Mothers Shape Our World

Well Mothers Day Weekend is over and even though I didn't get to spend it with my own Momma :-( I have to say this one was a memorable one for sure. I did get 5 miles of me time in and came home to a clean house and gifts and flowers from my kids and hubby! We then spent the day on the coast shopping, with a side of ice cream and coffee date. We came home and swam and the hubby cooked us dinner and did all the laundry! I'm a lucky lady for sure!

I learned how to be a mother from the best! My mom is amazing, the most loving person you will ever meet and she will leave a memory stamp in your heart for sure! She made it her mission to leave us four children with the most memorable child hood full of love and joy and she did just that and then some.... 

My mom always always always put her children first and never once took anytime from us for herself. After having 4 children the baby weight never left and with no time for herself she slowly packed on the pounds. In 2002 she was hit by a drunk driver. With a broken hip and knee she was bed bound and could only walk with a walker for several months. At that time of course the injuries and depression caused her weight to reach an all time high.

In 2009 my mom was 49 and decided to join weight watchers with my sister. She made it a goal to lose 50lbs by her 50th birthday! At the end of 2009 she flew out to Texas to visit our families newest addition (my now 3 year old son). Which also was my all time highest weight! She and my sister had already lost a good amount if weight and that is where my inspiration and motivation and my weight loss journey started! They gave me a few weight watcher pointers, they left back to California and my journey began!

My mom made her goal of 50lbs lost by her 50th birthday and for the first time in her life she has confidence and she shines as bright on the outside as she is in the inside!

She is my best friend, I talk to her everyday and I am so very lucky and blessed to have such an amazing strong mother. She still has many permanent injuries from her accident yet she ran the half marathon with me and my sister in Jan of this year and came in at 2:16!!!!  She is one of my inspirations in many areas fitness, women, faith, but most of all as a mother. She is amazing and I just wanted to share a big piece of my heart that I call Momma!!!!

I hope all you Momma's had an amazing Mother's Day! Have a great week and Happy Monday

XOXO

Elisha