Healthy Goals for 2015

Let's face it, 2014 kind of sucked for me.  As the denial wore off about the severity of Luke's condition, and we floundered to find a new "normal" for our family, the stress took a toll, physically.  I'm embarrassed to admit that at Christmas, I weighed more than I ever have.  Ever.

I didn't always struggle with my weight.  I was thin through high school.  After getting married, I went from a size 5 to a size 12, but I also had a baby to show for it, and was young, active, busy, and felt okay with that.

The babies kept coming, and each one brought a few more pounds.  Honestly, I didn't really notice or care much during the blurry years of being pregnant and/or nursing.

However, one day I woke up and realized that my last baby was 2 years old, and I weighed way too much.  In a matter of 5 months, I lost 40 pounds, through tracking my calories on Spark People, and going to a local Stroller Fit class.

Then life happened.  Stroller Fit became inconvenient, and wasn't a great match for our family with Jack outgrowing stroller age.  Slowly, the pounds crept back on.  I gained "baby weight" with Hannah's adoption, and again, with our 2013 adoption.  And even more since we've been home.

Which brings me to now.  January is a time for fresh starts.  Although I dislike making New Year's resolutions, I am participating in a Slique Challenge with my essential oils group, and I know the accountability of writing my food down will be a help to me.

I don't have a specific number I want to weigh, but I know I need to lose some weight, get more active, and eat healthier.  I got a new phone for Christmas, and it keeps track of steps taken and flights of stairs climbed.  Just being aware of those things encourages me to be a little more active.  I've gotten so horribly sedentary.  I spend most of my day at my desk in the school room.

I am looking forward to spring coming, when the weather is warmer and it stays light a bit longer outside so that I can start taking evening walks again.

If you have health goals you'd like support with, there's a linkup I'll be participating in, you're welcome to join:

Also linking up with Wholehearted Wednesday.

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