Transformation

July 7th I started a new journey.  I posted about it here on July 10th.  It has brought me back to my health roots.  It has taken out all the junky chemicals and mess I was putting into my body.  I sleep better, feel better, and I am more active.  All because I am getting back to optimal health.  After having Kirby, I was just in a non-sick state for so long.  I kept thinking I would get back out of my pregnancy habits of eating salty snacks because they were all I could stomach, but I never did.  I lost weight after having Kirby so I thought it was just fine for me to indulge on "healthy snacks".  In reality, I was just constantly putting myself into insulin comas.  I would have energy, but then would crash.  Although my "stature" did not show it, I was not treating my body the way I knew I should.

Starting Take Shape for Life was what I needed to kick my booty back into gear.  To reset my mind and habits.  To recreate optimal health in my life, and I am so happy to say that I have done that.  I still have about 4 pounds to go until my ultimate goal, but that is not what it is about for me anymore.  I gauge how I feel, how I appear (glowing vs. matte), and my disposition.  All of that is right in line where it needs to be.  I don't have very good pictures to show my transformation, but for me that is not what it was about to begin with.  I only needed to loose the 12 pounds I had gained on Weight Watchers, and wanted to loose another 4 just so I could get to "my number".  I am sharing these pictures though because you can see a difference.

When I saw this picture that my 2nd shooter got of me while we were doing a wedding it made me stop. in. my. tracks.  That is when I picked up my phone to find out from my friend just what Take Shape for Life was all about.  I was ready once and for all to attack, face, and conquer a deeply rooted issue that had been so much of my life for too long.  

 I know those 2 don't show my full body, but I will get one to compare.  You can tell though.  The puffiness is gone.  The toxins are gone.  The Lauren is back.  That's right, "The Lauren".  

If you know someone that could use a transformation into optimal health, please let me know.  Or share my blog with them.  I would love to help them along their journey.  It isn't just about weight, my friends, it's about your life ... your family, your job, your outlook.  Every aspect of your life is touched with health, whether it is optimal health or poor health.  Please choose optimal health and finally set yourself free!

"Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body."  1 Corinthians 6:19-20