What do you think about yourself when you look in the mirror first thing in the morning?

[LuisWilliams]

Well. Since moving home to my parents place almost 4 years ago I have gained weight. Before moving home I lost quite a bit of weight from eating healthy, walking everywhere or biking.

The weight slowly piled on, I was not in the city anymore and had to drive to get anywhere, walking gets you nowhere here. My parents eat a lot of junk food and I got into late night snacking. The commute to and from the community college I go to is 45 minutes each way, less or more depending on traffic. So after a day of school and hating myself I was too tired to work out, plus I had to study science/math.

I have about 8 months until I am done my nursing diploma and I am getting back into shape. I started to up the level of dress (NO SWEATPANTS), and taking care of my overall appearance. I eat healthier now and am eliminating night snacking.

That being said there are other parts of me I dislike that are unrelated to weight. Like my hooded eyes, my ‘ Whoville ’ nose I call it, and my fine, limp hair. I have learned to accept and own what I have and work with it. My nose is there, I do not give it too much attention these days, but I do like to showcase my complexion which is very nice. I learned how to do make up on my hooded eyes, and have hair talks with my stylist about my hair. It helps :)