A Year Ago Today

How do I know it was a year? I was at the beach playing with my nephew for my dad's 60th birthday.

This past year has been a roller coaster of good and bad. It has made me stronger than I thought possible and helped me to believe in myself and have more confidence. I have found a new appreciation for food and my body. I tend to do crazy at home videos like Insanity, T-25 and now Les Mills Combat. They all provided me with a calendar and food guide that helped so much and I felt guilty if I didn't follow my commitment to the program. It helped me more than I realized when I first decided to try the videos.

This is me one year ago (no that's not a beach ball, it's my stomach)



This is me today, in my office. My co-worker took the photo so that I could actually see the difference.



I feel so much better. My PCOS, gastoparesis and mastocytosis are under control. All things that my doctors didn't think could happen. Dedication and figuring out what worked for me made that possible. I try to do challenge and accountability groups as well, so if any of you are interested in those let me know. They are free, of course!

(Note the edit was to make the second picture smaller, it was huge)