Good Afternoon JustlikeDrew Crew,
This morning I woke up not feeling well at all. I was trying to get it together to get to the gym but just felt awful. I also woke up with some significant knee and ankle pain on the right side. I was praying and asking God to make the pain go away because an injury right now completely terrifies me. I went to the gym and got in the pool. Pain was everywhere with NO relief in sight. A water Yoga class was getting ready to start and I overheard the teacher saying something about the class. From 3 lanes away I asked her if I had to pay to take the class and she told me yes BUT said I could take the class today to see how I liked it. I took the class thinking I would feel ok after and I have to say that I feel like a NEW woman. Not only did it help me relieve the serious pain in my right leg but it also helped my stomach which had no chill this morning. On a deeper level it helped me to let go of some ugly stress I have been carrying around and find an hour of peace. I plan to start attending the class regularly when the next session starts. I could write a book about how special this morning was and all at the kindness of a stranger letting me attend her class. God totally answered my prayer this morning in more ways than I was even asking. I have to remember that this weight-loss journey can't just be about pounds but a GOD-DRIVEN journey. God has to stay at the center of my journey! GOD has to be the driving force behind my weight-loss.
This morning one other really REALLY big exciting thing happened. This morning I weighed myself to find I am OFFICIALLY down 80 pounds! Yea, you read that right, 80 pounds. These 80 pounds are very significant to my journey. They are a turning page to my weight-loss story. When I was on this path back in 2013 I quit after I got pregnant and not only gained back all the lost weight but some more. In order to get back to the weight I was before I quit last time I needed to lose a total of 80 pounds.
Today I get to re-face myself. When I started this journey 1 year ago and knew I would have to first lose 80 pounds before I could continue on my journey I was completely overwhelmed. I was terrified that I would never see this through. When I decided to start sharing my weight-loss journey again I was even more terrified that I would COMPLETELY fail again. I don't even know where this blog is going and wasn't even planning to write a blog today BUT this was way too long for a Facebook post. I hope this encourages you today to go for your dreams and goals. This 80 pounds was not easy to lose but with it I feel like I have lost a part of myself. I lost the part of myself that didn't think I could do hard things. I lost the part of myself that quits everything. I lost the part of myself that didn't believe I would amount to anything.
Today I feel like my entire weight-loss journey is renewed. I feel like God has brought me to a new place in this and I can't wait to see where it leads from here. It IS hard work but it is work worth doing. Yes, I still have a LONG way to go. I still have a LOT of weight to lose BUT now I know something I didn't before.
I CAN.
I CAN do this.
I CAN do hard things.
I CAN lose this weight
I want to take a minute to seriously thank everyone who has been supporting me on this journey. This has been a journey of a lifetime and the support I have received is unbelievable. You guys have believed in me even when I didn't believe in myself. Also I CHERISH the stories and struggles you have trusted me with. I don't feel alone but feel like I am running a race with a whole crowd of support along side me. If you are struggling with weight-loss don't give up on yourself just yet. It's never over it just takes pauses. This road takes time to walk and when you feel doubt in yourself remember one thing that took me 80 pounds to learn.
Be True to you.
With Love.
X O
- Drew
Current weight lost: 80 UNBELIEVABLE pounds.
This morning I woke up not feeling well at all. I was trying to get it together to get to the gym but just felt awful. I also woke up with some significant knee and ankle pain on the right side. I was praying and asking God to make the pain go away because an injury right now completely terrifies me. I went to the gym and got in the pool. Pain was everywhere with NO relief in sight. A water Yoga class was getting ready to start and I overheard the teacher saying something about the class. From 3 lanes away I asked her if I had to pay to take the class and she told me yes BUT said I could take the class today to see how I liked it. I took the class thinking I would feel ok after and I have to say that I feel like a NEW woman. Not only did it help me relieve the serious pain in my right leg but it also helped my stomach which had no chill this morning. On a deeper level it helped me to let go of some ugly stress I have been carrying around and find an hour of peace. I plan to start attending the class regularly when the next session starts. I could write a book about how special this morning was and all at the kindness of a stranger letting me attend her class. God totally answered my prayer this morning in more ways than I was even asking. I have to remember that this weight-loss journey can't just be about pounds but a GOD-DRIVEN journey. God has to stay at the center of my journey! GOD has to be the driving force behind my weight-loss.
This morning one other really REALLY big exciting thing happened. This morning I weighed myself to find I am OFFICIALLY down 80 pounds! Yea, you read that right, 80 pounds. These 80 pounds are very significant to my journey. They are a turning page to my weight-loss story. When I was on this path back in 2013 I quit after I got pregnant and not only gained back all the lost weight but some more. In order to get back to the weight I was before I quit last time I needed to lose a total of 80 pounds.
Today I get to re-face myself. When I started this journey 1 year ago and knew I would have to first lose 80 pounds before I could continue on my journey I was completely overwhelmed. I was terrified that I would never see this through. When I decided to start sharing my weight-loss journey again I was even more terrified that I would COMPLETELY fail again. I don't even know where this blog is going and wasn't even planning to write a blog today BUT this was way too long for a Facebook post. I hope this encourages you today to go for your dreams and goals. This 80 pounds was not easy to lose but with it I feel like I have lost a part of myself. I lost the part of myself that didn't think I could do hard things. I lost the part of myself that quits everything. I lost the part of myself that didn't believe I would amount to anything.
Today I feel like my entire weight-loss journey is renewed. I feel like God has brought me to a new place in this and I can't wait to see where it leads from here. It IS hard work but it is work worth doing. Yes, I still have a LONG way to go. I still have a LOT of weight to lose BUT now I know something I didn't before.
I CAN.
I CAN do this.
I CAN do hard things.
I CAN lose this weight
I want to take a minute to seriously thank everyone who has been supporting me on this journey. This has been a journey of a lifetime and the support I have received is unbelievable. You guys have believed in me even when I didn't believe in myself. Also I CHERISH the stories and struggles you have trusted me with. I don't feel alone but feel like I am running a race with a whole crowd of support along side me. If you are struggling with weight-loss don't give up on yourself just yet. It's never over it just takes pauses. This road takes time to walk and when you feel doubt in yourself remember one thing that took me 80 pounds to learn.
Be True to you.
With Love.
X O
- Drew
Current weight lost: 80 UNBELIEVABLE pounds.
