Once upon a time was almost 3 years ago now.
I would really like to get back to my old ways of being healthy and fit, just feeling comfortable in my own skin.
I used to restrict myself with what I ate. I never restricted my calories, but I did aim for 1500-2000/day. But there are things I wouldn't touch like ice-cream or milk (mostly because it causes me severe bloating due to the whole lactose thing), I only ate chocolate if it was dark and even that was rare. It was also when I decided to take my coffee black (one of the best decisions I ever made)
First, a back story.
The Summer of 2006 I gained over 10lbs. I knew I ate bad on vacation that year, I just didn't think I ate that much.
I became depressed, didn't have a job and slept past noon everyday.
2008 I had constant panic attacks and didn't know why.
A trip to the doctor and a blood test declared I had Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, a precursor to the Hypothyroidism I was diagnosed with in 2009.
Hypothyroidism explained the depression, the weight gain and the fatigue I was feeling.
I was given a medication that I now take for the rest of my life to balance my thyroid.
It took up to three months to notice the results of the medication and was I ever happy. I had motivation, I lost the weight, I had energy!
December 2010- Stress was high in our household when my Dad broke his leg. I was working 6 days a week and not taking care of myself.
I survived off of bananas, Coke Zero and Pixi Stix.
I became the most thin I had been in a long time. I knew something was wrong with me. I liked the feeling of thin but I didn't like how I had gotten there.
The new year began and I was ready to be healthy. I quit eating fast food/eating out all together. I gave up soda. I ate tons of fish and chicken, vegetables, fruit. Breakfast was my biggest meals and all my meals were planned out. I ate 6 times a day and was drinking lots of water. I worked my way up to working out 5 days a week. I also used the MyFitnessPal app to keep track of everything, and that was definitely one of the biggest things in keeping my routine.
This went on for a full year.
I felt so amazing and was so happy in my body. I want that feeling again.
After a good run in 2012.
January 2012- I went off birth control as it was driving my hormones crazy. By June I was feeling fantastic! I was healthy, fit, off those dumb (so I thought) pills. I had never been so confident. I started teaching myself yoga and was just on top of the world.
Feeling so good in a dress to go out dancing!
Fun fact: this is the night I ran into my current boyfriend.
I guess around September 2012 is when I started slacking more and more on my routine.November, it was gone completely.
May 2014- I had a wrist injury and really couldn't work out.
It wasn't until August that I could do anything. I entered into a physio program where I went for 4 hours a day to gym. I was fit again! But after that ended in October I went back to my old ways.
The only routine thing about my diet now is breakfast, and even then I slack on weekends.
I don't even work out now.
I'm tired all the time, but I blame that on working a sporadic schedule.
It's a new year and everyone wants to start out on a diet, going to the gym or trying some kind of fad thing.
I just want healthy and happy me back.
First off, no more junk food.
Secondly I will start with the yoga again and slowly work my way back to the weights.
This is going to be a tough journey, but I know I can do it as I've done it before.
Do you have any health and fitness goals?
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