Hate your body??--Negative BODY IMAGE could mean FAILURE TO SUCCEED!

Somethings gotta give, RIGHT?! How can we love our bodies when we look in the mirror and see something so far from what WE THINK is beautiful? Seriously, HOW? When I began my journey just 2 months ago it became apparent I wasn't looking in the mirror at my body! I was avoiding it entirely! I was content with not knowing! THEN when I started seeing how my unhealthy eating, and the excess weight I was carrying was not only slowing me down, it was weighing me down! I fought with depression, struggled to find even the smallest bit of motivation to do everyday tasks! I have TWO SMALL BOYS! How is that fair to them? How is it fair to whine and cry to my husband, weigh HIM DOWN, when I AM THE ONE -CHOOSING- to live this way!

So- I made a choice. I CHOOSE to change! I am teaching myself how to eat! I am pushing myself that LITTLE BIT HARDER, I am GETTING OFF MY RUMP and I am FINDING MY INNER AWESOME! MY STRENGTH! MY SELF!!!!

Today I met with some Awesome mommies who are also trying to find their healthier self! It came up that it can be CRUSHING to look in the mirror at our bodies! ...

To this I have this to say,

It is hard! IT IS HARD! It is HARD to get up and GET GOING when we JUST want to stay in BED, when we just have NO TIME, when we have BABIES and struggle to remember to brush our TEETH let alone think of ourselves throughout the day!

Is it not harder to know you are sacrificing memories, moments of joy, and your own happiness? How can it be healthy to look at yourself and imediately HATE who you are?

Its not worth it! YOU ARE WORTH MORE THAN THAT!

If the worth of EVERY SOUL is more than DIAMONDS OR RUBIES, then how can we be so cruel to ourselves?

Here is what I propose-- Your mind is in the WRONG PLACE if you cannot be happy with who you are at ANY SIZE or SHAPE!!

So after fighting with this concept of negative body image leading to my ultimate failure I have come to find peace in this: I am a BEAUTIFUL WOMAN! I am a STRONG WOMAN! I don't give myself the CREDIT I DESERVE! -- If I can find confidence in THIS body the way it is right NOW, I can ACHIEVE MY GOALS! I can do what ever I put my mind to!

Confidence = HOT!

If I can make THIS LOOK HOT, just wait 'till I am HEALTHY!!!!

Find your Mantra! Tell it yourself as many times as you need to, until you start to believe it!

** The hardest part is getting started!!-- Mom**

I am 2 months in and I am JUST NOW (in the past week or 2) finding JOY in my workouts! I am feeling my muscles WAKE UP and I am JUST starting to feel GOOD! Give it time to make these habits, to find the joy!

Oh and it should be known, I have only lost 3 lbs, but my legs are leaner and stronger, my buns are getting tighter, and I can do things now, like ACTUAL SIT UPS, PUSH UPS, JOGGING! I am getting STRONGER!

Don't give up! You deserve MORE than an unhealthy lifestyle! YOU DESERVE TO LOVE YOURSELF!

Diamonds and Rubies! ;)

Xoxo,

Jess

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FINALLY--- I can look FORWARD to WORKING OUT!

To all of you who might be just starting your search for a healthier you, here is a tip: DON'T GIVE UP @ 2 WEEKS!

I have been working out nearly every day for over a month, and believe it or not I had days where I had absolutely NO desire to get off my big butt and WORK OUT! Too tired, too frustrated, to LAZY!

That didn't stop me though! **Thank you STEPHANIE!
THIS is why I say you NEED to find a buddy if at all possible!

Wednesday I had a GREAT workout that I TRULY enjoyed, and it was the first since the very beginning! :) That's not to say I didn't get a great burst of energy after a work out! I did! I got my heart PUMPING as BEST I could EVERY TIME, with a few exceptions of "lighter" days! I sometimes got to the point of tingling in my toes and NOSE! I would have to walk off the rest of the work out for the sake of not falling over!

I didn't push that hard EVERY day, but I did it about once a week, past the point of what I THOUGHT I could do! I let my BUDDY PUSH ME!

Yesterday I was so looking FORWARD to the gym just to find I could not go. Then as the day passed I decided I would work out before bed!

O MAN it felt so good! I was able to do SIT UPS, the REAL kind, for the first time in so long! Since before Jude was born over 2 1/2 years ago! I am now able to do about 10 REAL pushups! Still not nearly as well, or as much as I would like, but I feel like my muscles are waking up! They are THERE, DORMANT and FINALLY COMING BACK!

THE STRENGTH IS RETURNING!!

DON'T GIVE UP in those first weeks! Seriously, I had NO desire, and yet now as I feel my muscles pushing harder than they have in so long, as I feel my LEGS and ARMS getting FIRMER and FIRMER by the DAY, I can't help but thing how glad I am that I pushed passed those days to this-- ENJOYING my WORKOUTS! ;)

YAY! Here is to getting healthy!

OH and one more thing--- I totally got my first compliment that they can see a difference in me! A healthy glow! :) That's good enough for me! I am changing and its showing! AWESOME!

xoxox,
Jess

Getting Excited about Fruits and Veggies!

 CELEBRATE NATURES BEST!

 Keeping my food O' Natural! :)

"O MY GOSH, MOM! I am SO EXCITED about EATING HEALTHY!!"

Healthy. Homemade. Delicious.

BODY RESTORATION CLASS Tuition GIVAWAY!

<p>Bravegirlsclub.com is giving away 10 tuitions for the Body Restoration Class! For what I can tell it seems a great community and I am hoping I get lucky and win tuition! If not I am thinking I will still try to take the class! Looks Awesome!

Here is my comment, sums up some things:

Wow! What a fantastic opportunity! I love the other comments left and know this class would be wonderful for so many! I personally am 23 and the mother of 2 small boys! I am just under morbidly obese and afraid that my unhealty adiction to food has become a huge drain on myself and my family! I was abused as a child and through my youth and am now on constant gaurd against depression! I have been for the past 2 months finding my inner AWESOME, as my blog is called, :) and I am making life changes already to improve my health starting on the INSIDE and working my way OUT! I know change doesn't happen over night and I'm grateful for the technology at my fingertips to supply me with info and motivation! This class would be a great teacher for me! Here is hoping I get lucky! ;) Happy new year everyone and best luck in your resolutions!

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