35 and Fat

I never wanted to be where I am right now.  35 and Fat.  My weight has been a roller coaster my whole adult life. I was only being able to get the weight off some of the time with my 5 pregnancies.  Those extra pounds added up.  I am now sitting unhappily at an unhealthy 204 pounds.

I let my asthma become an excuse not workout.  My weight climbed 40 lbs when I was just 15 pounds short of my goal weight not even 2 years ago.  I allowed myself to wallow in enormous portion sizes and inactivity.

With my asthma under better control it's time to take my body back.  I want to be a better example for my kids.  Healthy Mom = Healthy Family.

There are changes that have worked for me in the past that I am going to use again.  Drink more water.  I feel better when I am better hydrated.  Eat smaller portions.  I trick myself into this by putting away half my meal into a storage container for tomorrow's lunch before ever taking a bite.  I eat until I am no longer hungry rather than eating until I am full.  After years of over eating my full alarm is broken.  I love food so giving up foods is not a way to succeed for me.  When I get too restrictive I fall off the bandwagon face first into a buffet of overeating.  Smaller portions and not eating 3 hours before bedtime worked well in the past.

With the help of Team Beach Body on Demand I am hoping to make these permanent changes.  I am never bored with one single repetitive workout due to having access to so many streaming workouts.  I have also been stacking smaller workouts into my day.  7 minutes here a 10 minute workout there. Plus I have the accountability of measuring myself and tracking my changes.  I am not a trainer nor do I make any money from Beach Body.  I was not provided anything to write this. I have just found a workout system I like and wanted to share.