I want to tell you a story. A story about a young woman. This woman was in a new relationship with an amazing man and she was going to meet his family for the first time. Needless to say she was REALLY nervous. When she and her new boyfriend got to his parents house, things went really well. She and his father hit it off and were soon talking, laughing and having a great time. Being that it was summer, and his parents had a pool, her boyfriend's father invite them down to swim. The young woman agreed and made her way down the deck. As she descended the stairs, excited to get in the pool, she stumbled a bit..... and reached out to grab the non existent railing to steady herself. She fell down the 4 wooden stairs, leaving her balance and any remaining shred of dignity behind her. Feeling absolutely mortified, she jumped up declaring "I'm OK!" only to feel blood drip down her knee and ankle.........
I'm going to let you in on a little secret, that girl was me. That boy is my husband. That dad is my father-in-law and yes, the first time I met him I fell down their deck stairs. I cut myself so bad, he had to drive into town to buy me band aids. To be fair, said incident has cemented our daughter-in-law/father-in-law relationship. He still calls me "Grace" and laughs about our first meeting. So why, you are asking, would I put one of the most embarrassing incidents of my life on the internet? To help you understand that I am not at all a graceful person. I do not have good balance and I fall a lot. My most recent falls/injuries have derailed my progress. As in stopped it completely. RIGHT after finishing physical therapy, I tripped and fell on the stairs in our garage. I sprained my left ankle and scraped up both legs. The next weekend my bad knee popped out of joint and I had to force it back in. If that's never happened to you before, it hurts. Like a lot. Both injuries are still the healing process and still causing me pain. Nursing those wounds gave me even more excuses to slack off and not do anything. And boy, did I take full advantage of that. I have pretty much undone any and all progress I had made toward my ultimate healthy weight goal.
Well I'm cheap so there's no way I'm buying bigger pants and I have a bridesmaid dress to fit in to in less than 6 months so I'm back at it full force! The hubs and I are already signed up for the Color Run which I'm really excited for, I think it will be a lot of fun. I'm also in a Facebook weight loss group* that I've been apart of before that helps with motivation so I'm optimistic that things will start moving in the right direction again! I've also dug out some of my old workout DVD's to help eliminate any and all excuses I can come up with to not work out. We are also looking for a bike and bike trailer so MB and the hubby can come with my on rides. I'm back in the saddle and excited to start seeing results. I've charged up my fitbit and ordered a new band for it and I'm ready to go! I'll be checking in more often to keep myself on track!
Feel free to pass on any tips you may have or join me in finally getting to the healthy place you've always wanted to be at. We can do this!!
*Let me know if you are interested. It's a private group on Facebook, 10$ to join, you post your weight weekly and the top 3 losers split the money. 1st place 50%, 2nd place 30%, 3rd place 20%. It's a great group of supportive people and it really helps with motivation!
