Inspire! Day 30- Betty

I am 30 days away from my 33rd birthday! I thought about going off the wall and doing something crazy for myself but that didn’t seem right. So, with the help of a friend I came up with something I think we can all use…A little inspiration!

Since beginning What Size Was Eve I have had the privilege of meeting and hearing from many of you and I can’t explain how much this has blessed me. So these next 30 days I want to hear from you!!! YES YOU! I want to feature 30 stories from 30 people journeying to becoming healthier and free! Some of you are just beginning, some of you are in the middle of your transformation and some are currently reaping the benefits of hard work and dedication. Then there are others who don’t struggle with weight loss but are still working on what freedom looks like in their heart and life. I would love to hear from you as well!

Lets take the next 30 days to celebrate life, hear each others journey and most of all Inspire others and one another to do the same.

I cant imagine a better way to become a healthier me at 33!

Let the countdown begin! Please meet Betty….

My name is Betty and I’m a wife and mother of 2 teenagers (I can’t believe I just wrote that!) and I will be 40 years old in a couple of weeks (I can’t believe I wrote that either).

My journey has been one of struggle as many of us can probably relate to. My current journey began last year when I realized that I was just allowing myself to be unmotivated. I literally didn’t have the desire to work out even though I knew I should and needed to. When I thought about exercising I would say to myself “there is no way I want to sweat now or be out of breath.” So I’d opt to skip it. People I’m going to be real; I didn’t realize how miserable I was. I sat around feeling sorry for myself and yet I didn’t do anything about it. I hated going shopping with my friends because I knew it led to my facing that dreaded mirror in the fitting room which would highlight the terrible decisions I didn’t take in order to control habits. The dark cloud I created by my own choice was literally affecting every other area of my life. It’s interesting how that happens, but I know someone out there knows what I’m talking about. You know, planning vacations or outings aren’t fun anymore… What are you going to wear? How are you really going to look? What about everyone taking pictures that you know you’ll dread? You basically want to just stay at home which only magnifies your already dark mood.

It took one friend to state she wanted to complete a 30 day squat challenge to snap me out of things. I decided to do it with her, mind you, just to support her. That sparked something in me. From there I started walking with a friend one night a week. Then it turned into getting on my stationary bike at home when I didn’t go walking with my friend. Then as if by divine intervention Madelynn started her What Size Was Eve journey and shared it with all of us and that took me on another path.

My journey hasn’t been easy. I still have a hard time making proper eating choices, but it has become easier. The best thing that has come from this is that I am no longer sluggish or unmotivated. There has been such a freedom that has come in becoming active. A friend asked me recently “I need help getting motivated, how do you do it?” And I just basically told her “if you want to get motivated the best way is to just put your workout clothes on and throw those athletic shoes on and see how quickly the motivation will turn on. You just gotta do it!”

My ultimate goal was never to be as thin as I was in high school, but I did want to be strong even if no one else could see it! I wanted to know that I could feel it and I had the energy and stamina to take on all that life would bring my way, I didn’t want to be held back by that sluggish, unmotivated feeling anymore. I have attained that, and am still working towards my goals. I’ve lost 17lbs since I started the journey. I fluctuate now and again. But my motto has been “just lace up” and when I do, it’s go time and I’m so glad I did!