My Journey With Health And Fitness – Realizing It’s Not Just Me

Ok, I am still not doing a good job at posting blogs. It’s not because I’ve lost interest it is simply because I am just having such an awesome time here in Playa del Carmen. We now have a decent sized social network and we love spending time with our friends. And, if given the choice between opening my laptop or going to the beach, the beach tends to win. However, today I have some work to do so I had to open the laptop anyways. I will note, I am on week 4 here and I have managed to keep my walking goals which is the best I have done on any trip here. I’m still determined I will not miss walking every weekday until we leave.

Sometimes it’s good to find someone in your same situation. One of my friends down here is going through the same struggle I am in the fact that she had lost a lot of weight and it has been creeping back on. She is taking a different path than I am in the she is trying to lose the weight again through a Keto diet. I of course try to do it mainly through exercise (you will learn more about my new plans in a couple weeks). We had a great discussion at the beach the other day about how we both hope when we see each other when my husband and I return in September that we will both have some success in our weight loss.

But there was another thing we had in common, self-esteem or lack thereof. Both of us are uncomfortable with how we look right now and therefore are avoiding 2-piece bathing suits (other than tanktinis which hide a multitude of sins). What we learned was both of our spouses felt the same way about us, they think we should just accept who we are and show our bodies. I know I have written before about this and the fact that I am very self-conscious about how I look. I actually admire larger women who have no qualms about strutting down the beach in a 2-piece because they obviously have confidence in themselves. I’m not quite sure I am ever going to get there but after the conversation with my friend I have decided I am going to try.

What really was great about this whole conversation was learning it is not just me. It’s note just me who is struggling to re-lose the weight. It’s not just me who is self-conscious about their body. But it is also not just me who is determined to get back to feeling good about themselves.

Yep, that conversation on the beach made this trip worth it.