JUANITA - THIS IS ME~ THE RAW TRUTH! Before I type out my life story I just wanted to let you all know that I was a bit hesitant writing what I am about to write as it is quite personal for me but a good friend and cousin of mine let me know that it is ok to share! That is what this page is for, to celebrate our successes, to pick each other up and support each other through times of challenge and to motivate and inspire each other to strive for the best! I apologise if it becomes a little long winded but it is relevant i promise I am 26 years old and I have been on an on again off again health/weight loss journey for about 4 years. Out of everything I have going on in my life, weight loss has always been my biggest struggle and hurdle. I have endometriosis, polycystic ovarian syndrome and have had numerous injuries which I have had surgery for that have really challenged me at times. This whole journey really has been filled with joy, laughter, success, failures and a few tears every now and then. I am not telling you this to gain sympathy and i also never like to use any of these as an excuse for my weight gain or lack of weight loss. I share most of my every day life on facebook so I thought I would share the side of me that you dont get to hear about Late last year and earlier this year I made it my number one priority to get fit, healthy and lose weight. I spent all of my energy and time focusing on meal prep, nutrition and a tonne of exercise. My week consisted of 6 training days a week (3 of which I would train twice a day). These trainings would be 3x 5am bootcamps, boxing, spin classes, weight sessions, personal training sessions and netball trainings etc. I also stuck to a high fat low carb diet. Man did I see the weight drop off, it was amazing, I was fitting into size 14 clothes (my biggest piece of clothing was a size 24). You could say that I was pretty active and ate fairly clean but all of this really took a toll on my body. I was getting injured and sick (I had the cold on and off for about 4 months), I couldnt concentrate at work and by 11.30am I was half asleep at my desk, I became shitty because I couldnt have a glass of wine on the weekend with my friends...everything was so strict and I stuck to such a tight regime that I literally wore myself to the point of exhaustion. I know for sure that I couldnt have pushed myself any harder. It was really unrealistic for me living this lifestyle, my body wasnt coping and I needed to take a break. I took a few weeks off and got back into everything but didnt exercise as hard and as often, reducing my workouts to about 4-5 times a week and not following a strict diet, just eating healthy wholesome foods. This leads me to today, and after slowing down for the last few months, I have really struggled to get any weight off. I am in a bit of a predicament at the moment as I want to lead a balanced life, work and lose weight but not to the point where I am running myself into the ground like last time. I am still as motivated as always to lose weight and lead a healthy life and motivated to keep advancing in my career but need to find the perfect balance. I love the life that I live and being thanksgiving day today in the US, I am thankful for all the blessings I have in my life, my family and my friends. I thought I would share with you all where I am at currently and I will continue as always to exercise, eat well and be as healthy as I can be. Does anyone else suffer from polycystic ovarian syndrome, endometriosis and stuggle to keep the weight off even though you are working hard?? Would love to know what stuggles you have and the ways you combat them Wow that truely was an essay! For those of you who continued to read the whole way through, thanks for reading and hearing me out. Like everyone I have good days and bad days, I have months where I lose weight and months when I dont. Through all of this, I have learnt how strong I am physically and mentally, and there really isnt anything I cant do if I jump into it wholeheartedly. I will always stay positive and hopeful because thats the only way you can move forward and be content. I cant wait to smash out next week and be a better person than I was this week...theres always room for improvement Love Juanita xx
Posted on: Fri, 28 Nov 2014 01:32:51 +0000
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