It Finally Paid Off!

Nine weeks of intense workout finally paid off!  I cannot even begin to tell how happy I am for being able to achieve my target weight, and I even lost more!

 My husband and I started the workout on the first week of February.   After giving birth to three kids, I admit, I kind of lost hope that I'll ever get back to my prepregnancy weight and body shape because I gained a lot of weight, especially with the last pregnancy.  Every time I'd look at my clothes that I used to wear before I had children, I was saddened by the fact that I was too big to fit in them.  I didn't feel the same way about myself anymore.  I was losing hope.  I wanted so bad to lose weight and be able to wear my clothes again, but I don't like the thought of taking any medications to help lose some of the weight I gained, and I thought that getting into workout would be tough with three little kids.  Even the thought of getting myself into safe diet wasn't really something I wanted to give up because I love to eat, and I was like, why would I need to give that up when there are so many ways I can do to still lose weight and eat whatever I want at the same time?

But, one morning, when I decided to put on my old pair of jeans and I couldn't even get it past my thighs, that's when I finally said, that's it!  This needs to stop and I need to workout and be fit again!  And, I cannot be more thankful for having a husband who's always willing to help out and support me in any way that he can.  That's why when I told him I want to do workout here at home, not only did he provide what I've asked for, he even committed himself to working out with me!  That was another big motivation for me - having him as my workout buddy.  It just made it even more fun in spite of how tough it was in the beginning.  I cannot even tell you how many times I almost wanted to quit, but he was there to push me through.  And yes, I got yelled at a couple of times, but for a good reason.  I felt like I was one of the new recruit in the military doing my training and I wasn't doing what I supposed to, that's why I got yelled at.  But every time we'd finish the workout, even if we were all sweaty and stinky, my husband would always tell me I did a great job, and I'd always get a hug and kiss from him.

Clearly, no pain, no gain!  And I'm proud that I can say that now because I've been there and I've done that.  I weighed 158 lbs when I was pregnant because our youngest was a big baby.  I didn't lose much after that.  When I started the workout, I weighed 136 lbs. That was 2 months ago.  Now, I weigh 97.4 lbs!  I lost 38.6 lbs!  Another good thing about all this is, I never had to starve myself just to get to where I am now.  Believe me, my husband and I take weekends to go crazy on food.  Yes, I lost weight and I didn't have to sacrifice eating at all - not a single food I love!  Now, not only do  my old clothes fit on me again, some are even loose!  That means, I even weigh lesser now than when I was single!  But above all, I feel great because I am at my best shape ever!  I feel better and healthier.  And that's what this is all about.

I haven't been this motivated ever in my entire being.  And now that I've achieved my goal, I'm not going to stop here.  I'm committed to staying fit and healthy for the rest of my life.