Started From the Bottom, Now We're Here
I was never interested in health or fitness. I spent the entirety of my life eating whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted, never working out, and still remained rail thin. I proudly wore bikinis, low rise jeans, tight t-shirts, never once being self-conscious about my weight or appearance, (except once in high school when a fellow student told me that if she was as skinny as I was, she'd kill herself -- but that's a different issue for a different post). When I got pregnant with my first child, however, my weight went from 115 to 165. I got very large very quickly. However after the birth, with the assistance of breastfeeding, most of the weight came off and without any effort on my part, I was able to get back down to 120/125. I still felt thin and cute and didn't change my eating or (lack of) exercise habits in the slightest. In fact, for a long time I saw anyone who worked out as a crazy person. People would run marathons and I'd think to myself... "they ...
