"On my wedding day in July 1993, I weighed 130 pounds and was a size 8. Many years later, when I had packed on some pounds, my (now ex) husband saw a picture of us on our honeymoon and asked what happened to me. You know what happened? I had two high-energy sons less than 20 months apart and didn't feel like I was getting the support I needed. I was depressed, and my appearance was the last thing on my mind."
"I don't think the most important key to losing weight and maintaining it is the diet or the exercise. For me, it is the "why." You have to know your why. My mantra became, "I want to be as healthy as I can be so I can do the things I love with the people I love for as long as possible.""
On the wedding day in July 1993, weight was 130 pounds and size 8. Two high-energy sons and lack of support led to depression and weight gain over the next decades, reaching around 200 pounds and size 16 by 2019. A family trip to Myrtle Beach exposed the prospect of limited mobility after seeing a mother-in-law too tired to reach the beach, prompting a vow to change. The focus shifted to understanding the personal why: to be healthy enough to enjoy activities with loved ones for as long as possible. Cleaner eating and varied exercise followed, producing renewed well-being.
Read at Business Insider
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