There’s no typo. I meant to say “why I lost 50 pounds.”
Check out my read from a few weeks ago and you’ll see I lost 50 pounds in less than a year. It’s easy to google tips and tricks to shred the weight. You want to know what starts a person to achieve a major lifestyle change? It doesn't begin with balance or consistency. That comes later. It's all about the discovery and ownership of your why at the very beginning and forever moving forward with it as your superpower.
Why did you decide to make a change? What makes you continue to show up for yourself every single day?
Here we go, my why. Well, why I started. Why I stuck with it is a completely different story. I think your reasoning for a change is well...forever changing. Your priorities shift. What you need to truly live a life you love is a work in progress.
I fully believe that a small moment can serve as a big wake-up call to huge changes.
I was at my third year of a kiddo camp for my 9-5. This particular camp I was actually one of the big dogs on campus (literally because this camp is well...on at The Ohio State University). I helped run the weeklong college and career readiness camp.
One night we went into crisis mode and ran up the stairs of a five-story dorm building. I reached the fifth floor and my shortness of breath turned into chest pains. As other staff dealt with the luckily false alarm I leaned against the wall and thought I was the one in for a real emergency.
We returned to our evening staff meeting on the first floor. Once it was my turn to update staff I still struggled to breathe regularly. I felt weak physically and emotionally. My legs were shaking and my breath was still short. This stuck with me hard.
A few weeks later I bought a fitness program. I meal planned hard. I received some amazing accountability and support. I believed in myself enough from that community to stick with it. I didn’t cut every food I loved out.
Most importantly I remembered that moment at the top of the stairs. Where I felt powerless and not confident in my own skin and capabilities. Never forget the most uncomfortable times can serve as the exact moment to make a positive life change. Embrace it and own that why. Let it be your superpower.
