Amy Evolved

I may not be in love with the numbers, but I do believe I can’t change what I won’t even admit to myself.

It’s a boot camp kind of day. I might regret saying that

I figured I’d share my Fitbit background image!

Ronda is a huge motivator/inspiration to me. I don’t mean for body type, because I’m 42 and a mother and grandmother. I mean by attitude and the athlete mentality.

I have her physical book, and I check out the audiobook (read by Ronda!) regularly as well. Do yourself a favor and give it a read or listen.

It’s quite fitting that I have MMA boxing planned for a workout this morning 🥊

So, I’m fat. In fact, I’m “extremely obese.”

I’m told the BMI isn’t 100% accurate, but that’s because it doesn’t take muscle into account. The thing is, I don’t have a decent amount of muscle. I used to, but depression can really shake you up.

I’m a 42 year old wife, mother of three daughters (two of them disabled), a grandmother, and an extremely ambitious full time worker.

I’ve always been obsessed with fitness. I adore a bodybuilding show. I subscribed to Oxygen magazine when it was focused on competitors. I dropped it when it was bought by Yoga magazine. RIP Robert Kennedy. I switched my subscription to Strong magazine.

I workout at home, because gym time is a no go with the disabled children. I have HUNDREDS of dvds.

At my highest weight at 22, I was 214lbs. Being 4’11, that is incredibly dangerous. I got down to 106 with very disordered eating.

At 39 I had a hysterectomy. I had terrible painful issues, and I looked at the surgery as a new beginning. I felt like I had a second chance at life and health. I was in the 140s at that time, and I got to 107 by healthy eating and fitness. I was the healthiest I had ever been. My asthma was nearly non-existant, and for the first time in my life I was enjoying shopping for clothes!

Now...now I am 181 lbs (as of Monday.). My BMI is 36.6. My asthma is making life just plain hard.

I WANT to play with my 2 year old grandson again. I want to breathe.

I DO NOT want to be looking at weight loss surgery. It’s paid for by my work, and it’s quite common. I have, and I absolutely can get to a healthy (and even sexy!) weight on my own.