29 vs 35!
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#transformationtuesday During the #250kchallenge, I hit a point where I considered quitting. I had convinced myself that there was no way I could possibly win because I was too old I even looked at all the previous female winners and their age and was confident that at 35, I did not stand a chance. Growing up, it is engrained in women that your metabolism slows when you hit 30, so we better watch out! Instead of succumbing to those defeating thoughts, I used them as motivation to push myself harder. I was not thin or in shape when I was younger. I was the kid who faked an injury to get out of P.E. class. My brothers affectionately nicknamed me âJabbaâ. Yes, Star Wars fans, that Jabba. In the picture in the left, I was 29 years old and in the âprimeâ of my life. I had yet to experience pregnancy or âold ageâ. Iâm so grateful that I did not quit. My 3 year old asks everyone âwhatâs your number?â. He doesnât understand the meaning behind your ânumberâ or that it is not socially acceptable to ask women their ânumber.â At first I was mortified when he would ask people, especially women, but it occurred to me, to him (and to all of us), age is just that- a number. It will not hold me back or be an excuse, so I am embracing it. Iâm 35 and in the best shape of my life!!