My Motivation
(1) Me – First and foremost, I am getting healthy for myself. This is the first time in probably forever, that I am 100% committed to changing my life for the better. Every time before, I have found any excuse not to exercise, or to cheat on the food. Right now, I have completed almost 2 full weeks of the hardest workouts I have ever done in my life. I am not quite up to where I want to be on the workouts, but I am giving my all, and getting through them. I am impressing myself with what I can do.
(2) My husband and kids – I have been married to my husband Christopher for 17 ½ years. He is such an amazing husband and father. He is supporting me all the way. He is picking up the slack with the kids, taking them to their activities, cooking dinner, cleaning up the dishes, helping with laundry. You name it and he is helping out or doing it all. I am so appreciative of him for all of that. I have 3 wonderful children. Daniel is 17, a junior at Jeff, with a 3.5 GPA, starting varsity offensive tackle for the football team, plays baseball. His plan right now is to major in sports broadcasting in college. Gabby will be 13 next month, she is in 7th grade at Tecumseh, plays volleyball, basketball and softball, and is a social butterfly. Every day she comes home with more “best” friends. Andrew will be 11 next month, he is in 5th grade at Sunnyside, plays baseball, basketball and football. Daniel wants to go to Cedar Point when he graduates in June 2013, so I told him that I wanted to be able to ride the rides with him. Last Thursday night, Gabby had her first basketball game, and I kept thinking of how many times those girls were running up and down the court (and I had visions of our cardio), and how impressed I was with them all. Andrew was giving me a hug the other day, and said, “I can almost put my arms all the way around you”. I told him that by the end he would be able to have his hands touch when he gave me a hug. My family is great, and I want to be around for many years to come.
(3) My extended family – My extended family is wonderful. My mom and dad have been there supporting me my whole life, and especially now. My mom is such an amazing person. She is the role model that I strive to be as a mother and person, thank you for always being there for me. All of my siblings have been giving me encouragement as well. I get texts / phone calls / e-mails almost daily asking how the workouts went, how am I doing, how is it going? Thank you all for the support. I have even motivated some of them to start their own exercise routines and healthy living. We are supporting and encouraging each other.
(4) Regular size cloths – I have had to shop at the “big” or “women’s” section of stores for the past 20 years. I would like to be able to go to the “regular” size department and shop. I don’t really like shopping now, because I don’t like to try clothes on. But I can’t wait to go shopping for clothes when this is done. It has been a really long time since I have looked at myself in the mirror and thought that I looked good in any outfit.
(5) Red Dawn – I can’t believe how much we have all come together in the very short two weeks we have known each other. Everyone is 100% supportive of everyone else. We all just seem to know when someone needs just that little bit of encouragement to get through whatever we are doing. It happened very early on too. During our first Wednesday fitness challenge, Mandy had finished 1st in the 10 laps, but she came and walked / jogged the last 2 to 3 laps with me, encouraging / pushing me to finish strong. During our first Saturday Group activity, during the dreaded crab walk, everyone came out to support each other. And in every morning workout, we are all completely behind each other. It has already been such a wonderful experience with you all. I can’t wait to see us in 8 more weeks.
Thank you all for everything!!!
Karen Nelson
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