I love food. Foods covered in melted cheese, giant desserts dripping in chocolate sauce, and big plates of arroz con frijoles. All accompanied by an ice cold beer. I’m not ashamed to admit it. So it’s no surprise that sticking to a clean diet is difficult for me, for most actually. I’m in a constant battle between food and not wanting to gain weight. By nature, or due to my Hispanic genes, I am not meant to be thin. There’s not thigh gap here baby!! Just lots to love 🙂 My family is full of thick women and a fair share of overweight members. So staying at a certain weight and size is difficult and requires an extensive amount of work and dedication for me. I know I am not alone!
So when I say I am finally reaching my goal weight people look at me like I’m crazy, cause I’ve been working out for so long. Well, let me tell you it’s been a rollercoaster for this girl. In the last 5 years, I’ve been up and down in weight and size. In my closet you’ll find sizes that range from 4 to 10. In the last 5 years I have been at my heaviest and I have been to the point where I can almost see an ab. I unfortunately fall off the wagon, many times. It could be for many reasons, I get tired, work, lazy, a new relationship, or I just want to “enjoy” life for a while. All excuses of course, but at the end of the day I regress in my fitness. I give up. I’m not that strong willed and I feel like I have to start over again each time.
For me my fitness journey has been a struggle of highs and serious lows. It has brought me to tears in frustration when I’m not seeing results of my hard work or when I see that I let my hard work go to waste. At the end of the day what matters the most is that I get back on the wagon. It took me years to find what worked for me, clean eating (screw diets!), the occasional indulgence (pizza), and regular exercise of both weights and cardio. Unfortunately stress and weight loss for me go hand in hand, so I have to make sure I keep my mind healthy as well. Fitness is hard, frustrating and never ending work………..never ending! Some body parts just don’t want to stop jiggling. ~ Adding Mo Miles.
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