Aye Aye Aye...Where do I start?!?!?  All my life I'd been a fit, sexy little thang!  I was a personal trainer, completed sprint triathlons, 5k's LOVED kick boxing.  Then I got married almost 8 years ago & that's when I got my heart broken & never really recovered.  Due to the extreme dysfunction from my husband's family & the way they handle things ( I grew up in a very supportive & loving family), my not being strong enough & feeling broken & lost....Well almost 60 pounds later here I am.  Long story short, I lost my power.  I used to be a very fierce fiery woman, but with an ache in my heart so strong it shattered who I am.  I guess the only thing that was left to do since I wasn't allowed to go through my grieving process was to eat.  I can't drink & am scared to death of drugs.  I was the one getting free drinks & all the attention until I started to hide behind this fat suit.  I have another blog that shows somewhat of my journey, but I haven't posted in it for a year?

Let me fast forward-Last year in July or August I was diagnosed with metabolic syndrome i.e. prediabetes.  I was completely horrified & embarrassed. That's what fat people got because they ate horribly.  Oh wait...that was me!  YIKES.  So even though my weight rocketed over the past 8 years I thought I was doing ok.  Fearing that I would have to be dependent on medication, I turned to changing my diet.  I went 100% Paleo & the weight started coming off effortlessly.  I reversed my metabolic syndrome.  I was finally on my way to FREEDOM!!!  I could eat as much as I wanted, not count calories & not really have to exercise.  Then the holidays happened..then my husband got fired (he's the bread winner) & everything I knew got shattered again.  Frail little thing aren't I?  We bounced back, but the damage was already in motion.  It wasn't like a train pulling out of the station, it was a Freaking Rocket shot into space.  My therapist passed away last year & that has been really hard on me.  I loved her like a mother & for the first time in a long time I felt that heartache again.  I had no one to turn to.  Sigh...Anyway, that's for another post in time.  My point is, that I have gained 10 pounds since the firing of my husband & we sold our house & moved.

My goal is just health & releasing every single lb. of fat off my body!  I have back aches & hip aches & I am TOO YOUNG to be feeling like shit.  So my efforts will be to turn back to a whole foods approach.  Yoga at least four times a week & walking at least every day.  I am at a stage where I have to be gentle with my body.  I bought a juicer because I feel that's where my body needs to be.  Drinking greens on a daily basis.  We just got back from vacation, so the grocery store will be in a couple of days.  I too, like DJ Meli Mel feel privileged to share this journey with Tex & DJ Meli Mel!!  Girl Power!!!