Ever since I was little, I’ve always thought of my dream job to be a mom. 🤰🏼
I want to be a mom as much as I’ve ever wanted anything in the world.
I always knew being a mom was in my future...but then I met Lance. And I pictured how amazing he is, how kind he is, how intelligent, how handsome, and that drive only intensified when I realized I didn’t just want a family, I wanted a family with him 🥺
How could anything sound better than creating more of the person you loved the most in the world? 👶🏼
👉🏼 But when I looked at myself, the way I was living, treating my body, never exercising, gaining +20lbs my first year of college…things were going downhill fast. And there was literally no way I would be able to have a healthy pregnancy, let alone be a role model to my family on how to live a healthy life.
So I had to make a choice:
❌ I could live in the moment and not worry about the consequences of my actions (being lazy, not leaving the couch for days, eating strictly ramen and fried chicken) until the doctor would tell me I would be a high risk pregnancy.
OR
✅ I get my life together now and know that whenever I am blessed enough to carry a child, I’m not putting myself or the baby in harm's way because of my choices.
...I’m so happy that I chose to get my crap together. 😭
That I get to look forward to the day I can give a little bean a happy, healthy and safe home until they’re ready to meet the world, rather than be living in even more stress because my stupid meal choices are catching up to me. 🙌🏼
So that’s my ‘why’. That’s what I clinged to when I wanted to give up. When weight loss got hard. When I hit a plateau. When I didn’t want to go workout. I remembered what was important enough to ME to make these uncomfortable changes in the first place 💕
To see anything through, you have to have your eyes on the prize and keep your sights set on what you ultimately gain from all of your hard work 👏🏼 🏆
🌈 Comment down below and tell me...what’s your WHY? 👇🏼
👉🏼 What’s my WHY? ... (just a heads up—today’s getting deep...)