New Beginnings

What you see in the title is for now may be a temporary working title but also a statement I would like to make for I am indeed a Work In Progress.. I have been and continue to be and I am proud of that fact because I am constantly growing and changing and adjusting to changes around me and I believe that makes me who I am. I believe that everything in life happens for a reason. The way we handle situations or things we have been through help to define how we see the world and the way we think about things and ultimately shapes who we are as a person. 

This blog comes on the eve of what I hope to be a major change for the positive in my life. I have decided that it is time to take my life back and finally get back into shape. I got married in April to a handsome loving man who was also in the Air Force. I had struggled with my weight since last year when a medication helped me to gain thirty pounds. I always said in the last year of my being in the military that if I could just do my own plan instead of the Air Force's way I could beat it... I could get back in shape.... there was always an excuse though... I had work and Air Force exercise to go to (which I promptly stopped going to once I found out I was getting out but it was still an excuse)....the getting out process turned out to last from September til January which was a blessing to us cause it meant more money for my college but in the meanwhile I continued to pack on more weight and make more excuses. 

Oddly enough the change came not because I don't have a husband who loves me but because I have a husband who loves me no matter what and who believes in me. On Valentines day I asked him to pick up pantie hose (I know blast from the past right)  while he was at the store and while explaining sizing to him he expressed disbelief that I weighed over 200 pounds... Step on the scale show me he prompted.... I declined (getting on the sale in front of someone is never good)  Then did it to prove my point. The point I proved was far from the point I wanted to prove... I was indeed over 200 lbs. He finally believed me and I started to cry... I broke down and he held me and he told me that it was alright that he loved the way I looked no matter what and that if I wanted to I would take care of it when I was ready to take care of it. So that got me thinking... There it was right on the scale... Over 200 pounds.... what was I waiting for.... when would I be ready to take care of it? When was I going to get out of my own way? The answer came on a day not unlike today or yesterday.... Just a random day when I decided to take the first step because that is what it really takes... is a conscious decision to change. 

Now I am not looking to become a health nut obsessed with calorie intake and driving you all crazy with food facts and workout information lol! I am just looking to get into shape again after an unfortunate period of time where I haven't been all I could be and felt like maybe I could take you all along with me for the ride! I am looking to get pregnant towards the middle of the year so this whole thing might be lost on some of you but it doesn't matter. Its what i feel i need to do and they say that the healthier you are at the start of a pregnancy the easier a time you will have during the pregnancy and even getting back into shape afterwords. 

This blog will likely grow evolve progress and change as time goes on just like we do as people. From exercising and getting into shape and being "newlyweds" and having our official wedding to having a first child and going through the initial trials and joys of motherhood I hope you will stick with me and be patient... Its my first time blogging lol! I am almost positive that this blog won't always be about my workouts but mostly my everyday life as a military wife with some degree of keeping myself in check with my workouts in the process!