Ex-Athlete Finding Her Way

83KristinMarie

I just had to share my recent success.....I'm an ex-athlete who gained a ton of weight after 4 knee surgeries and after 10 years I'm ready to take my life back! I signed up at the gym, use my fitness pal to log food and my fitbit is always on!

Last night was my first personal training session and I was terrified because it's been so long since I've really worked out. I almost didn't go I was so nervous. BUUUUUUT I found the courage to go anyway and it was amazing! My trainer worked with me on what I could and couldn't do and modified things so I could make it work. It was hard and I was disappointed I couldn't just jump back into athlete mode however I was really proud of myself for going and pushing through.

Then this morning I woke up feeling great, a little sore but not bad. My biggest struggle has always been food and tracking it (as an athlete I could pretty much eat what I wanted and I burned it off) so after having a great night I woke up really determined to have a good food logging day. I had a banana and some apple cinnamon oatmeal for breakfast and even logged it!

It's a small win but for me it's huge and if I can do it 1 meal at a time and 1 workout at a time then anyone can! So thanks for letting me share and I hope this helps someone else get started

snowybone

Hi KristinMarie, great to hear the positive progress! It must be really hard having an athletic background and not being able to jump right back where you were! I think small steps are great for building momentum and really useful, especially for me as I've had an all-or-nothing mindset in the past. Keep up the small wins!

mamaomefo

Congratulations to you! We all must begin, and you did

GiddyupTim

Glad to hear it. Thanks for sharing.