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Moving into Health Let’s talk about how to go from feeling SUPER unhealthy with feelings of low self-esteem & poor health to one of feeling energized & excited for the day. Some people just need THAT motivating factor. At one point in my life, having a baby was my motivator. I didn’t want to carry ALL that baby weight for the rest of my life. Some motivators can be a failed relationship. I’ve been there too. I lost approximately 40 pounds after each one of these events and have always gained back this weight plus usually a little more.  When I started this Physical Activity class for UNCW, I wasn’t the heaviest I’ve ever been, BUT I was close. I weighed the amount when I was 39 weeks pregnant with my second child. HOLY MOLY!!! That’s a hard one to swallow. So, my motivational factor has been in this class. It’s been the BEST so far. This class has taught me how to start small and make reasonable and achievable goals. I’ve received great insight and education on areas I’ve n...

 Everybody has to start somewhere, right?! Well, let me give you a tiny overview of my weight loss and health journey.  21 years old and just graduated nursing school: I remember standing at the nursing desk and my friend saying she "couldn't eat the donuts" a doctor had brought in for us. I said, "why in the world would you NOT want a donut?!" She says, "I'm on a diet..." I said I have never done that before, what do you mean? This is my first memory of myself and thinking, "do I need to diet?" The only exercise I had intentionally done was softball. Even in high school, that fell to the wayside. From this point on, I've worried about my weight.  The day of the donuts set the groundwork for what was to come. AND THEN OF COURSE, I became pregnant within that first six months after college. I gained 35 pounds- respectable and appropriate. But, after the delivery, I felt TERRIBLE about myself. I was able to lose 40 pounds after the birt...