Feeling fantastic makes me a better mom
Posted in Body Image, My Journey, Need to lose weight and tagged with 30 Day Shred, Body Image, goals, Motherhood on 09/26/2009 08:13 pm by Rachael
And not just a better mom but a better wife, a better employee, and a better member of society.
I am feeling fantastic because slowly…very slowly…I am recognizing the person in the mirror. I am seeing my old face. I am feeling energy instead of exhaustion. And I am feeling skinny(er).
Jillian Michaels and her 30 Day Shred really gave my battery a jump–gave me the motivation to claim my health and body back. I am now on my fifth week of Weight Watchers and am down another 15 pounds! Go me!
I turn 30…in one month. And damn-it I want to be a MILF. I want to feel hip and cool, pretty and successful. I want to have it all and my thick layers of fat were keeping me from the person I want to be.
Like it or not when you are fat, you are discounted in society. You are invisible. And you are not taken seriously. When I hit 220 pounds I experienced this for the first time.
I find it extraordinarily interesting they way people interact differently with me during the different stages of my weight. Weight shouldn’t matter but it does. Your weight–right or wrong–says something about you (accurate or not). I am done feeling fat and inadequate.
I am ready to feel young, empowered, and in control!
My house is a much happier place when I am in control. A much more tranquil and doused-in-love place when I feel good. My family has filled me up with love so strong I practically have joy seeping from my pores and sunshine beaming from my ass. It’s good stuff.
So taking control of my weight and my happiness is the least I can do for them.
I still have a long way to go—as in 50 more pounds to go—but I started. And starting can be the hardest part.
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September 27th, 2009 at 8:25 am
You look FABULOUS!!!!
September 27th, 2009 at 7:04 pm
Wow, Rachy, that’s really awesome. I’m really impressed with your motivation. You go, chica!
September 27th, 2009 at 7:35 pm
You look great!
I am envious of your weight loss and commitment. I am struggling to be motivated to do anything and I need to. I have 40lbs to lose. I have the 30 day shred dvd so I need to commit to that. And I’ve seriously considered going to WW meetings instead of just trying the online thing by myself. Can you give me some advice here? What are the meetings like? Do you like them? Do you feel like they really help?
Help!!
September 28th, 2009 at 9:09 am
So glad to hear you are getting closer to your goal. It is such a good feeling, isn’t it? I totally understand how you feel. Fitness is a mind-body experience.
September 28th, 2009 at 2:08 pm
@teachermommy and @Heidi thanks so much!
Colleen–WW really does work. It is amazing really…anytime I have needed to lose WW has done it for me. It takes work and planning which is why I put it off for so long. I am motivated just because I have to be…I was in serious denial about how fat I really was
I am going to meetings with a friend which helps a TON. But I have done it alone too and the meeting work for me. I like the extra motivation it gives when you get rewarded for your weight loss in front of a group
October 23rd, 2009 at 9:18 pm
Love this! Way to go!