The 907 Strut

This was my fitness progress as of two years ago, and I was feelin’ good! 
The picture to the right was me while I was on vacation in Seattle back in 2013 and the one on the left was me a year before that. At that moment in Seattle, I was IN LOVE with everything around me. I was focused and stayed on track and at that point I was down more than 20 pounds! That was the most weight that I have every lost in my life! Kudos to me! In 2013, I was also planning to relocate permanently to Seattle to go to school for Fashion Merchandising at The Art Institute of Seattle. So with that goal in mind, I knew that I wanted to take Seattle by storm and be much healthier than I ever was in my life. Well, things didn’t go as plan. 2013 was also the beginning of my “Promotion Streak” at work and I was feeling on fire! When I came back from vacation I gave the universe an ultimatum, if I don’t get this promotion then it wasn’t meant to be and I’ll head to Seattle as originally planned and if I do get it, I’ll stay a little bit longer. I got the promotion! With the promotion came more money, more work experience and more time to lose the weight. There was the problem. I no longer had the deadline in mind and to me, no deadline= procrastination. Long story short, I gained the weight back and then a little more.

This is not a shame post. I’m far from disappointed and if you ask me, I've reached my goal weight. Are you asking how that is possible when I've gained weight. Well, I’ll tell you why! If you think about it, I put in a similar amount of effort to gain weight as I did to lose it. Instead of the gym I would hang out, instead of carrots I went for cookies, and in those moments, I was doing exactly what I wanted to do. Therefore, I've reached my goal weight doing exactly what I wanted. And if you ask me, I still look good!

I do have a new goal in mind, this time it’s not to lose weight to move out of state or to do whatever I want and gain weight, but it’s to be the ultimate me. I feel like I look good at any weight and I’d like to thank all the beautiful women in my life that have given me that mindset but I do want to be healthier. Health isn't a weight but an overall outlook and feeling. And damn it, it feels pretty good going up some stairs and not feel like I've ran a marathon.

For the month of February I’ll be trying out a few different places that promote physical health and try some new things that promote overall health. I’ll be posting what I try and let you know what is keeping me on track. I’ll put up posts here as well as my social sites (see below) to keep you all updated!

And if you plan to try it out with me, tag me or message me and we can keep each other motivated!

Let the fun begin!

XOXOXO

Sharita L Conley

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