Hello, and welcome to my blog! I will be talking about my journey to get healthy and lose weight. I am not sure that I will tell you all anything innovative and exciting, but what I promise is to be authentic and brutally honest. If you’re looking for sunshine and rainbows, you’ll find that here, too, but you’ll also find how hard it is to get healthy and fit.
I am 35-years-old, and I’ve essentially been on a diet for 80 years. I’ve tried allllll the popular weight-loss programs and apps – those would work for awhile and then the inevitable “ugh, this feels like a full-time job in itself” default thought kicks in, and it’s over. I’ve tried cutting carbs and sugar, losing the salt in my diet, and losing my mind. It is to the point that if someone told me to eat tulips for a month and I’d lose 20 lbs, I might actually consider it. My problem is, and continues to be, sticking with anything, and isn’t that the biggest battle of all? I look at people who have successfully lost weight (and kept it off), and I think to myself “How did they do this?”
Anyway, I’m Jackie. I’m 35, married, and am at my heaviest weight EVER. I look at myself, and I can’t believe I have gotten to this size. What it all comes down to, is that I know I do not make myself a priority. I routinely put the happiness and livelihood of others ahead of my own. I could go into many, many reasons why this is the case, but instead, I’ll let those thoughts and musings organically occur.
And speaking of musings…be prepared for me go off into tangents about a few other areas:
- My work life: I work in higher education, and I friggin love my job. I won’t apologize for making it a priority in my life, but with it, comes challenges that affect my journey to becoming healthy. Anyway, I’m a higher ed nerd and you’ve been warned.
- My husband: He is THE BEST, but don’t worry, you’ll see. We are true life partners and I go on no journey without him by my side.
- My school life: I am currently writing my dissertation. Expect whining.
- My cats: I have two cats, and they are awesomely cute. I’m a crazy cat lady (although I hate that phrase – how come there is no “crazy dog lady?”).
- My wine: I love red wine, and finding new ones to try. In fact, my blog is best read with a glass of wine in your hand, so cheers!
This blog is for accountability, and to help anyone I can as I learn to help myself and get healthy. If you’re reading this, please comment and join me on this journey. I started this blog post by telling you it won’t be all puppies (READ: kitties) and rainbows, but sometimes – and hopefully often – it will be. Until next time, I leave you with one of those rare rainbows. Tonight, I start my journey to finally getting healthy.
Whisks and W(h)ine 