We all need a distraction -- at least 120 of 'em. Mary-Margaret Jones (mmj) has many.
Ask me anything
Ask me anything
I can get into all the emotional reasons why I never let myself be thin at another time. In fact, I will. I can say that somehow I finally had a switch click inside me — all the drinking, all the hiding, all the excuses had to go. It is time for me to claim my body for myself. And I began that journey in January 2010.
The timing has nothing to do with New Years resolutions, if I may be so bold. It was just that after drinking far too much over Christmas and gaining so much weight, I realized that my lifestyle is not healthy. And, more than anything, being 40 and looking forward into the next decade, I’ve got to be healthy.
I changed my diet. I started to eat along the G.I. Diet guidelines by Rick Gallup. It is sensible and I can eat most things. There is no way that I feel like I am wanting. I don’t eat sugar, don’t drink alcohol, only eat complex carbs, limit the number of bread etc. Basically, I’m all about protein, veggies and fruit. That started in early January along with waking up at 5:00 a.m. and heading to the YMCA to work out.
I knew that I needed to change my habits. Switch up the negative habits for positive ones. Really, most of January was about enabling that change.
Next, I started working out with a woman named Amanda who is so fit, so inspirational… well, it’s made a big difference. My workouts went from 45-60 minutes of routine and boredom to 40 minutes of fun and challenges. I do things like HiiTS and tabata. Started doing proper pushups… I realized that I am strong and capable of making change.
When we began this program about one month ago, we took a series of measurements instead of weighing me. Why? Well, I’m a recovered bulimic and I know my triggers. Weight is a major one. Somehow, measurements don’t have the same effect. So, in one month, (and this is huge) I have lost 1 1/2” from my waist, 2” from my bust, 2” from my belly, 2” from my shoulder span and 1” from my neck.
I didn’t know I could lose weight from my neck!
I’m feeling really good about all this and what’s more to come.
