Blue Happy Living

A year ago today I made a very big step in my journey. I was working out 4 days a week Monday through Thursday an hour and a half every night. My journey had stalled and I was becoming frustrated. I needed to get off that last 25 pounds so I could have my skin removal surgeries. I needed a change!!

I felt lost once again as to how to get the excess weight off so I could move forward. I was becoming board with my workout routine. I started looking for a change. My friend Nicole said come workout in the morning with me and the girls. Okay I wanted a change but these crazy girls get to the gym before the sun comes up. I don’t think I will be able to do it but I give it a good try. The first 2 or 3 weeks I thought there is no way in the world I can keep this up. At first I committed to Monday-Wednesday-Friday. Quickly I started to see small changes in my body. After about a month I added Tuesday and Thursday and it’s been none stop from that point. These ladies are amazing and I love them all for pushing me to a point of healthy.  I still go to the night classes 2 to 3 nights a week because there is nothing better than a Leann Diaz class.

Working out in the morning has given me a different out look on my day. It’s like being given the gift of time. You get another half to your day. By 7am I’ve worked out and I’m driving home. I sometimes do my grocery shopping after leaving the gym. It’s great, not to many people shopping that early in the morning. I have time to pray and be in quiet time before I start my busy day. I was never a morning person but I can’t say that any more. Now, let me make myself clear I traded night person for morning person I get ready for bed by 8pm and in bed no later than 8:30.

It’s hard to make a change in your life. We all get into our routine’s and don’t wanna shift things. I’m not a person that likes change at all but I realize that making changes can change life in such a big way. This picture is one year apart. In the red is December 2015 just before I made the change at the gym and in the black is December 2016 one year later. There is a great physical change but there is no way I could expect the mental change. I’m stronger than I’ve been in years, I’m happier than I’ve been in years and I’m never going back to the person I was 4 1/2 years ago when this all started.

This is the weekend to take some time to think about making changes. Small or big whatever you decide to change so what  will make you happy. Work through the hardest parts until it becomes routine. It will make your life a bit more Blue Happy.