Although I am fit, healthy and thinner, I will have to maintain this lifestyle to stay here. One of my goals is to build a lot of strength. This is something I have always desired, but it will also provide some extra fat burning insurance, if you will. Never hurts to have a little help.
With regards to my weight lifting I want to be clear on my goals. I don't want to just lift weights to be more tone or in hopes of tightening up loose skin. I want to lift heavy weights to see muscle growth and development or as much as I can realistically expect in my 40s and being a woman. Yes, it is frustrating that this will happen along side the loose skin left from the years of mistreating my body; however, I won't let that deter me. I want to be strong.
As I see my body change with weight loss and now the beginning of my renewed focus on weight training there is some definite frustration surfacing. I can't out run, out lift or wish away the scars of all those years of being overweight and unhealthy. However, I am working hard to not give into it either. I won't have the perfect body, but I am going to build this one that I have into the best one it can be.
My life has developed a new speed to it, and I am in love with it. I want to create a body that will perform at this speed as long as possible.
There are some very special people in my life that deserve much gratitude for their role in this journey. They know exactly who they are, and they also realize that their job is no where close to over with me. Just as I needed your loving support, encouragement and sometimes tough love getting here. I am going to need it more than ever to stay here and keep me on track for my next goal. This journey has been littered with amazing folks that have been my support when times got tough, my cheerleader when I didn't feel strong, and my rock. For them I am eternally grateful.
"Surround yourself with beautiful and positive people, who love you and believe in you."
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