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In the past year I have lost weight and lost the negative energy that used to surround my everyday living. I barely had the motivation to get up in the mornings. I would go downstairs and grab Christopher only to bring him back up to bed with me. My basic day consisted of sitting in front of the TV, munching on snacks and not leaving my house. Nothing exciting. Okay...? Good for you right? Throwing myself pity-parties and shopping for bigger sizes needed to stop also. I have a whole closet full of clothes I am capable of fitting into again. I was spending money on materialistic items that I could have been investing my life in the bigger picture. My health. Well where am I getting here...? I am finally the happiest I've been with my body EVER. Even when I was younger I may have been "skinny" but I was never in shape or made smart choices with the things I put into my body. Lately I have read a few comments sent to not only myself but I read other comments of course on other folks' blogs and Facebook pages. It seems to me that the society we live in does not quite understand the severity of cyber-bullying. Little comments can affect a person's motivation or goal because we pick apart their appearance. I have been dedicated doing the 21 Day FIX, even with moving into a new house I was staying on top of my nightly blogs and photographing my meals for accountability and support. However, as usual I have tried to explain that my goal is not to lose anymore weight and gain some muscle so I am eating like a mad woman with meals that fill me up but don't exhaust me. Clean eating is difficult to understand and I get that because I was there too! I thought eating clean was eating less when really, you're eating MORE foods that are either lean meats, fresh fruits & veggies, or they have no additives like artificial sweeteners or salt, etc. The point I'm getting to is not to pick apart someone's journey because no offense, you don't know what their goals are unless you ask and I mean that in the most respectful way. "Don't get too thin" is a comment I've been hearing often. I appreciate your concern but I also want people to understand that I am energized, full of life, my digestive problems are GONE (thank you Shakeology), my son is learning to love the foods we eat, education is knowledge and I am loving my life. Is that not good enough? I stopped posting my photos because I felt that I needed to step back from the Facebook world and post privately on here and if people want to follow my journey this way they can. I also see those Meme's out there judging people's weight, whether or not they're overweight, underweight, we don't know if they are trying to make a difference and change themselves. So before you post something that you may think is possibly a target again someone that you have on your friend's list make sure you think before you act. This post was written to boost your thoughts into a positive reflection. If there's something you need to change about your lifestyle whether it has anything to do with nutrition or fitness, that doesn't necessary mean top priority when personal development is in need of work as well. Equal out all of your priorities that way you can feel better through and through on your journey. Whether you're tall, short, big, small, overweight, underweight, the perfect weight, if you're good at make-up, it does not matter. No one can define who you are but YOU. Remember that and smile and wave when the negatively flies your way~