Healthy Lifestyle

I am definitely not a health connoisseur, and I’m not big on dieting and I’m not a fan of exercising. I have dealt with my weight and it fluctuating since I was a child. At the age of 13 is when I had my first weight loss journey by joining my school’s track and field team. Although I was never a strong competitor, I was able to condition my body and get in shape. I maintained my weight loss until getting pregnant with my first child. I gained only baby weight while pregnant but gained more weight after my pregnancy; putting me back where I started.

I had my next weight loss after graduating from high school, losing weight from dieting with dancing and walking. I never been a huge fan of cardio and knowing dance has always been a love, I started doing different dance workouts programs from home or I would just turn on the music and dance like it’s no tomorrow.  I lost all my weight again and kept it off until I had my second child. With that pregnancy I gained close to eighty pounds, which is sad to say. And the weight definitely required more work to lose, I danced, walked and jogged and diet taking close to a year to lose correctly . I  stayed consistent with my weight again up until my last pregnancy and that was four years ago. Getting the weight off this last time took me a lot longer and I had to work a lot harder.

Three years later, a year ago on my 30th birthday I told myself that it is time to get healthier and make it a lifestyle. I did my usual at home dance workouts, walked and even changed my eating habits. I found a YouTuber and stayed consistent doing at least an hour a day. I also walked as much as possible around the house, up and down the stairs; I even started parking further at appointments and stores and take the steps instead of the elevator. These are habits I try to instill in my day, even now. I also started to drink as much water as possible cutting back on juices and teas, not ever really being a soda drinker. As far as eating habits I cut out all junk food because it was my weakness. And I also started intermittent fasting, only eating within a 12 hour frame, which is 6pm until 6 am. I am a night eater naturally so it wasn’t hard to get use, plus I work overnight so I knew those are the hours I eat the most. I haven’t really changed my diet, other than doing everything in moderation. That’s eating smaller portions and having the bad only once in a while.  I feel the healthiest I ever felt in life, realizing I have been overeating almost all of my life.

I have not finished my weight loss journey and this time I'm wanting to implement this as my lifestyle. My next focus is toning and building muscle, I don't necessarily want to loose more weight but tighten and critique the weight I have lost. 

Stay tuned for progress and updates!

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