Meal Mommy: I am DROOPY...

Thursday, September 15, 2011

I am DROOPY...

I have TOTALLY been slacking the last year in the healthy department. How in the hell did I get here? I was working out a lot, eating super healthy and pretty much NEVER drinking...if I did drink, I had two and that was it.

I am a firm believer in You Are What You Eat. Your entire body is a machine basically and the parts only run if they are taken care of and fed properly. I lack in energy lately. I am tired. I am missing those natural endorphins. I am bloated 24/7. I am all loosy goosy. WTF HAVE I DONE???

I want to be back where I was a year and a half ago and no one can get me there but me. I have complained and whined about it for one full year. I honestly just didn't know where to fit a workout in. I went back to work full time and the girls wanted me home right after work. I can't go before work since I can't leave them home alone. I had a 30 minute lunch break. This was just not a priority.

Well, it is now. I am in a position to have more time to work out and to be able to work out at lunch now. There are no more excuses. I went a decade without eating fast food and I am going back to my own rules that YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT.

That's it. I am going for the gusto. I am not and probably never will be a heavier person. I am genetically pretty small so don't get me wrong...I am not complaining about my weight here. I am complaining that I have let myself get unhealthy. That I am eating greasy food and that I am not giving my body the exercise it so desperately needs. I loved working out. I loved the energy it gave me. It was a favorite part of my day and I gave that up. UGH!

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UnknownSeptember 16, 2011 at 2:19 AM
WoHooo! Good luck Kim. Me too, I love working out. xo
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