A peek

Right before I gained. Months after this photo I gained and started the high carb yummy winter comfort food thing. I'll show a photo of me at 113 pounds. Now it may not be what you call "fat" or anything, but I was on my way. I was the heaviest that I had ever been and it was only getting worse.

The dilemma

After having my second daughter (Grace) who is now 4 years old. I couldn't seem to find a way to workout. I thought that I could find a spare 30 mins some how to do it. But it turned out that I wasn't getting enough sleep so when Grace slept or napped, I tried to as well. And then came the excuses, the other things that I put first. It seemed that working out was right at the bottom of my list. And so it went on for 3 years like this. I gained weight. I started eating pastas and carbs at night (I'll get into this later, I had no idea at the time that this was keeping my weight up high). I hated photos of me. I would look at them and think "that's just not me". I lost my confidence. I started to buy clothes that were what I like to call "body hiders". I don't want to hide my body! I don't want to hide in huge clothes. I bought a stepping machine. I stepped on that thing for 30 minutes every night. Then had a bowl of pasta for dinner. Or ravioli, or bread, all carbs. I wasn't losing weight. I wasn't looking toned. I was sweating my butt off on this machine with no results. I asked myself why. I remember telling my husband "that's it! I have a thyroid problem!" I didn't. I had a "wrong workout, high carb" problem. I didn't know that, but decided that it was time to put this first. I had to try something new.

About me!

Hi everyone! I'm Carmela, and this is my journey of how I stay fit and how I lost a very stubborn 13 pounds. You might think that 13 pounds isn't much. But, I am only 5 feet tall and am very petite. Even one pound is a big deal for me. I hope you enjoy my story and my day to day thoughts on nutrition and general fitness.