housewife on a journey to prove my self-doubt wrong.
My journey started 'for real' four months ago, with a New Year's Resolution that I was determined to finally go through with. I've gone from the over-weight chick that needed a swift-kick out the door to go to the gym, to the chick you can count on seeing at the gym every night. I love it, and I love where I am right now.
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