fit4good

Taken November 1, 2007.  Just 3 short years ago.

The girl with the ponytail in front of the class? That’s me. Teaching a Zumba class.

In the original post that included this photo, I reflected that I was “the former 290 pound heavyweight”.  

3 years later, I’m back to that former girl.  Only a bit bigger.

I’m ashamed, sure.  Sad too.  I miss the booty shaker from this photo.  Her verve.  Her courage.  Her beauty.  Her total abandon.

But today, I’m more eager than ashamed.  Excited that she might yet again emerge from somewhere within me to make an appearance. 

Because, more than I want to be thin, I want to be unafraid.  To dance.  To be heard.  To be seen.

Why are you getting fit4good? Is there a photo somewhere - of a place, a person, of you - that will inspire your journey?