Starting from the start....

Losing 120lbs starts one pound at a time, one thought at a time, and one less Tim Bit at a time....lasting weight-loss is truly a slow, meditative process and often times incredibly frustrating.

I get asked A LOT about "my lightbulb moment". Friends and clients want to know what the last straw was, how did I suddenly manage to get off my butt and start working out. Before I changed my lifestyle, I often waited for someone to hand me my motivation. I figured a higher power would, one day, just hand me a big box with a big bow and contained within that box was all the power and motivation I needed to get going with my new healthy lifestyle. I thought for sure I would read a book, meet a new person, watch another TV show that would just make it all click And so I waited....and waited....and waited over a decade..siiighhhh..turns out it wasn't like that at all.

The thing is, I didn't have a single, defining moment. I didn't wake up on a Monday thinking - YEP! This is it - I am ready to start losing weight and eating right. I will tell you what really happened -

Being on maternity leave I had a great group of mommy buddies and one mom suggested we join a fitness class called Mom and Baby Strollersculpt. I remember sighing deeply and thinking to myself: “really???? right now? with my baby and all my baby blubber? Couldn’t we just do it in a few months? What’s wrong with potluck lunches and trips to the Zoo?”.

My entire being recoiled at the thought of working out BUT I was so much more disturbed by the fact that I may miss out on some mommy gossip, or the planning of the next mommy event I ended up agreeing to the class. The fear of becoming the mommy outcast made my mouth say "sure - that sounds like fun" and I ended up joining. The class was the first step towards becoming a Certified Personal Trainer, Run Club Leader and now Duathlete.

Now, I am sorry to disappoint those who where waiting or me to write something much more monumental and life changing. As it turns out, my journey started off with a decision made from fear - fear of not being part of the in crowd - not a very inspirational and motivating reason - but the truth none the less. After thinking about this series of events, I uncovered what the motivational message really is:

I started something healthy when I didn’t think I was ready. You will never be ready, so do it anyway. Join a class, go to yoga, call me for a session but just do it, and do it today.