Thick Chick WHO?

So here I am on the brink of turning 27, a mother to a CRAZY 3 year old little guy, and a wife to an OH-SO proud hearted island boy. My life is typical I guess. My brain on the other hand, not so much. I created this blog to chronicle my life and put to pen thoughts I don't often get to share. I'm a busy mom and wife and sometimes I think that I do tend to lose sight of myself, as most moms do i'm sure. I want what most women want. I want to be happy, I want to be appreciated, and I want to be loved. This sounds simple but if i'm not happy on the inside, if I don't appreciate and love myself, how can I expect others too?

I'm not sure if my impending birthday has anything to do with this but i'm on a mission to shrink this growing waist of mine. After giving birth to my son I have found it to be extremely difficult to take care of my body. If anyone knows me, they know I love anything to do with clothes, makeup, fashion, etc. Before I become a mother, I promised myself I would never be that frumpy soccer mom, rolling around in my mini van. (you know exactly what i'm talking about ladies!!) I don't own a mini van, and I wouldn't necessarily consider myself frumpy, but i'm definitely no fashion icon as I had once invisioned my life.

You know what it is, its about feeling comfortable in your own skin. I know i'll never be a size zero, nor do I have any desire to be. I do however want to feel good again about my body. I look back at pictures from my early 20's and i'm always pining over THAT body as if it was never mine to begin with. Every woman has body issues, every woman has insecurities, but its about finding your balance.

I've always been the "thick-chick." Never skinny but never SUPER overweight. I've just started a new journey of weight loss. I've tried a million times before to lose weight and have failed because I have always sought the easy way, the quick fix, the magic weight loss pill, etc. I'm starting fresh with healthy eating, better food choices, and light-medium exercise. Its true when they say, less is more. What a concept right? Who knew eating healthy and taking a stroll around the block could actually work?

I'm no health expert or dietician. I'm definitely not anywhere near thin but this is my journey and these are my thoughts.