Welcome to Nolie's Place

I have always thought I was fat. Even as a teenager and before having kids. Looking back now I realize I seriously had a false sense of self. I was 96 pounds before having my first child. I know I had an unhealthy relationship with food back then. I thought of food as the enemy. I lived off of coffee and cigarettes.

After having my first son I still thought I was fat. But hey I just had a baby so tummy pudge is a ok. And I lived with that motto. Then I had my second son. Motto is still alive. Then my first son was 11 and my second son was 7. That motto wasn’t really acceptable anymore. I could no longer blame the fat on having babies.

But wait, I have a bad hip, have had it since childbirth. Well according to my doctor, a sports medicine doctor and physiotherapist my diagnosis is “tight and weak muscles”. Well crap, I guess I am all out of excuses. Oh, wait! I have asthma. Well, millions of people have asthma and they don’t let that keep them from being healthy.

So I was all out of excuses and it was time to make a change. I invested in myself and bought a home workout netflix-esque type of program. Thousands of workouts at my fingertips that I could do in the comfort of my own home. Without people staring or laughing at me.

I also invested in a nutrition program by the same company. I have never been a believer in diets except the starve yourself one as a teenager. This program has taught me how to eat healthy and in proper portions without denying myself anything.

In my first 21 days, I dropped 11 inches and lost 3 pounds. Sure you may say “Only 3 pounds??” But I gained muscle and my body changed. It isn’t just about the scale (another thing my programs have taught me). I went from wearing a size 14 to a size 10. I live in leggings and always had to buy the plus-size ones. I now get to buy the OS (one size) ones.

I am looking forward to continuing my journey and hope you will all follow along.

What can you expect?

My successes
My Failures
My journey and stories about improving myself both mentally and physically
Stories of finding out who I am besides a mom and a wife
Recipes of delicious healthy foods I find along the way
and of course…. whatever else I feel like posting about, this is my blog after all 😉

I hope you will join me on my journey. Don’t forget to also follow me on Instagram where you can see my daily stories of how it is all going.