My Health Journey

Enjoying the ride...always an adventure.

This blog is the extended version of a post that I posted a few days ago about my health journey.

Hello friends and family!

This post has been a long time coming so bear with me if I drag on. On January 6th of this year a lot of things came to a head for me. I realized that there were/are so many thing in life that are out of my control. 😖 Over the past three years, Warren Potter, Braylee and I have both started new jobs, been on the foster care adventure, switched preschools, and have dealt with death and family illnesses. There have been many ups 👍 and downs 👎 along the way. I felt in control of the ups and in fact, relished in them. The downs however, seemed to appear out of nowhere and many were out of my control (foster care, deaths etc.). I'm not writing this to blame the system, it is an imperfect system because it was formed for an imperfect reason. That will hopefully work out one day, and I will do my part. Right now however, the issues that I was having were out of my control and I had exhausted my resources that I had to change them. I was exhausted, frustrated 😠, mentally drained 😟, and I was beginning to see these signs in my husband and daughter as well. My state was not making things better, in fact, it was hurting the things that I love the most, relationships (friends, family, etc.). Work was busy, home was crazy and my mental state was not where it needed to be to have the relationships with them that they both deserve.

I prayed 🙏 and thought about a lot of things and through self reflection and the encouragement of others👏, I realized that my change needed to come from within and that I was the only person that I could COMPLETELY control. I also realized that many of my issues that were coming out within my relationships with my husband, daughter and foster daughter were in part because I was uncomfortable with myself and my own skin. 😮 This was where I needed to take control and luckily this was the only place where I could. Control. It's something that is hard to understand how little you once had, until you realize what it feels like to have it.

Six months ago, many of my health habits were out of control, eating, sleeping, negative self talk and more. I made a decision to change these habits and doubts. With education and the help of my health coach and an incredible program, I really feel that I have changed as a person...both inside and out. Regardless of the control that I truly have over certain situations, I now have control over myself and this has changed SO MUCH within my mind, body and home. My family, my future and myself are my "whys". 📌

I know what it feels like to look at the success of others and wish that it could be me. When I look at the picture below, I didn't ever feel TOO unhealthy or TOO overweight, but i also didn't feel my best and looking back, there's not a single part of the last 7 months of transformation that I would take back. I wasn't the best mom, wife, confident friend that i could be because I wasn't the best ME for ME. I'm still not 100% there, and I now know that healthy habits are a life journey 👣 and not a stepping stone. I now have all of the tools to enjoy my journey of health though and I'm loving it! 

If you have any interest in hearing more about my journey and/or starting your own. I would love ❤️ to visit with you! 👍 My passion is now to help others on their health journey, regardless of it they are trying to take step one, are stuck on step 1,982 or are just trying to balance along the finish line. When something good happens to you, you only hope that it will happen to others. I now have the insights and power to do that with healthy habits. Please don't wait to speak up if you are interested! 

*Side note, yesterday I danced around the kitchen with Braylee in my arms as we listened to KLove. I could only hold her for the length of the song and then I needed a pause before the next one because she is almost 5 and is HEAVY to walk around with on my hip! It's hard to believe that I had been carrying that exact amount of extra weight 24/7 for at least the past 6 years. Who knows what I was really putting the pause on in life? #bigahamomentforme 

Thank you for taking the time to read. Life is a journey...enjoy every step. 

Why: ⁉️My Family 👨‍👩‍👧 My Future 💥and Myself🙋

Loss:❌❌❌

✔️Over 15 inches on various parts of my body!

✔️44lbs. - The current weight of my almost 5 year old.

✔️Self Doubts

Gains: ✅✅✅

🏁 Confidence/Pride

🏁 Heathy Eating Habits/Lifestyle Choices

🏁 Mental/Physical Strength

Twitter - @HappyHealth101 🔍

A friend happy in health,

Heather