Why I’m Here

Hello! I’d like to introduce you to me. I’m Meagan. I’m currently 36 (as of this writing), a wife, mother, and all-around pretty average fat person. So, you know, I decided to start a fitness blog. Makes sense, right? Totally. I knew you’d agree.

I’m going to say it real loud for the people in the back: THIS IS NOT A WEIGHT LOSS BLOG!! Real talk, that’s not what I’m here for. I’m all about getting to be a stronger, fitter, healthier version of my current self, no matter what the number on the scale says in the end. Will that number probably go down if I do my job right? Yes, because I’m currently at a very unhealthy weight. Do I have a “weight loss goal”. No. Is there a specific number I’m looking for on the scale at which point I can declare myself successful? Hell no. For me, this journey is all about being stronger/more able to do things than I was yesterday. That is all. I anticipate a few changes in my body shape to be inevitable, and I may even eventually share some before/during pics, but “skinny” is not my goal.

Here’s what I’m here for: I want to share with you the honest, non-Instagram-worthy truth of my personal journey to fitness, which has been in process for 13 weeks as of the time of this writing (more on where I got my start later). I’ll tell you about what’s working for me and what didn’t work for me. There might be product reviews (non-sponsored unless I clearly indicate otherwise). There will be general discussion of things in the “fitness” world that intrigue/irritate me. There will be yoga, and also general discussion of things in the “yoga” world that intrigue/irritate me. Images of a fat person (me!) doing yoga are likely to be posted, and there will probably not be much in the way of filters/fancy photo editing at this point. We’re keeping it super real up in here!

Let me make it clear that I am NOT a certified yoga instructor. I am not a certified fitness coach. I’m not a certified much of anything at the moment. I used to be a Certified Apartment Manager, but I changed careers and let that credential lapse, and I am not yet a Certified Pharmacy Technician (probably coming in mid-2019). But I am definitely NOT certified to tell you anything definitive about yoga or health or fitness. All I’m telling you is my opinions/experiences, and what worked/didn’t work for me. That is all!

The first few posts are going to be the “backstory”… just letting you all know how I got into my current, sorry state (which is getting a little less sorry every day!). By the time I’m done with that, you should know me well enough that we can move forward in our relationship and start having deep conversations about interesting things like I mentioned a couple of paragraphs ago. I felt it important, however, that you get to know me a little bit first.

Although I’m an introvert in real life, people are often fooled into thinking I’m an extrovert because I fake it so well. That being said, I absolutely DO want to hear from you! Use the comment thingie-majig and tell me what kinds of things you want me to weigh in on. Tell me your stories, your successes, your failures. And if you happen to figure out what my purpose in life is, please do let me know… been trying to figure that one out for YEARS.