Here Goes Nothing!
StartFragmentI'm not really sure why, but something about starting a blog is really nerve racking. But I know sharing my story will be good for me and hopefully help someone else out there going through the same thing. So it's really time to shut up and get to typing. So here it goes, I'm Alex and I am a 28 year old single mom in Houston, TX. I have been overweight my ENTIRE life and up until the tail end of 2015 I was content with living like that. I let my thyroid disorder be my excuse and settled with being overweight. 240 lbs came and I didn't even bat an eye until my dad ended up having a heart attack. Finally I had come face to face with not only the reality of my father's mortality, but eventually my own. And it sound cliche but it honestly just clicked for me in that moment. That was going to be me in only a matter of time. My son would have to see me struggling to bounce back, struggling to breath, to smile, to communicate, to live. Or he could be less lucky than I was with my dad that day after Christmas, and he would be burying me. So I tried dieting on my own. I lost some weight but in all honesty I failed miserably. I wasn't eating enough of the right foods and any weight I lost would come back and then some. So my cousin approached me about AdvoCare and the 24 day challenge and I immediately shut him down lol. I didn't want to take pills and starve. So I ignored his results and suggestions and kept doing what I was doing. Until I just couldn't keep doing it anymore. I finally gave in. I said what the hell! And after jumping on the 24 Day Challenge I vowed to NEVER get off these products again! I have kicked my junk food, Dr. Pepper, and 2 coffee a day habit and I have lost 30 lbs so far. I am full of energy and I feel AMAZING! Let me tell you I am NEVER LOOKING BACK! :D Now, this phase of my life consists of loving my body through this change and integrating exercise and fun outdoor activities for my son and I to do together. I hope you will join me on this health journey and we will motivate each other along the way! Xoxo AlexEndFragment
