Day 1

Well Folks, can you believe it but Minnifee is starting to blog....Who knew! Well this is the thing I have been trying for years to motivate myself to lose weight and I have friends and family who successfully blog and show results so I am hoping that this will help light a fire under my spreading behind...

So this is the thing, I will be 34 in a few days and my daughter is 11. I gained 70lbs with her and have continued to call it by baby weight for years, problem is my pre teen is no longer a baby and the weight is all mine.

I have a trainer that I have had for 2 years and we battle daily to get me motivated to do more and try new things, but yet I struggle. Well you would too if you trained at 5 am in the morning with someone telling you to do lunges and push ups and god awful things that are good for you...LOL Wouldn't you? LOL!

Things are changing in my world, I am moving with my daughter to for the first time in 10 years, I have left an emotionally draining long distance relationship and have been in a new emotionally draining job for almost a year.

I work in a second stage women's shelter as a social worker and I have to hear the stories of abused women daily and try to help them over come trauma, crisis and their children's issues all while snacking on carrots sticks....Doesn't work. My job is the most rewarding job ever, but for an emotional eater this is a challenge.

I counsel women every day how to take care of themselves but yet seem to neglect to do the same for myself.

For most of you know that the love of my life, my daughter Akesha is a fierce competitive swimmer and she swims at the best of times 5 days a week, but for months this has been rare as swim meets are frequent. She is excelling in this sport along with school and this leaves little time for me to WANT to do anything but sleep...645 am swim training on a Saturday morning is tough, not only for the swimmer, but for the TAXI...(MOM). Don't get me wrong I wouldn't change my life and my devotion to my daughter, what I need to change is my love and devotion to myself.

Please join me in this journey to a better life in all areas. I love to hear feedback and comments so please feel welcome. TO all my family and friends who love me no matter what, you are the backbone of my success as a person, you know who you are Especially that one person who I call every morning that lives in Calgary on the way to work (on my handsfree thank you) that listens to my pain and anguish and never complains or let me down. I love you very much. And to my MOMMY and MY DADDY LOVE YOU for everything you do and always done and will continue to do in my life...

SO here we go, Day 1.. 50 lbs to go...
I worked out this morning at 5am with Aaron and I hurt.....