Why I'm Doing This

I think it's good to remind ourselves why it is that we do what we do. Below is my list.

1) I want better self confidence in how I look. I'm currently not thrilled with how I look. Not only am I overweight, I look overweight, and overall I don't look healthy.

2) I want to feel good with my own body

3) I don't want to be the heaviest in life in my 20's. If I don't do something about this now, it will be even harder when I get in to my 30's.

4) Someday I want to have babies. I don't want to be a high risk pregnancy just because I didn't take good care of myself when I could've.

5) I don't want to make it harder for me to lose the "baby" weight. If I don't have too much weight on me to begin with, I won't have as much to get rid of.

6) I want to be healthy

7) I want to run for long periods of time without heaving from being out of breath.

8) I want to look sexy!!

So today, when I have a pounding head ache and a sore throat, I will allow my body to rest instead of pushing it farther and farther. I want to go home and work out because I think it will help me show a loss this week and it very well could. But I'm not doing this for a short time to see a short result. I'm doing this for life, so if I don't feel good, I need to take it easy so that I can get better and so that I can give 100% during my workouts. I've worked out 3 times this week and stayed on point all week so I've done pretty darn good. I wish I could go home and go to sleep though. Still have another hour at work...