Day 1

Baby steps. Walking is good. The more times you feel success, the more likely you’ll continue towards your goal. Don’t get frustrated at progress and stay positive. In 2012, after reaching my then highest weight ever, I hired a personal trainer who helped me lose 30 pounds over the course of 4 months. I felt amazing. I ended up breaking a leg which required knee surgery and was directed non-weight bearing for 12 weeks by my surgeon. Great. One week led to the next and before I knew it, I was back at my 235 plus another 5 pounds in 2014. Here we go again. I replicated the plan that my trainer had me on and I was able to drop from 240 back down to 212... and here I’ve been for the last 6 months... still 12 lbs away from my goal. Starting over stinks, but nothing is impossible.

A number of years ago I completed the Insanity workout program. Lost weight, felt better and was able to handle the workouts quite well in the end. After a couple years I went back to the program and was going to do it again but became frustrated because I did not feel like I was doing well and I realized I had the view of me finishing the first time in my head. The version of me that had completed the 60 days and I was expected to pick up where I left off. When I went back and reflected on how I was at the beginning....I realized I was right back where I need to be and I also knew where I would get to if I stuck to it. Be patient with yourself, small daily wins will lead to awesome results. Good luck to you and always remember why you are doing this.