Wheew! That was an adventure. Still continuing actually, but now that the madness is slowly calming down after a huge move I am able to set aside time to update everyone.
We just moved from Hawaii to North Carolina. Surprisingly I don’t miss it all that much. Things are expensive there! Not to mention its great to be this close to family again. Also, SALES ARE EVERYWHERE! I am now able to go to places like Michaels and Jo-Anne Fabrics! I’m in heaven! There is just one “downside” (and I use that term very loosely), we went from a 1400sq foot house (military housing) to a 995sq foot apartment on the 2nd floor.
Needless to say we are selling some things. On a cool note though, the reason I’m loving this small place is because it forces together time with family and makes me think outside of the box.
Ever notice how when you have a bigger house where every room has one purpose (office room, craft room, bedroom, living room, play room,….whatever rooms you have) then family tends to basically stay in their favorite room and not spend much time actually together? Living in a small place forces you to make multiple uses for one room. Our kitchen now doubles as a library due to us not having any space for book cases or any good vertical space to put shelving.
This is the starting point for my personal journey through the fitness world to better my mind and body. Also to set a good healthy example for my daughter.
Let me start by telling you about me and where I was.
When I was in high school I was certainly not the most active by any standard. Sure I walked a lot with friends around the neighborhood, but that was it.
After high school when I got my first car the walking pretty much stopped. Sure I went camping and stuff sometimes but that’s not really that physically challenging. Not where I lived anyways.
That pretty much carried on till I got married. I didn’t put on a lot of weight, but I did put on about 10 lbs after my one quarter stint at Ohio University. Lots of walking mostly uphill since freshman weren’t allowed cars. I was in ok shape then I guess.
Now if you take into consideration that I had pretty much nill for muscle you can guess that pretty much all the weight I had was fat. Mostly on the belly and hips. Since that’s generally where women tend to store it. Also keep in mind that I’ve never been huge on eating a lot. In general my calories always stayed between 1000 and 1300 per day and I was not working out or keeping fit at all.
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