Let's just start with this:
Usually we tell ourselves we can't do stuff. Be it, we're too old, too out of shape... what will people say. I debated about three minutes on whether or not to post these pictures. Then I said to myself: F*ck it.
Pardon the mess, but I work out before I put away on Mondays LOL.
This is me at 46, still lifting my leg like when I was taking ballet lessons when I was a wee teenager. Still able to be flexible despite being extremely overweight, and up until 52 days ago, super out of shape.
Throughout the years I've had a love and hate relationship with my body. When I was younger, I used to look at myself in the mirror and pick at things some of my friends would pick on. After pregnancy, I knew my body would never be the same. And it took two pregnancies and years and years of self loathing to finally realize that no matter what people think of my body, it's amazing.
May 22nd, I think I was about 14 days into the program on the left. Middle one is June 11th and last July 3rd Day 49 of the Morning Meltdown 100 days.
My body carried five babies, even though only two were born. My belly did all of that. My legs have taken me through amazing places here in the US, in England, Belgium and France. My face was immediately recognized by my kids, and it was the face they looked for when they were distraught. My arms carried sleepy babies, and still to this day, offers them cuddles that, as they say, are irreplaceable.
The fact that it's taken so long for me to love my body saddens me, but I guess it's never too late, right?
Not too shabby from Day One to Day 48 either.
In all from Day one to Day fifty, I've lost 24.5 inches over all. Don't know what I currently weigh, cause I don't want to weigh myself until Day 100. But so far, jeans are fitting loose, and shirts are starting to cover the lower part of my stomach which haven't happened for a while. So I'm happy with that.
June 12th vs July 6th
Day 31 vs Day 51
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