Body Image and Getting Into Shape

   So, it's a given that pregnancy and being in a happy and comfortable relationship has taken its toll on my body. I've been motivated to get back into shape by dieting and getting gym passes (and actually go) ;). I finally got through my head that out of all the things in my life I can't control, my weight and my own image of my body IS something I actually can control. It doesn't matter how much money or time I have. It is my own actions that will get me results. There are no excuses.
   Body image is something I've always struggled with and is something I think all women have struggled with at one or another point in their life. I come from a family where staying in shape is a huge deal and gaining a few pounds here and there is unacceptable. I grew up thinking this is how I have to look to be beautiful. No matter how skinny I got, I always managed to find flaws in my body after seeing a girl who was skinnier or more "perfect" then me.
  When I met my husband I was around 110 pounds and still thought I wasn't skinny enough. When I look back now, I would kill to be 110 pounds again.  My husband did something I'd never felt before. He made me feel beautiful and constantly reassured me how beautiful I was. I got more and more comfortable with him and with myself. I put on some weight and then got pregnant and put on some more. My husband still reassures me telling me that I'm beautiful. He has been so supportive in helping me accept my body image. But just because I accept my body and doesn't mean I don't want to improve it and or get healthy. So i'm determined to turn things around and fall back in love with my body.

                                 Goals

1.  Lose 10 pounds in 8 weeks
2. Lose 20 pounds in 16 weeks
4. Stay at 1200 calories a day
5. Hit the Gym 5 days a week
6. Be able to run a mile in 6 minutes
7. Tone up
8. Get strong
9. Make a healthy lifestyle change

10. Reach my goal weight by May 2014!