30 DBC: Day 18, Something you regret

Day 18:

Something I Regret

This is super easy for me topic for me because there aren't many things I regret in life. However there are 2 that are a no-brainer for me.

#1: My health

I've always been overweight, but I don't think you would've called me "fat" for the most part. After high school, that all began to change...and fast.

Embarrassed as I may be to admit this, I've managed to gain about 100 lbs since my senior year of high school. Here are a few pics from then...

I was by no means skinny in those days, but I was very active and in pretty good shape. I had played competitive softball during high school for 2 years, and cheered and danced on the pom squad for all 4 years.

After my senior year, I remember thinking "Thank God I don't have to run anymore!" I had been running every single day for the past 4 years and I was O-VER it. And for two of those years, I practiced both sports every day from 3-9. I was exhausted to say the least.

My freshmen year of college I put on the Freshmen 15 (20, 25...who really remembers). And it just kept increasing from there.

Here is a picture of me from the beginning of the summer...exactly 100 lbs heavier. You might be thinking "I don't think she looks 100 lbs heavier" but thats because you can't see my body...and that was intentional, believe me.

Here I am a few weeks ago at our 10 year reunion. Still 60 lbs heavier than high school, but I've managed to lose 40 since the summer!!

I've got a long way to go to get back to my high school weight, and I actually want to get smaller than that. But I'll get there soon enough!

#2 Regret...

Not staying in college the first time around.

I went to college right after high school, stayed for 2 years, then decided to "take a break" so that I could work, make money, and because I had no idea what I wanted to do in life. My dad told me over and over again "Candice, you're meant to be a teacher." I thought he was crazy. Plus I wanted to be something exciting...maybe a detective or an interior designer. But theres no money in Memphis being an Interior decorator, and I couldnt make above a D in my intro to Criminology class. So there you go.

Fast forward 6 years after I quit, I'm married and pregnant with little P. I realized that I HAD to get my degree so that I could support our family better. And frankly, I wanted to feel better about myself, too.

I decided to go back to school in 2008 to be a teacher...go figure, my dad was right. ( I hate admitting that!!)

So here I am, in school for my 3rd year since I started back. I probably have another 2 to go, but just like with the weight loss thing, I'll get there!

So even though these are my 2 biggest regrets, I'm working to fix both...and that feels pretty dang good.

Ok...real quick. I had to show you these pictures. I'm going on little sleep today because Clinton was out of town last night, and Presley and both dogs felt that it was necessary to sleep with me.

(please disregard the mismatched quilts...Sam, the black lab, decided to pee on my comforter Monday night. Nice.)

Anyway, you see that little, itty, bitty area above Jake? Yep thats about how much room I had. This picture was taken about 3:30 in the morning after I got fed up and just decided to get out of bed. I didn't go back to sleep till 5.

But this makes it allll the much better. Look at this sweet little thing.

Today was "Jersey Day" at school so you could support your favorite team. I don't have a Memphis cheerleading outfit for Presley ( I know, shame on me) so this was the best I could do. I really wish I would've known about this before MONDAY night and I could've made her a cute little Memphis tutu.

Have a good day ladies!