What a difference a year makes.

As I drove to work this morning, I reflected over 2010. It was one of the most difficult years of my life because my husband of 19 years decided in April he didn't want to be married any longer and moved out the week before our anniversary in October. As I thought over the months, I realized it was the end of January 2010 when I decided to go back to the gym. There was snow and ice on the ground that early Monday morning, but I didn't let it keep me from going. My doctor told me I needed to lose weight because it was the best thing for my blood pressure and my knees. So I made a commitment to myself to do just that.

The gym had become my friend. My new best friend's name was Shaun T. I no longer had any excuses on why I couldn't workout. I pushed through the pain and loved the results. Then I realized, "hey this exercising is good for my mood". So the mornings I woke up from a stressful night at home with a man who no longer wanted to be married to me, I went to the gym, worked out my frustations and had a better attitude. So I thought to myself, I'd better stick with this.

Now it's January 2011, I had foot surgery, two weeks ago which has hindered me from exercising. I've gained some weight, but I'm not depressed. You want to know why? I know once I'm back up on my "feet", I'm going to go back to the gym and work off those pounds and get to my goal weight of 127.

January 2010 I weighed 172lbs. My lowest weight in 2010 was 139. Today I weigh 145. I'm thankful to God for being able to keep most of the weight off. I also look forward to the results I'm going to achieve once I'm back in the gym.

So even though 2010 was a sad year emotionally, it was the year that I consistently stayed in the gym.