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3.11.2014

Better with time...

When I was younger, I heard grown folks say that they weren't getting older, they were getting better. And it wasn't just Furious Styles in Boyz in the Hood neither! Older people in my life used that phrase all the time. I never really knew what they meant until now. 

When I was a teenager, I thought that time would NEVER move. It took what seemed like an eternity to get from 9th to 12th grade! Not literally folks. Actually, it only took the normal four years, but I wanted to be grown so bad that I could taste it!
1995 Snow Daze Dance. I thought I was killin it in this dress! 
1996 in my high-school halls with the jailhouse pose 
Once I turned 18, I moved out. At the time, getting "old" (in my eyes old was 30) seemed light years away. 
Me with my best friend at our high-school graduation
In my 20's I didn't really think much about my age. I just cruised along. Hanging out with friends, raising my children, being a young wife, etc. Nothing could touch me! 




Then there was 30. The big 3-0 hit me kind of hard. I wasn't prepared! Where had the time gone?! I mean shoot, I still felt 20 something!

My 'Golden Birthday'. See what I did there? #solidgold
Time passed. I got older. My children got older. Life started moving a hell of a lot faster then it did before. All of a sudden, I look up, and I'm on the later side of 30, damn near pushing 40!! I decided to start taking better care of myself. To focus more on me. To look in the mirror and be proud of the woman who stared back at me. Thus began my weight loss/health journey. With diabetes, cancer & high-blood pressure running in my family I couldn't afford to ignore my weight anymore.

I knew that I wanted to lose some weight, but I never really saw myself as THAT overweight. Below is the first 'before/during' picture where I took a good look and realized that I didn't know where my weight had taken me. Well, I knew, but I didn't. I knew because as you can tell in the picture on the right, I tried to use that poor little clutch as a shield for my tummy. Sad, but true. I say that I didn't know because I actually thought it worked! lol! When I look at these pics, I see a different me from my hair, down to my knees :)



This 'before/during' pic was from a week or two ago. I posted it on Instagram as motivation for me to get to the gym. I was having a hard day, and I needed to let myself know that I don't plan on going back to the old me.

 This pic is from Dec, Jan & Feb. It was my goal dress. I went into Target, saw this dress for super cheap. I tried it on, and it was pretty tight around the mid section. Being that it was a medium, I gave myself until March to fit comfortably into the dress. I DID IT by February! YAY ME!!

I said all of that to say this. I'm not done. Not even close. Being active, and consistently making small changes to live a healthier life is ongoing for me. I slip. Hell, I fall! But I will never stop. And in the process I'm beginning to realize that, like fine wine, I'm getting better with time.

Do you feel like you become a better you as time passes? What are some of the things that keep you motivated to do better?

Until next time...

This was Friday of last week :)

Sweater - Old Navy
Scarf - H&M
Jeans - Old Navy
Boots - Target



5 comments:

  1. vanessa jackson3/11/14, 6:34 PM

    Great post and great job. I'm hoping to see this kind of progress as I age into my 50s

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  2. Very nice Ticka.. You look great!

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    dawn

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  3. Style4Curves3/12/14, 6:57 AM

    I definitely am trying to get my weight back under control I just hit 30 and I refuse to get any bigger. I have gotten MUCH better with time....lifestyle, choices etc. U look amazing Ticka!

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  4. I'm getting better in the sense that I realize I Am Enough! If you knew how I struggled to have a positive view of myself, then you'd know how Huge that realization is for me! I want a man, but if not, I'm enough by myself! Ticka you look fabulous! I'm a little jealous but that tells me I need to pay more attention to my health like you are!

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  5. I love this post.....so freakin inspirational. I thoroughly enjoyed your "time travel" photos as well. You're such a fab diva! Keep werking boo! I know that time, and more importantly the experiences I've had over time, have definitely allowed me to be a better, stronger child of God.

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