Today is my two year… “healthiversary.” I wasn’t sure what to call it, and that just popped into my head, but it’s been two years to the day since I started my weight loss and fitness journey. Two years to the day since I started logging into MyFitnessPal. Two years to the day since I started to change my life.
It hasn’t always been easy; in fact, it’s been a real struggle for the past few months (more on that later, but let’s just say “wedding, honeymoon, holidays, birthdays”), but I’ve stuck with it (for the most part) and have logged into MyFitnessPal EVERY SINGLE DAY, even when I didn’t want to admit that I ate like crap some days or didn’t work out even when I should have.
I don’t have much else to say that hasn’t already been said here on the blog, but I will say that I tried and failed many, many times before I finally succeeded. I dieted throughout high school, went through gym phases where I’d work out and drop a few pounds, but nothing really stuck. I guess I didn’t want it enough until that day in January 2012, TWO YEARS ago today, that I decided I’d do it again, but I really meant it that time. I never could have imagined on that day two years ago that I would ever weigh 118 pounds LESS. I never could have dreamed or hoped for that. I knew I would try, but I thought I’d never be where I am today. I remember distinctly, trying so hard to imagine and wanting it so badly but feeling like I would never be where I am today. It felt impossible, unlikely, unreachable. But I did it. I couldn’t be more proud.
Also? I met Jerry all because of this. For those who don’t know, we connected on MyFitnessPal and he came here to New York to be with me all the way from California. If I hadn’t decided to change my life and lose weight, I would have never met the love of my life. We met because we both decided to lose weight and get healthy, and wound up on MFP to do it. My getting healthy also got me my husband. And that is pretty awesome.
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